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Tom Sudlow

OVERALL STATISTICS

BIRTHAGESIGNED ONFROM
22-11-1871
N/A
Date unknown.
Unknown.
DEBUTLAST MATCHLEFT
15-9-1888 v Rochdale Hornets
Widnes
1895-
CAREERAPPEARANCES (SUBS)
1888-1895
187 (0)
TRIESGOALSDGOALSPTS
75
41
1
264

Biography of Tom Sudlow



HERITAGE NO :
Tom Sudlow

WIRE FLIER

Tom was born in Warrington on the 22nd of November, 1871. It comes perhaps as no surprise that his father was a wire spooler. He also had an elder brother, John, who played for the Saints as a forward from 1897-98 in the northern Union era.

He made his debut for the Saints on the 15th of September 1888 at the tender age of 16. Tom Sudlow was around at Saints when the team played their famous match against the visiting Maoris at Dentons Green on 14th March 1889. A fast, powerful runner, he was a superb winger, natural try-scorer and a reliable goal-kicker when required. Tom was in the threequarters when the Saints played their first match at Knowsley Road, against Manchester Rangers, on 6th September 1890. He was a real stalwart for the Saints in the pre-Northern days playing no fewer 187 matches. In those days he was truly in his pomp and could boast an impressive try-scoring record. For example, in 1892-93, he scored 19 tries from 36 appearances; 28 from 38 starts in 1893-94 and 16 tries and 37 goals from 32 appearances during the 1894-95 campaign. Furthermore, he was a member of the team that won the club’s first-ever honour in rugby, when they won the Lancashire Rugby Challenge Cup 2nd Division trophy – and subsequent promotion, after a thrilling play-off with Broughton Rangers, the bottom team in the First Division. The games was was played on the 21st of April, 1894 at Tyldesley and described as a ‘Test Match’.

NORTHEN UNION ERA

Tom would have made his debut in the Saints’ first-ever match in the new Northern Union, against Rochdale Hornets on that pioneering day at Knowsley Road, on 7th September 1895, but there were other distractions, apparently. He had another match to prepare for, of the sprinting variety! He was due to face local flier Jacky Banks over 100 yards at the Starr Inn Race Grounds, Merton Bank, for the ‘Championship of St. Helens.’ Cumbrian forward Bill Whiteley took his place on the flanks. Alas, he should have stuck to football. Banks won by a couple of yards and gleefully collected the £50 prize money – a small fortune in those days! Tom’s foray into professional sprinting was not unheard of. In future years, the likes of Matt Creevey and Stan McCormick would also engage in competitive sprints on the cinder track.

Tom went on to play 26 times in the Northern Union, scoring 4 tries and he also kicked two goals, one from a drop-kick. He missed out on the 1897 Challenge Cup run, as his final game in the blue and white jersey of St. Helens was on 9th January of that year, when the team beat Morecambe 3-0 at Knowsley Road.

