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Tommy Foulkes

OVERALL STATISTICS

BIRTHAGESIGNED ONFROM
17-6-1871
N/A
Date unknown.
Unknown.
DEBUTLAST MATCHLEFT
14-9-1889 v Morley
Widnes
1895-
CAREERAPPEARANCES (SUBS)
1889-1895
188 (0)
TRIESGOALSDGOALSPTS
2
27
10
86

Biography of Tommy Foulkes



HERITAGE NO :
Tommy Foulkes

LOCAL LEGEND

Thatto Heath-born Foulkes began with St. Helens in 1889/90, the last season at the old ground in Dentons Green, before the move to Knowsley Road. His previous experience of football was with his local Ravenhead St. Johns club as a half-back. Saints signed him after watching him in a works medal competition. In his debut match against Morley, Tommy played full back but the Saints lost that away fixture.

Despite breaking both wrists in his first season, a start which would have ended many players career, he settled down to become one of the finest full-backs in the North of England, with a strong kicking game, coupled with resolute defence. County honours soon followed and he represented Lancashire on eight occasions, seven under the Rugby Union. He was on the losing side just twice, both against Yorkshire.

Tommy`s fearless, dashing style, endeared him to Saints’ supporters, and he repaid them with unswerving loyalty - despite offers from elsewhere. In the early part of his career in the so-called amateur days, he made a few appearances for the crack Oldham club. In the dressing room after one game he found a sovereign in each boot, together with an invitation to go for a slap-up meal in a posh Manchester hotel.

Such inducements proved most attractive to young Foulkes, especially when they offered him a job to go with a place in their team. He decided he would throw in his lot with the ‘Roughyeds’, and went to Shaw Street station with his luggage to catch the train for Oldham. Although he was sorely tempted, the money was not everything. The prospect of leaving his close pals Kitty Briers and Ned Ashcroft did not appeal to him that much. He promptly returned home, unpacked his bags and asked for his job back at Cannington-Shaws bottleworks, where he was an apprentice sorter. That was Tommy Foulkes, a St. Helens man through and through! How times have changed!

Up to the creation of the Northern Union Tommy played an incredible 188 matches and scoring 2 tries, kicking 27 goals and dropping a further 7 goals for a total of 86 points.

NORTHERN UNION ERA

For seven out of his fifteen seasons, from 1896-7, he was club captain. His first season as skipper was a memorable one as Saints reached the Challenge Cup final against Batley, of course. Although bitterly disappointed with the result, Tom was the first to congratulate the Batley players after the final whistle.

On 23rd April 1904, promotion-chasing St. Helens thrashed Lancaster 36 - 2 at Knowsley Road in the Second Division of the Northern Rugby Football League. The match had been set apart for the Benefit of Tommy Foulkes, the veteran full-back who was to retire at the end of the season after fifteen years’ service to the club.

