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Tom Browning

OVERALL STATISTICS

BIRTHAGESIGNED ONFROM
13-05-1886
N/A
Date unknown.
Abertillery RUFC
DEBUTLAST MATCHLEFT
20-02-1912 v Dewsbury
Hunslet
1914-
CAREERAPPEARANCES (SUBS)
1911-1913
62 (0)
TRIESGOALSDGOALSPTS
14
4
0
50

Biography of Tom Browning



HERITAGE NO : 219
Thomas Browning by Alex Service

In the first decade of the Twentieth Century, the Saints made many varied signings, including a cache of Welshmen. According to the St.Helens Committee, each signing was going to be the proverbial world-beater and, of course, this rarely happened. Yet Tom Browning made a favourable impression during his 62 matches for the club after signing from Abertillery RUFC. After his debut against Leigh in a convincing 30-0 victory on 24th February 1912, he received due praise in the St.Helens Newspaper: 'An excellent centre. Everything he did was splendid. He ran passed and kicked like a Trojan, while some of his fielding off the floor, when going at top speed, was wonderfully done and he saved his side more than once when the ball had been punched past Turtill.'

His first season saw him at left centre, with winger Billy Wyatt outside him. The famous Yorkshireman Jimmy Greenwood was in the other centre position. In 1912-13, he switched to stand-off with great success, making 30 appearances and scoring 7 tries. His partner at scrum-half was Joe Richardson, himself a former Abertilley player and Monmouthshire county representative. The 1913-14 campaign saw Tom restored into the centres with two wingers, Bert Roberts and Jimmy Flanagan outside him at various times. Tom returned to Wales and signed up with the Royal Engineers in World War One.

In 1921 Thomas was living in Princess Street, Abertillery, Wales. He lived with his wife Laura. He was a saddler with the Ebbr Vale Company in their local Colliery. The St. Helens Reporter on 17th March 1931 informed us of his death aged 44 back home in Blaina.

If you have any further information about this player, we would be glad to hear from you.

PLAYER HONOURS

SEASON STATISTICS

Season (Official Matches)TriesGoalsDGoalsMatches
1911~12 2 1 0 10
1912~13 7 3 0 30
1913~14 5 0 0 22
TOTALS:14 4 0 62
Season (Other Matches)TriesGoalsDGoalsMatches
1911~12 0001
1912~13 0001
TOTALS:0002