Outside rugby Tom married Elizabeth Maud Liptrot in December 1895 and they had three children. Tom’s worked as an office clerk and the family lived at 1 Pitt Street, Parr, St. Helens. Later Tom and his family relocated to Blackburn Road Bolton where Tom ran a public house. He died in Farnworth, Bolton on the 3rd of February at the age of 64.
DateMatchPosOpponentsCompVenueFTFTOTGDG
15th Sep 1888 1
L
 3 Rochdale Hornets* FR H 0 3 VIEW
22nd Sep 1888 2
D
 3 Walkden* FR H 0 0 VIEW
29th Sep 1888 3
W
 3 Leigh* FR H 5 2 VIEW
6th Oct 1888 4
W
 3 Audenshaw* FR H 11 0 VIEW
13th Oct 1888 5
W
 3 Bramley* FR H 3 1 VIEW
20th Oct 1888 6
W
 3 Morecambe* FR A 2 0 VIEW
27th Oct 1888 7
W
 3 Manchester Free Wanderers* FR H 6 1 VIEW
3rd Nov 1888 8
W
 3 Birch* FR H 7 0 VIEW
10th Nov 1888 9
D
 3 Stockport* FR H 0 0 VIEW
24th Nov 1888 10
L
 3 Crompton* FR H 0 5 VIEW
1st Dec 1888 11
D
 3 Eccles* FR A 2 2 VIEW
2nd Feb 1889 12
W
 3 Eccles* FR H 7 0 VIEW
9th Feb 1889 13
D
 3 Stockport* FR A 0 0 VIEW
16th Feb 1889 14
L
 3 Widnes* FR A 0 4 VIEW
23rd Feb 1889 15
L
 3 Kendal Hornets* FR H 1 2 VIEW
2nd Mar 1889 16
W
 3 Aspull* WLC H 1 0 VIEW
9th Mar 1889 17
L
 3 Kendal Hornets* FR H 1 2 VIEW
14th Mar 1889 18
L
 3 Maoris* FR H 0 7 VIEW
16th Mar 1889 19
W
 3 Birch* FR A 7 1 VIEW
23rd Mar 1889 20
W
 3 Askam* FR H 3 0 VIEW
30th Mar 1889 21
W
 3 Crompton* FR A 1 0 VIEW
6th Apr 1889 22
L
 3 Askam* FR A 0 3 VIEW
13th Apr 1889 23
W
 3 Kendal Town* FR H 4 1 VIEW
19th Apr 1889 24
W
 3 Wakefield Trinity* FR H 4 0 VIEW
20th Apr 1889 25
W
 3 Aspull* FR H 4 2 VIEW
22nd Apr 1889 26
W
 3 Ossett* FR H 5 1 VIEW
27th Apr 1889 27
W
 3 Kendal Town* FR A 1 0 VIEW
4th May 1889 28
D
 3 Batley* FR H 0 0 VIEW
7th Sep 1889 29
L
 2 Warrington* FR H 0 2 VIEW
14th Sep 1889 30
L
 2 Morley* FR A 1 3 VIEW
21st Sep 1889 31
D
 2 Millom* FR H 0 0 VIEW
28th Sep 1889 32
W
 2 Bramley* FR H 6 0 VIEW
5th Oct 1889 33
L
 2 Lancaster* FR H 1 3 VIEW
19th Oct 1889 34
L
 2 Radcliffe* FR H 1 2 VIEW
26th Oct 1889 35
D
 2 Widnes* L A 1 1 VIEW
2nd Nov 1889 36
L
 2 Kendal Hornets* FR A 1 2 VIEW
9th Nov 1889 37
L
 2 Rochdale St Clements* FR A 0 2 VIEW
14th Nov 1889 38
W
 2 Maindee* FR H 4 0 VIEW
16th Nov 1889 39
L
 2 Askam* FR A 1 4 VIEW
23rd Nov 1889 40
L
 2 Tyldesley* L A 0 7 VIEW
30th Nov 1889 41
W
 2 Askam* FR H 4 2 VIEW
21st Dec 1889 42
W
 2 Blackley* FR H 4 0 VIEW
28th Dec 1889 43
L
 2 Hunslet* FR A 0 10 VIEW
4th Jan 1890 44
D
