Thomas Houghton | |||||||
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Biography of Thomas Houghton | ||||
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 HERITAGE NO : Signed from Liverpool City, Thomas played for the Club second team. He was an adaptable player who could play any position in the backs. He was the son of Club committee man and stalwart, Joe Houghton, who served the Saints for over 60 years. Thomas Houghton and his father then moved to New Zealand to help set up the Auckland Rugby League. Thomas played for Auckland in their third ever match on 17 September 1908 against Taranaki. He was then part of the City combination that played against the North Shore on 24 July 1909 in the Auckland Rugby League's first ever sanctioned match. He again played for Auckland that year and toured Australia with New Zealand. On 3 July he played for New Zealand in the third Test against Australia. In total Thomas played six Test matches for the Kiwis. Thomas Houghton joined the new Newton Rangers club and played for them in the inaugural Auckland Rugby League competition in 1910. Later Thomas served as an official at the North Sydney Bears club in the NSWRL Premiership. Thanks to our colleagues in New Zealand for the information. | ||||
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