ALL MATCHES

DateMatchPosOpponentsCompVenueFTFTOTGDG
20th Feb 1912 1
L
 7 Dewsbury L A 8 17 VIEW
24th Feb 1912 2
W
 4 Leigh L A 30 0 VIEW
2nd Mar 1912 --
W
 4 Runcorn * Fr 27 8 VIEW
9th Mar 1912 3
W
 4 Swinton L H 20 5 VIEW
16th Mar 1912 4
W
 4 Salford L H 19 6 VIEW
28th Mar 1912 5
W
 4 Dewsbury L H 20 0 VIEW
30th Mar 1912 6
W
 4 Barrow L H 43 2 VIEW
5th Apr 1912 7
L
 4 Wigan L A 14 17 VIEW
6th Apr 1912 8
L
 4 Broughton Rangers L A 5 21 VIEW
8th Apr 1912 9
W
 4 Wakefield Trinity L H 41 2 2 VIEW
13th Apr 1912 10
L
 4 Hunslet L A 7 34 1 VIEW
7th Sep 1912 11
W
 4 Barrow L H 15 2 1 VIEW
14th Sep 1912 12
W
 4 Runcorn L A 11 8 1 VIEW
21st Sep 1912 13
L
 4 Hunslet L H 5 22 VIEW
28th Sep 1912 14
D
 6 Oldham L A 10 10 VIEW
5th Oct 1912 15
L
 6 Swinton L A 2 9 VIEW
12th Oct 1912 16
W
 4 Widnes L H 21 2 VIEW
19th Oct 1912 17
L
 4 Dewsbury L A 11 27 VIEW
2nd Nov 1912 18
W
 4 Warrington LC1 H 18 10 VIEW
9th Nov 1912 19
L
 4 Leigh L A 5 8 VIEW
16th Nov 1912 20
L
 4 Rochdale Hornets LCSF A 8 10 1 VIEW
21st Nov 1912 21
L
 6 Warrington L H 7 10 VIEW
7th Dec 1912 22
W
 3 Dewsbury L H 16 9 VIEW
14th Dec 1912 23
L
 3 Salford L A 3 11 VIEW
21st Dec 1912 24
L
 3 Rochdale Hornets L H 5 6 VIEW
25th Dec 1912 25
W
 6 Widnes L A 10 5 VIEW
1st Jan 1913 26
L
 6 Huddersfield L H 5 32 VIEW
4th Jan 1913 27
W
 6 Wakefield Trinity L H 17 3 VIEW
18th Jan 1913 28
W
 6 Coventry L A 26 0 2 VIEW
21st Jan 1913 29
L
 6 Rochdale Hornets L A 5 11 VIEW
25th Jan 1913 30
W
 6 Swinton L H 17 0 VIEW
1st Feb 1913 31
L
 6 Wakefield Trinity L A 7 14 VIEW
8th Feb 1913 --
W
 6 Torquay * Fr Tour P 29 5 VIEW
15th Feb 1913 32
W
 6 Coventry L H 51 9 1 VIEW
22nd Feb 1913 33
W
 6 Barrow L A 23 6 1 VIEW
1st Mar 1913 34
W
 6 Oldham L H 10 2 VIEW
8th Mar 1913 35
L
 6 Huddersfield CC1 H 0 19 VIEW
21st Mar 1913 36
L
 6 Wigan L A 10 33 VIEW
22nd Mar 1913 37
W
 6 Salford L H 6 0 1 VIEW
24th Mar 1913 38
L
 6 Huddersfield L A 3 21 VIEW
5th Apr 1913 39
W
 6 Leigh L H 20 0 1 VIEW
9th Apr 1913 40
L
 6 Broughton Rangers L A 11 22 1 VIEW
13th Sep 1913 41
L
 3 Oldham L H 13 21 VIEW
20th Sep 1913 42
L
 6 Salford L A 4 17 VIEW
18th Oct 1913 43
W
 3 Leigh L H 37 7 VIEW
8th Nov 1913 44
W
 4 Broughton Rangers L H 18 8 VIEW
15th Nov 1913 45
L
 4 Oldham LCSF A 5 17 VIEW
27th Dec 1913 46
L
 4 Broughton Rangers L A 0 11 VIEW
1st Jan 1914 47
D
 4 Huddersfield L H 8 8 VIEW
3rd Jan 1914 48
W
 4 Hull L A 8 6 VIEW
10th Jan 1914 49
W
 4 Wakefield Trinity L H 12 5 VIEW
17th Jan 1914 50
L
 4 Barrow L A 5 24 VIEW
24th Jan 1914 51
L
 4 Swinton L A 3 16 1 VIEW
31st Jan 1914 52
W
 4 Dewsbury L A 12 11 VIEW
2nd Feb 1914 53
L
 4 Hull L H 7 15 1 VIEW
21st Feb 1914 54
L
 4 Warrington L H 8 22 VIEW
28th Feb 1914 55
W
 4 Wigan Highfield CC1 H 27 4 1 VIEW
14th Mar 1914 56
D
 4 Rochdale Hornets CC2 A 3 3 1 VIEW
18th Mar 1914 57
L
 4 Rochdale Hornets CC2(rep) H 0 10 VIEW
21st Mar 1914 58
L
 4 Leigh L A 6 7 1 VIEW
28th Mar 1914 59
L
 4 Salford L H 2 8 VIEW
4th Apr 1914 60
L
 4 Oldham L A 5 32 VIEW
13th Apr 1914 61
L
 4 Huddersfield L A 8 10 VIEW
18th Apr 1914 62
W
 2 Hunslet L H 36 6 VIEW
*Unofficial Match. **Non Playing Sub.
WINS : 29 | LOSSES : 32 | DRAWS : 3

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