 2 Rochdale St Clements* FR H 2 2 VIEW
11th Jan 1890 45
W
 2 Morecambe* FR H 6 0 VIEW
18th Jan 1890 46
W
 2 Widnes* L H 3 0 VIEW
25th Jan 1890 47
L
 2 Leigh* L H 0 2 VIEW
1st Feb 1890 48
L
 2 Tyldesley* L H 1 5 VIEW
8th Feb 1890 49
L
 2 Kendal * FR A 0 6 VIEW
22nd Feb 1890 50
W
 2 Aspull* L H 2 0 VIEW
1st Mar 1890 51
L
 2 Wigan* L H 0 5 VIEW
8th Mar 1890 52
L
 2 Leigh* L A 0 1 VIEW
15th Mar 1890 53
W
 2 Elland* FR H 3 2 VIEW
22nd Mar 1890 54
L
 2 Wigan* L A 0 8 VIEW
29th Mar 1890 55
L
 2 Lancaster* FR A 0 3 VIEW
4th Apr 1890 56
W
 2 Ulverston* F H 5 0 VIEW
5th Apr 1890 57
W
 2 Marylebone* FR H 4 0 VIEW
12th Apr 1890 58
L
 2 Hunslet* FR H 2 6 VIEW
19th Apr 1890 59
W
 2 Kendal Hornets* FR H 4 1 VIEW
3rd May 1890 60
L
 2 Millom* L A 4 5 VIEW
6th Sep 1890 61
W
 2 Manchester Rangers* FR H 7 1 1 VIEW
13th Sep 1890 62
L
 2 Wigan* SWLL H 0 8 VIEW
20th Sep 1890 63
W
 2 Kendal Hornets* FR H 4 2 1 VIEW
27th Sep 1890 64
W
 2 Askam* FR H 7 2 1 VIEW
4th Oct 1890 65
L
 2 Walkden* SWLL H 0 2 VIEW
11th Oct 1890 66
L
 2 Kendal Hornets* FR A 0 2 VIEW
18th Oct 1890 67
W
 2 Leigh* SWLL A 6 2 1 VIEW
25th Oct 1890 68
L
 2 Aspull* SWLL A 0 2 VIEW
8th Nov 1890 69
L
 2 Oldham* FR A 3 4 VIEW
15th Nov 1890 70
L
 3 Morecambe* FR A 0 2 VIEW
22nd Nov 1890 71
D
 4 Duckinfield* FR A 1 1 VIEW
6th Dec 1890 72
W
 2 Duckinfield* FR H 3 0 VIEW
13th Dec 1890 73
W
 2 Tyldesley* FR A 1 0 VIEW
25th Dec 1890 74
W
 4 Blackley Rangers* FR H 10 0 3 VIEW
27th Dec 1890 75
W
 2 York* FR H 2 0 VIEW
3rd Jan 1891 76
W
 4 Widnes* FR A 3 0 VIEW
10th Jan 1891 77
W
 4 Salford* FR H 1 0 VIEW
24th Jan 1891 78
D
 4 Aspull* SWLL H 1 1 VIEW
31st Jan 1891 79
W
 4 Rochdale St. Clements* FR H 5 2 1 VIEW
7th Feb 1891 80
W
 4 Sale* FR A 7 3 2 VIEW
19th Mar 1892 81
W
 2 Lancaster* FR H 9 5 VIEW
12th Sep 1892 82
D
 2 Leigh* FR A 2 2 VIEW
24th Sep 1892 83
W
 2 Ulverston* FR H 16 0 1 VIEW
1st Oct 1892 84
W
 2 Manchester Rangers* FR A 4 0 VIEW
8th Oct 1892 85
D
 2 Aspull* FR A 4 4 1 VIEW
22nd Oct 1892 86
W
 2 Stockport* FR H 17 0 VIEW
29th Oct 1892 87
W
 2 Sale* FR H 22 0 1 VIEW
5th Nov 1892 88
W
 2 Morecambe* FR A 11 9 VIEW
12th Nov 1892 89
W
 2 Tyldesley* FR A 2 0 VIEW
19th Nov 1892 90
D
 2 Runcorn* FR H 0 0 VIEW
26th Nov 1892 91
W
 2 Morecambe* FR H 9 4 VIEW
3rd Dec 1892 92
D
 2 Leigh* FR H 0 0 VIEW
17th Dec 1892 93
D
 2 Tyldesley* FR H 0 0 1 VIEW
24th Dec 1892 94
L
 2 Tottington* Exhibition A 0 2 VIEW
31st Dec 1892 95
