Tommy Finn
{{Short description|English rugby league footballer (1934–2021)}}
{{Infobox rugby league biography
|name = Tommy Finn
|fullname = Thomas Finn
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|birth_date = {{birth date|df=yes|1934|2|16}}
|birth_place = St Helens, England
|death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|2021|5|21|1934|2|16}}{{cite web|website=Hull Daily Mail|date=21 May 2021|accessdate=21 May 2021|title=Former Hull FC scrum-half Tommy Finn passes away|url=https://www.hulldailymail.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/former-hull-fc-tommy-finn-5444456}}
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|position = {{rlp|SH}}
|club1 = St Helens R.F.C.
|year1start = 1951
|year1end = 52
|appearances1 = 8
|tries1 = 1
|goals1 = 0
|fieldgoals1 = 0
|points1 = 3
|club2 = Hull FC
|year2start = 1954
|year2end = 68
|appearances2 = 375
|tries2 = 132
|goals2 = 0
|fieldgoals2 = 0
|points2 = 396
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|retired = yes
|updated = 21 May 2021
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Thomas Finn (16 February 1934 – 21 May 2021) was a professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1950s and 1960s. He played at club level for St Helens R.F.C.,{{cite web|url=http://www.saints.org.uk/saints/player.php?num=15308|accessdate=27 Aug 2020|website=Saints Heritage Society|title=Tommy Finn}} and Hull FC, as a {{rlp|sh}}.
Playing career
=Hull FC=
Tommy Finn made his debut for Hull FC in December 1954.
=Challenge Cup Final appearances=
He played {{rlp|sh}}, and scored a try in Hull FC's 13-30 defeat by Wigan in the 1958–59 Challenge Cup Final during the 1958–59 season at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 9 May 1959, in front of a crowd of 79,811,{{cite web|url=http://wigan.rlfans.com/news.php?readmore=1421|title=1958-1959 Challenge Cup Final|publisher=wigan.rlfans.com|date=31 December 2011|accessdate=1 January 2012}} and played {{rlp|sh}} in the 5-38 defeat by Wakefield Trinity in the 1959–60 Challenge Cup Final during the 1959–60 season at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 14 May 1960, in front of a crowd of 79,773.{{cite news|url=http://www.hulldailymail.co.uk/complete-history-hull-fc-s-challenge-cup-finals/story-19692285-detail/story.html|title=A complete history of Hull FC's Challenge Cup finals|newspaper=Hull Daily Mail|date=22 August 2013|accessdate=1 January 2014|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140203223748/http://www.hulldailymail.co.uk/complete-history-Hull-FC-s-Challenge-Cup-finals/story-19692285-detail/story.html|archivedate=3 February 2014}}
References
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External links
- [http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/search/?q=Finn Search for "Finn" at rugbyleagueproject.org]
- [https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/search/results?basicsearch=%22Tommy%20Finn%22&retrievecountrycounts=false Search for "Tommy Finn" at britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk]
- [https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/search/results?basicsearch=%22Thomas%20Finn%22&retrievecountrycounts=false Search for "Thomas Finn" at britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk]
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Category:English rugby league players
Category:Rugby league halfbacks
Category:Rugby league players from St Helens, Merseyside