Tom also served on the Committee of the St. Helens club for many years and his grandson, Bill, found fame as a centre-half with both Manchester United and England as a member of the Busby Babes. A Life member of the St. Helens club, Tom died in 1953 at the age of 81 and had still been a regular at Knowsley Road until just a few weeks before his death.
DateMatchPosOpponentsCompVenueFTFTOTGDG
14th Sep 1889 1
L
 1 Morley* FR A 1 3 VIEW
21st Sep 1889 2
D
 1 Millom* FR H 0 0 VIEW
28th Sep 1889 3
W
 1 Bramley* FR H 6 0 VIEW
5th Oct 1889 4
L
 1 Lancaster* FR H 1 3 VIEW
30th Nov 1889 5
W
 1 Askam* FR H 4 2 VIEW
7th Dec 1889 6
W
 1 Levenshulme* FR H 8 0 VIEW
21st Dec 1889 7
W
 1 Blackley* FR H 4 0 VIEW
25th Dec 1889 8
L
 1 Kendal * FR H 2 3 VIEW
8th Mar 1890 9
L
 1 Leigh* L A 0 1 VIEW
15th Mar 1890 10
W
 1 Elland* FR H 3 2 VIEW
19th Apr 1890 11
W
 4 Kendal Hornets* FR H 4 1 VIEW
6th Sep 1890 12
W
 3 Manchester Rangers* FR H 7 1 VIEW
13th Sep 1890 13
L
 3 Wigan* SWLL H 0 8 VIEW
27th Sep 1890 14
W
 1 Askam* FR H 7 2 VIEW
4th Oct 1890 15
L
 1 Walkden* SWLL H 0 2 VIEW
11th Oct 1890 16
L
 1 Kendal Hornets* FR A 0 2 VIEW
18th Oct 1890 17
W
 1 Leigh* SWLL A 6 2 VIEW
25th Oct 1890 18
L
 1 Aspull* SWLL A 0 2 VIEW
1st Nov 1890 19
W
 1 Blackley Rangers* FR H 3 2 VIEW
8th Nov 1890 20
L
 1 Oldham* FR A 3 4 VIEW
15th Nov 1890 21
L
 1 Morecambe* FR A 0 2 VIEW
22nd Nov 1890 22
D
 1 Duckinfield* FR A 1 1 VIEW
6th Dec 1890 23
W
 1 Duckinfield* FR H 3 0 VIEW
13th Dec 1890 24
W
 1 Tyldesley* FR A 1 0 VIEW
25th Dec 1890 25
W
 1 Blackley Rangers* FR H 10 0 VIEW
27th Dec 1890 26
W
 1 York* FR H 2 0 VIEW
3rd Jan 1891 27
W
 1 Widnes* FR A 3 0 VIEW
10th Jan 1891 28
W
 1 Salford* FR H 1 0 VIEW
24th Jan 1891 29
D
 1 Aspull* SWLL H 1 1 VIEW
31st Jan 1891 30
W
 1 Rochdale St. Clements* FR H 5 2 VIEW
7th Feb 1891 31
W
 1 Sale* FR A 7 3 VIEW
14th Feb 1891 32
L
 1 Radcliffe* FR A 0 4 VIEW
18th Feb 1891 33
D
 1 Wigan* FR A 0 0 VIEW
21st Feb 1891 34
W
 1 Ulverston* FR H 4 2 VIEW
7th Mar 1891 35
D
 1 Leigh* SWLL H 0 0 VIEW
14th Mar 1891 36
W
 1 Birkenhead Wanderers* SWLL A 1 0 VIEW
21st Mar 1891 37
L
 1 Morecambe* FR H 1 3 VIEW
28th Mar 1891 38
W
 1 Radcliffe* FR H 9 4 1 VIEW
30th Mar 1891 39
W
 1 Mona (Isle of Man)* FR H 1 0 VIEW
11th Apr 1891 40
W
 1 Lancaster* FR H 1 0 VIEW
16th Apr 1891 41
W
 1 Birkenhead Wanderers* SWLL H 3 2 VIEW
18th Apr 1891 42
L
 1 Walkden* SWLL A 0 11 VIEW
22nd Apr 1891 43
W
 1 Wigan* SWLL A 3 1 VIEW
25th Apr 1891 44
D
 1 Rochdale St. Clements* FR A 0 0 VIEW
30th Apr 1891 45
D
 1 Salford* FR A 0 0 VIEW