D
 2 Rockcliffe* Tour N 0 0 VIEW
2nd Jan 1893 96
W
 2 West Hartlepool* Tour A 4 0 1 VIEW
3rd Jan 1893 97
W
 2 South Shields* Tour A 2 0 1 VIEW
7th Jan 1893 98
W
 2 Tottington* FR H 4 0 2 VIEW
14th Jan 1893 99
W
 2 Aspull* FR H 14 0 1 VIEW
21st Jan 1893 100
D
 2 Wigan* FR A 0 0 VIEW
28th Jan 1893 101
W
 2 Widnes* FR A 5 0 VIEW
11th Feb 1893 102
W
 2 Kendal* FR A 9 0 1 VIEW
18th Feb 1893 103
W
 2 Duckinfield* FR H 25 0 3 VIEW
25th Feb 1893 104
W
 2 Birkenhead Wanderers* FR H 20 0 1 VIEW
4th Mar 1893 105
W
 2 Tuebrook* FR A 27 0 VIEW
18th Mar 1893 106
D
 2 Barton* FR A 0 0 VIEW
25th Mar 1893 107
L
 2 Stockport* FR A 2 6 VIEW
31st Mar 1893 108
W
 2 Barton* FR H 15 0 VIEW
3rd Apr 1893 109
D
 2 Runcorn* FR A 0 0 VIEW
8th Apr 1893 110
L
 4 Salford* FR A 2 6 1 VIEW
13th Apr 1893 111
W
 2 Cross's County Team* Charity H 6 4 VIEW
15th Apr 1893 112
W
 2 Widnes* FR H 9 2 1 VIEW
19th Apr 1893 113
L
 2 Wigan* FR A 0 2 VIEW
20th Apr 1893 114
W
 2 Liverpool* Charity H 17 0 2 VIEW
24th Apr 1893 115
W
 2 Swinton* FR H 4 2 1 VIEW
27th Apr 1893 116
W
 2 Wigan* FR H 2 0 VIEW
29th Apr 1893 117
W
 2 Rochdale Hornets* FR H 10 0 1 VIEW
2nd Sep 1893 118
W
 2 Holbeck* FR H 17 4 3 VIEW
9th Sep 1893 119
W
 2 Wigan* FR H 6 0 1 VIEW
16th Sep 1893 120
W
 2 Birkenhead Wanderers* FR H 17 4 1 VIEW
23rd Sep 1893 121
L
 2 Runcorn* FR A 0 10 VIEW
30th Sep 1893 122
L
 2 Lancaster* LCC A 0 6 VIEW
7th Oct 1893 123
W
 2 Aspull* LCC H 8 5 VIEW
14th Oct 1893 124
W
 2 Walkden* LCC A 3 0 VIEW
21st Oct 1893 125
W
 2 Mossley* LCC A 16 0 1 VIEW
28th Oct 1893 126
W
 2 Widnes* LCC H 3 0 VIEW
4th Nov 1893 127
W
 2 Morecambe* FR H 8 0 1 VIEW
25th Nov 1893 128
D
 2 Swinton* FR A 6 6 VIEW
2nd Dec 1893 129
L
 2 Ulverston* LCC A 3 18 VIEW
9th Dec 1893 130
W
 2 Rochdale St. Clements* LCC H 9 0 VIEW
16th Dec 1893 131
W
 2 Kendal* FR A 10 0 1 VIEW
25th Dec 1893 132
D
 2 Leigh* LCC H 0 0 VIEW
26th Dec 1893 133
L
 2 Wigan* FR A 3 5 VIEW
29th Dec 1893 134
L
 2 Stockport* FR A 0 6 VIEW
1st Jan 1894 135
W
 2 Runcorn* FR H 8 0 1 VIEW
13th Jan 1894 136
W
 2 Blackley* LCC H 21 5 1 VIEW
20th Jan 1894 137
W
 2 Lancaster* LCC H 21 0 VIEW
27th Jan 1894 138
D
 2 Leigh* LCC A 3 3 2 VIEW
3rd Feb 1894 139
W
 2 Tyldesley* FR A 4 0 VIEW
10th Feb 1894 140
W
 2 Ulverston* LCC H 11 0 VIEW
17th Feb 1894 141
W
 2 Rochdale St. Clements* LCC A 3 0 VIEW
24th Feb 1894 142
W
 2 Widnes* LCC A 14 0 2 VIEW
3rd Mar 1894 143
W
 2 Aspull* LCC A 17 0 2 VIEW
