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Tom Waring

OVERALL STATISTICS

BIRTHAGESIGNED ONFROM
30-10-1927
N/A
22-10-1943
St. Helens Local Leagues
DEBUTLAST MATCHLEFT
26-02-1944 v Wakefield Trinity
Batley
1946-
CAREERAPPEARANCES (SUBS)
1945-1945
34 (0)
TRIESGOALSDGOALSPTS
5
0
0
15

Biography of Tom Waring



HERITAGE NO : 600
Tom Waring by SHS

A member of a famous local sporting family, Tom was a teenager when he made his debut at left centre [his winger was Edwin Prescott] against Wakefield Trinity at Belle Vue on 26th February 1944. 'Success at 16 ' Tom Waring's debut at Wakefield' said the St. Helens Newspaper. Their noted correspondent, Premier, took up the story: 'Tom Waring made history at Wakefield on Saturday. He took part in first-class rugby at the age of 16 and is probably the first St. Helens player to do so [Scrum-half Harold Briscoe? SHS]. Jack, Gerald and Tom look like writing a big chapter in the history of St. Helens rugby football in the years to come. Jack, as all of us know, is one of the most successful fly-halves or centres on the club's books. Gerald, lesser known, came first into the limelight against Keighley a season ago, whilst still in his early teens. He scored two good tries that day, and generally indicated that regular practice in good company would do as much for him as it did for brother Jack. Tom is the biggest lad at his age on the Saints' register. In football rig he looks like a man''

Tom, who lived in Doulton Street, a drop-kick away from Saints' ground, made his almost premature debut against Wakefield Trinity at Belle Vue and was a stalwart in the threequarters for the reminder of the season. Apparently it wasn't always an easy ride, but Premier certainly seemed to have faith in him, as he wrote after the Dewsbury match just before Christmas at Knowsley Road: 'Waring has not been altogether at his best this season, but I have never wavered in the belief that I would not move him for any other player bar [Stan] Brogden. This burly, slow-starting youngster, a man in physique but a boy in years, is marked for great things if he is only tutored the right way'. Unfortunately, Tom's promise and longevity at Knowsley Road was not fulfilled. His last match for the seniors was at Batley, on 26th January 1946, when the Saints lost 0-15 to the Gallant Youths. Tom was right centre to the flier 'Sonny' Doyle that day. Tom lived in Doulton Street, St Helens. He died in November 2016, aged 89.

PLAYER HONOURS

SEASON STATISTICS

Season (Official Matches)TriesGoalsDGoalsMatches
1943~44 0 0 0 3
1944~45 5 0 0 23
1945~460 0 0 8
TOTALS:5 0 0 34
Season (Other Matches)TriesGoalsDGoalsMatches
TOTALS:

ALL MATCHES

DateMatchPosOpponentsCompVenueFTFTOTGDG
26th Feb 1944 1
L
4 Wakefield Trinity WEL A 5 21 VIEW
18th Mar 1944 2
L
5 Dewsbury CC1(2) H 15 33 VIEW
15th Apr 1944 3
L
4 Halifax WEL A 4 46 VIEW
2nd Sep 1944 4
D
5 Huddersfield WEL H 5 5 VIEW
16th Sep 1944 5
L
3 Castleford WEL A 11 26 VIEW
23rd Sep 1944 6
W
5 Oldham WEL A 27 6 VIEW
21st Oct 1944 7
L
2 Barrow YC1(1) H 8 22 VIEW
28th Oct 1944 8
L
4 Barrow YC1(2) A 8 21 VIEW
11th Nov 1944 9
L
2 Leeds WEL H 3 23 VIEW
18th Nov 1944 10
L
4 Keighley WEL A 8 15 VIEW
25th Nov 1944 11
L
4 Wakefield Trinity WEL H 6 14 VIEW
2nd Dec 1944 12
L
4 Featherstone Rovers WEL A 2 8 VIEW
9th Dec 1944 13
W
4 Dewsbury WEL H 12 0 2 VIEW
16th Dec 1944 14
L
3 Huddersfield WEL A 8 20 1 VIEW
25th Dec 1944 15
L
4 Wigan WEL A 5 20 VIEW
26th Dec 1944 16
L
4 Wigan WEL AB H 3 12 VIEW
13th Jan 1945 17
L
4 Barrow WEL A 6 22 1 VIEW
3rd Feb 1945 18
L
4 Halifax WEL A 3 29 VIEW
10th Feb 1945 19
L
4 Castleford WEL H 2 16 VIEW
17th Feb 1945 20
L
2 Barrow WEL H 8 24 VIEW
24th Feb 1945 21
L
3 Leeds WEL A 14 20 1 VIEW
3rd Mar 1945 22
L
3 Wakefield Trinity WEL A 7 36 VIEW
10th Mar 1945 23
L
6 Oldham WEL H 10 21 VIEW
17th Mar 1945 24
L
4 Bradford Northern CC1(1) H 8 15 VIEW
24th Mar 1945 25
L
3 Bradford Northern CC1(2) A 13 34 VIEW
7th Apr 1945 26
L
3 Bradford Northern WEL A 0 22 VIEW
20th Oct 1945 27
W
4 Hunslet L H 15 12 VIEW
3rd Nov 1945 28
D
3 Swinton L A 5 5 VIEW
17th Nov 1945 29
L
4 Dewsbury L H 7 13 VIEW
25th Dec 1945 30
W
4 Liverpool Stanley L A 26 3 VIEW
26th Dec 1945 31
L
5 Wigan L H 3 38 VIEW
29th Dec 1945 32
L
4 Workington Town L A 8 9 VIEW
5th Jan 1946 33
L
3 Hull Kingston Rovers L A 7 26 VIEW
26th Jan 1946 34
L
3 Batley L A 0 15 VIEW
*Unofficial Match. **Non Playing Sub.
WINS : 4 | LOSSES : 28 | DRAWS : 2




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