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Tommy Pickup
Personal information
Full nameThomas Henry Pickup
Born1 July 1901[1]
Wakefield, Yorkshire, England
DiedNovember 1994 (aged 93)
Leeds, West Yorkshire
Playing information
Height5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) or 5 ft 7.5 in (1.71 m)[2]
Weight10 st 5 lb (66 kg) or 10 st 9 lb (68 kg)[2]
PositionCentre, Stand-off
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1920–29 Wakefield Trinity 257 43 14 0 157
1929–30 Featherstone Rovers 41 8 0 0 24
Total 298 51 14 0 181
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
Yorkshire

Thomas "Tommy" Henry Pickup (1 July 1901 – November 1994) was an English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1920s and 1930s. He played at representative level for Yorkshire, and at club level for Wakefield Trinity (Heritage № 251), and the Featherstone Rovers (Heritage № 80), as a centre, or stand-off, i.e. number 3 or 4, or 6.[3]

Background[edit]

Pickup was born in Wakefield, West Riding of Yorkshire, England.[4][2]

Playing career[edit]

County honours[edit]

Pickup won cap(s) for Yorkshire while at Wakefield Trinity.

County Cup Final appearances[edit]

Pickup played stand-off in Wakefield Trinity's 9-8 victory over Batley in the 1924–25 Yorkshire County Cup Final during the 1924–25 season at Headingley Rugby Stadium, Leeds on Saturday 22 November 1924, and played left-centre, i.e. number 4, in the 3-10 defeat by Huddersfield in the 1926–27 Yorkshire County Cup Final during the 1926–27 season at Headingley Rugby Stadium, Leeds on Wednesday 1 December 1926, the original match on Saturday 27 November 1926 was postponed due to fog.[5]

Notable tour matches[edit]

Pickup played right-centre, i.e. number 3, and scored a try in Wakefield Trinity's 3-29 defeat by Australia in the 1921–22 Kangaroo tour of Great Britain match at Belle Vue, Wakefield on Saturday 22 October 1921.[6]

Club career[edit]

Pickup made his début for Wakefield Trinity during August 1920, he made his début for the Featherstone Rovers on Saturday 19 January 1929,[7] he appears to have scored no drop-goals (or field-goals as they are currently known in Australasia), but prior to the 1974–75 season all goals, whether; conversions, penalties, or drop-goals, scored 2-points, consequently prior to this date drop-goals were often not explicitly documented, therefore '0' drop-goals may indicate drop-goals not recorded, rather than no drop-goals scored. In addition, prior to the 1949–50 season, the archaic field-goal was also still a valid means of scoring points.

Family[edit]

Pickup married Olive (née Parkin) in 1925 in Wakefield.[8] His son Tony was an amateur centre-forward who was given a trial at Blackpool.[9]

References[edit]

  1. ^ England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916–2007
  2. ^ a b c "Featherstone Rovers". Athletic News. 12 August 1929.
  3. ^ Bailey, Ron (1956). The Official History Of Featherstone Rovers R.L.F.C.. Wakefield Express. ASIN: B00O1TLDPC
  4. ^ 1911 England Census
  5. ^ "Pain of defeat serves Dewsbury well to prevent any repeat performance". Yorkshire Post. 31 December 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
  6. ^ Hoole, Les (2004). Wakefield Trinity RLFC - FIFTY GREAT GAMES. Breedon Books. ISBN 1-85983-429-9
  7. ^ Bailey, Ron (20 September 2001). Images of Sport - Featherstone Rovers Rugby League Football Club. The History Press. ISBN 0752422952
  8. ^ "Marriage details at freebmd.org.uk". freebmd.org.uk. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  9. ^ "Blackpool Trial for Altofts Welfare Man". Yorkshire Evening Post. 22 January 1952. p. 9. Retrieved 12 April 2024.

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