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Thomas Pickup
English rugby league footballer
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 and Featherstone Rovers, as a centre or stand-off.[3]
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| Full name | Thomas Henry Pickup | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 1 July 1901[1] Wakefield, Yorkshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | November 1994 (aged 93) Leeds, West Yorkshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) or 5 ft 7.5 in (1.71 m)[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 10 st 5 lb (66 kg) or 10 st 9 lb (68 kg)[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Centre, Stand-off | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Pickup was born in Wakefield, West Riding of Yorkshire, England.[4][2]
County honours
County Cup Final appearances
Pickup played stand-off in Wakefield Trinity's 9-8 victory over Batley in the 1924–25 Yorkshire Cup Final during the 1924–25 season at Headingley, Leeds on Saturday 22 November 1924, and played at centre in the 3-10 defeat by Huddersfield in the 1926–27 Yorkshire Cup Final during the 1926–27 season at Headingley, Leeds on Wednesday 1 December 1926, the original match on Saturday 27 November 1926 was postponed due to fog.[5]
Notable tour matches
Pickup played at centre, 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
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.
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]
- England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916–2007
- "Featherstone Rovers". Athletic News. 12 August 1929.
- Bailey, Ron (1956). The Official History Of Featherstone Rovers R.L.F.C.. Wakefield Express. ASIN: B00O1TLDPC
- 1911 England Census
- "Pain of defeat serves Dewsbury well to prevent any repeat performance". Yorkshire Post. 31 December 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
- Hoole, Les (2004). Wakefield Trinity RLFC - FIFTY GREAT GAMES. Breedon Books. ISBN 1-85983-429-9
- Bailey, Ron (20 September 2001). Images of Sport - Featherstone Rovers Rugby League Football Club. The History Press. ISBN 0752422952
- "Marriage details at freebmd.org.uk". freebmd.org.uk. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- "Blackpool Trial for Altofts Welfare Man". Yorkshire Evening Post. 22 January 1952. p. 9. Retrieved 12 April 2024.