10th Mar 1894 144
W
 2 Mossley* LCC H 56 3 3 VIEW
17th Mar 1894 145
W
 2 Walkden* LCC H 18 0 1 VIEW
23rd Mar 1894 146
L
 2 Warrington* FR A 3 5 VIEW
24th Mar 1894 147
W
 2 Barton* FR H 5 4 VIEW
26th Mar 1894 148
W
 2 Kendal* FR H 38 0 3 VIEW
31st Mar 1894 149
W
 2 Birkenhead Wanderers* FR A 8 0 VIEW
5th Apr 1894 150
W
 2 Swinton* FR H 6 3 VIEW
7th Apr 1894 151
W
 2 Warrington* FR H 3 0 VIEW
11th Apr 1894 152
W
 2 Aspull* LCC A 9 3 VIEW
19th Apr 1894 153
W
 2 Stockport* FR H 15 10 2 VIEW
21st Apr 1894 154
W
 2 Broughton Rangers* LCCPO N 12 5 1 VIEW
28th Apr 1894 155
W
 2 Tyldesley* FR H 11 0 1 1 VIEW
1st Sep 1894 156
W
 2 Birkenhead Wanderers* FR H 16 3 2 VIEW
8th Sep 1894 157
W
 2 Blackley* FR H 16 0 2 2 VIEW
15th Sep 1894 158
W
 2 Ulverston* FR H 27 0 3 VIEW
22nd Sep 1894 159
W
 2 Tranmere Wanderers* FR H 20 0 4 VIEW
29th Sep 1894 160
L
 2 Broughton Rangers* LSC A 8 13 1 VIEW
6th Oct 1894 161
W
 2 Tyldesley* LSC H 16 0 2 VIEW
13th Oct 1894 162
W
 2 Warrington* LSC H 9 0 1 VIEW
20th Oct 1894 163
L
 2 Oldham* LSC A 0 6 VIEW
27th Oct 1894 164
L
 2 Broughton Rangers* FR H 0 3 VIEW
3rd Nov 1894 165
W
 2 Morecambe* FR H 17 10 1 VIEW
7th Nov 1894 166
L
 2 Swinton* LSC A 0 3 VIEW
10th Nov 1894 167
W
 2 Dewsbury* FR H 9 0 VIEW
24th Nov 1894 168
W
 2 Broughton Rangers* FR A 10 3 1 1 VIEW
1st Dec 1894 169
W
 2 Millom* FR H 24 0 1 3 VIEW
8th Dec 1894 170
W
 2 Rochdale Hornets* LSC H 5 3 1 VIEW
15th Dec 1894 171
D
 2 New Brighton* FR A 0 0 VIEW
19th Jan 1895 172
W
 2 District* FR H 23 0 4 VIEW
26th Jan 1895 173
D
 2 Leigh* FR A 5 5 1 VIEW
2nd Feb 1895 174
L
 2 Runcorn* FR H 0 7 VIEW
2nd Mar 1895 175
W
 2 Stockport* FR H 13 0 2 2 VIEW
9th Mar 1895 176
W
 2 Oldham* LSC H 8 3 VIEW
16th Mar 1895 177
W
 2 Salford* FR A 8 6 1 VIEW
23rd Mar 1895 178
D
 2 Swinton* LSC H 0 0 VIEW
30th Mar 1895 179
W
 2 Rochdale Hornets* LSC A 11 5 1 1 VIEW
1st Apr 1895 180
W
 2 Warrington* LSC A 11 0 VIEW
6th Apr 1895 181
D
 2 Wigan* FR A 0 0 VIEW
12th Apr 1895 182
L
 2 Tyldesley* LSC A 0 11 VIEW
13th Apr 1895 183
W
 2 Morecambe* FR A 8 0 2 1 VIEW
15th Apr 1895 184
W
 2 Broughton Rangers* FR H 23 0 2 1 VIEW
20th Apr 1895 --
L
 2 Runcorn* FR A 0 10 VIEW
25th Apr 1895 --
L
 2 Wigan* FR H 3 7 VIEW
27th Apr 1895 --
W
 2 Widnes* FR H 18 0 1 3 VIEW
*Unofficial Match. **Non Playing Sub.
WINS : 112 | LOSSES : 49 | DRAWS : 26




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