Tommy Saxton

{{short description|English rugby league footballer}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2020}}

{{Use British English|date=February 2020}}

{{Infobox rugby league biography

|name = Tommy Saxton

|fullname = Thomas Saxton

|image =

|caption =

|position = {{rlp|FB|WG|CE}}

|birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1983|10|3|df=y}}

|birth_place = Pontefract, West Yorkshire, England

|height = {{height|ft=6|in=1}}

|weight = {{convert|14|st|2|lb|kg|abbr=on}}

|club1 = Castleford Tigers

|year1start = 2000

|year1end = 04

|appearances1 = 39

|tries1 = 11

|goals1 = 0

|fieldgoals1 = 0

|points1 = 44

|club2 = Hull FC

|year2start = 2005

|year2end = 06

|appearances2 = 29

|tries2 = 4

|goals2 = 0

|fieldgoals2 = 0

|points2 = 16

|club3 = {{nowrap|→ Wakefield Trinity Wildcats}}

|year3start = 2006{{small|(loan)}}

|year3end =

|appearances3 = 15

|tries3 = 2

|goals3 = 0

|fieldgoals3 = 0

|points3 = 8

|club4 = Castleford Tigers

|year4start = 2007

|year4end =

|appearances4 = 18

|tries4 = 11

|goals4 = 0

|fieldgoals4 = 1

|points4 = 45

|club5 = → Salford City Reds

|year5start = 2007{{small|(loan)}}

|year5end =

|appearances5 = 5

|tries5 = 0

|goals5 = 0

|fieldgoals5 = 0

|points5 = 0

|club6 = {{nowrap|Featherstone Rovers}}

|year6start = 2008

|year6end = 14

|appearances6 = 162

|tries6 = 70

|goals6 = 0

|fieldgoals6 = 0

|points6 = 280

|club7 = → Halifax

|year7start = 2014{{small|(loan)}}

|year7end =

|appearances7 = 12

|tries7 = 5

|goals7 = 0

|fieldgoals7 = 0

|points7 = 20

|club8 = Halifax

|year8start = 2014

|year8end = 16

|appearances8 = 37

|tries8 = 16

|goals8 = 0

|fieldgoals8 = 0

|points8 = 64

|club9 = → York City Knights

|year9start = 2016(loan)

|year9end =

|appearances9 = 13

|tries9 = 3

|goals9 = 0

|fieldgoals9 = 0

|points9 = 12

|club10 = York City Knights

|year10start = 2017

|year10end =

|appearances10 = 14

|tries10 = 2

|goals10 = 0

|fieldgoals10 = 0

|points10 = 8

|club11 = York City Knights

|year11start = 2018

|year11end =

|appearances11 = 2

|tries11 = 0

|goals11 = 0

|fieldgoals11 = 0

|points11 = 0

|new = yes

|source = {{cite web|url=https://www.loverugbyleague.com/stats/players/tommy-saxton|title=Statistics at loverugbyleague.com|publisher=loverugbyleague.com|date=31 December 2017|accessdate=1 January 2018}}{{cite web|url=http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/tommy-saxton/summary.html|title=Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org|publisher=rugbyleagueproject.org|date=31 December 2017|accessdate=1 January 2018}}

|updated = 6 May 2018

| module = {{infobox person

| embed = yes

| father =

| relatives = Nicky Saxton (brother)
Alan Banks (uncle)
Barry Banks (uncle)

}}

}}

Thomas Saxton (born 3 October 1983) is an English former professional rugby league footballer who last played for the York City Knights in Kingstone Press League 1, usually as a {{rlp|fb}}, but also as a {{rlp|wg}} or {{rlp|ce}}.{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_league/1088205.stm|title=Wildcats overpower Tigers|publisher=BBC|date=2000-12-26|accessdate=2008-05-05}}

He has previously played for the Castleford Tigers, Hull FC, Wakefield Trinity Wildcats and the Salford City Reds in the Super League. Also he has represented England A-Team and England Academy.{{cite web|url=

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_league/super_league/wakefield/4865424.stm|title=Wakefield snap up loanee Saxton|publisher=BBC|date=2006-03-31|accessdate=2008-05-05}}

Saxton played for Hull in the 2005 Challenge Cup Final from the interchange bench in their victory against the Leeds Rhinos.{{cite news|title=Hull stun Leeds in Challenge Cup|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/rugby_league/challenge_cup/4169230.stm|accessdate=17 August 2013|newspaper=BBC News|date=27 August 2005}}

He played for six seasons with Featherstone Rovers before moving to Halifax in 2015. In November 2016 he signed for York having joined the club on-loan earlier in the year.{{cite news|url=http://www.yorkpress.co.uk/sport/14925043.Another_boost_for_York_City_Knights_hopes___Super_League_veteran_and_a_Championship_starlet_commit_for_2017/ |title=Tommy Saxton and Danny Sowerby confirmed in 2017 York City Knights ranks |work=The Press |date=24 November 2016 |accessdate=30 November 2017}}