Tommy Flynn
{{short description|Wales international rugby league footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2016}}
{{Use British English|date=October 2016}}
{{Infobox rugby league biography
|name = Tommy Flynn
|fullname = Thomas Flynn
|image =
|imagesize =
|caption =
|birth_date = {{birth date|df=yes|1898|2|15}}
|birth_place = Wales
|death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|1974|7||1898|2|15}}
|death_place = Warrington
|weight =
|position = {{rlp|SO|SH}}
|club1 = St. Helens
|year1start = 1922
|year1end = 25
|appearances1 = 122
|tries1 = 38
|goals1 = 5
|fieldgoals1 = 0
|points1 = 124
|club2 = Warrington
|year2start = 1925
|year2end = 32
|appearances2 = 224
|tries2 = 73
|goals2 = 42
|fieldgoals2 = 7
|points2 = 317
|teamA = {{nowrap|Glamorgan and Monmouthshire}}
|yearAstart = 1927
|yearAend = 31
|appearancesA = 4
|triesA = 1
|goalsA = 0
|fieldgoalsA = 0
|pointsA = 3
|teamB = Wales
|yearBstart = 1931
|yearBend =
|appearancesB = 1
|triesB = 0
|goalsB = 0
|fieldgoalsB = 0
|pointsB = 0
|new = yes
|retired = yes
|updated = 9 June 2020
}}
Thomas Flynn (15 February 1898 – July 1974) was a Welsh professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1920s and 1930s. He played at representative level for Wales and Monmouthshire, and at club level for St Helens and Warrington, as a {{rlp|so}} or {{rlp|sh}}. He later became the groundsman at Wilderspool Stadium, Warrington.{{cite book|first1= Graham|last1= Williams|first2= Peter|last2= Lush|first3= David|last3= Farrar|title= The British Rugby League Records Book|publisher= London League|isbn= 978-1-903659-49-6|year= 2009|pages= 108–114}}{{cite web|url=https://rugbyleague.wales/player-rl?id=153982&authtoken=QkU3RUVDRjAtMzYzNi00Q0M3LTk0Q0EtMEE4MUI2QkJGMjM4&teamid=MTA1MzU3|title=Statistics at rugbyleague.wales|publisher=rugbyleague.wales|date=31 December 2019|accessdate=1 January 2020}}
Playing career
=International honours=
=County honours=
Tommy Flynn played {{rlp|sh}} and scored a try in Monmouthshire's 14-18 defeat by Glamorgan in the non-County Championship match during the 1926–27 season at Taff Vale Park, Pontypridd on Saturday 30 April 1927.Irvin Saxton (publish date tbc) "History of Rugby League – № 32 – 1926–27". Rugby Leaguer ISBN n/a
=Championship final appearances=
Flynn played {{rlp|so}} in Warrington's 10–22 defeat by Wigan in the Championship Final during the 1925–26 season at Knowsley Road, St. Helens on Saturday 8 May 1926.{{cite web|url=http://wigan.rlfans.com/fusion_pages/index.php?page_id=419|title=1925–1926 Championship Final|publisher=wigan.rlfans.com|date=31 December 2011|accessdate=1 January 2012}}
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [http://wolvesplayers.thisiswarrington.co.uk/martini/results.asp?txtName=Flynn Statistics at wolvesplayers.thisiswarrington.co.uk]
- [http://www.saints.org.uk/saints/player.php?num=15324 Profile at saints.org.uk]
{{DEFAULTSORT:Flynn, Thomas}}
Category:Monmouthshire rugby league team players
Category:Place of birth missing
Category:Rugby league five-eighths
Category:Rugby league halfbacks
Category:St Helens R.F.C. players
Category:Wales national rugby league team players
Category:Warrington Wolves players
Category:Welsh rugby league players
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