5th Sep 1891 46
D
 1 Ulverston* FR H 0 0 VIEW
12th Sep 1891 47
D
 1 Wigan* FR H 0 0 VIEW
19th Sep 1891 48
W
 1 Salford* FR A 11 7 VIEW
26th Sep 1891 49
L
 1 Birkenhead Wanderers* FR H 0 2 VIEW
3rd Oct 1891 50
L
 1 Kendal Hornets* FR A 0 13 VIEW
10th Oct 1891 51
W
 1 Sale* FR H 24 0 VIEW
15th Oct 1891 52
L
 1 Runcorn* Charity A 2 7 VIEW
17th Oct 1891 53
W
 1 Elland* FR H 7 2 VIEW
24th Oct 1891 54
L
 1 Rockcliffe* Tour A 0 14 VIEW
26th Oct 1891 55
W
 1 Percy Park* Tour A 9 7 VIEW
31st Oct 1891 56
L
 1 Stockport* FR A 0 10 VIEW
7th Nov 1891 57
L
 1 Aspull* FR H 0 4 VIEW
14th Nov 1891 58
L
 1 Morecambe* FR A 0 14 VIEW
21st Nov 1891 59
W
 1 Tyldesley* FR H 6 2 VIEW
28th Nov 1891 60
D
 1 Blackley* FR A 0 0 VIEW
5th Dec 1891 61
W
 1 Morecambe* FR H 2 0 VIEW
17th Dec 1891 62
L
 1 Widnes* FR A 4 5 VIEW
26th Dec 1891 63
L
 1 Wigan* FR A 4 5 VIEW
1st Jan 1892 64
W
 1 Runcorn* FR H 4 2 VIEW
2nd Jan 1892 65
W
 1 Widnes* FR H 4 0 VIEW
9th Jan 1892 66
L
 1 Ulverston* FR A 2 6 VIEW
23rd Jan 1892 67
L
 1 Birkenhead Wanderers* FR A 0 2 VIEW
30th Jan 1892 68
W
 1 Duckinfield* FR H 4 0 VIEW
6th Feb 1892 69
W
 1 Stockport* FR H 7 0 VIEW
13th Feb 1892 70
W
 1 Sale* FR H 12 2 VIEW
27th Feb 1892 71
D
 1 Rochdale St. Clements* FR A 7 7 VIEW
5th Mar 1892 72
W
 1 Salford* FR H 6 0 VIEW
12th Mar 1892 73
L
 1 Elland* FR A 0 4 VIEW
19th Mar 1892 74
W
 1 Lancaster* FR H 9 5 VIEW
26th Mar 1892 75
W
 1 Duckinfield* FR A 6 0 VIEW
2nd Apr 1892 76
W
 1 Kendal Hornets* FR H 14 2 VIEW
9th Apr 1892 77
W
 1 Tuebrook* FR H 24 0 1 VIEW
15th Apr 1892 78
W
 1 Aspatria* FR H 6 0 1 VIEW
16th Apr 1892 79
W
 1 Leicester* FR H 6 0 VIEW
20th Apr 1892 80
W
 1 Leigh* FR A 2 0 VIEW
23rd Apr 1892 81
D
 1 Blackley* FR H 7 7 VIEW
25th Apr 1892 82
W
 1 Grahams Select* Charity H 6 0 VIEW
28th Apr 1892 83
W
 1 Liverpool* Benefit H 20 0 VIEW
30th Apr 1892 84
L
 1 Tyldesley* FR A 0 10 VIEW
1st Sep 1892 85
L
 1 Wigan* FR H 0 5 VIEW
3rd Sep 1892 86
W
 1 Kendal* FR H 6 2 VIEW
10th Sep 1892 87
W
 1 Lancaster* FR H 8 0 VIEW
12th Sep 1892 88
D
 1 Leigh* FR A 2 2 VIEW
17th Sep 1892 89
W
 1 Duckinfield* FR A 19 0 1 VIEW
24th Sep 1892 90
W
 1 Ulverston* FR H 16 0 VIEW
1st Oct 1892 91
W
 1 Manchester Rangers* FR A 4 0 VIEW
8th Oct 1892 92
D
 1 Aspull* FR A 4 4 VIEW
15th Oct 1892 93
W
 1 Sale* FR A 4 0 VIEW
22nd Oct 1892 94
W
 3 Stockport* FR H 17 0 1 1 VIEW
29th Oct 1892 95
W
 1 Sale* FR H 22 0 4 VIEW
5th Nov 1892 96
W
 1 Morecambe* FR A 11 9 1 VIEW
12th Nov 1892 97
W
 3 Tyldesley* FR A 2 0 VIEW
19th Nov 1892 98
D
 3 Runcorn* FR H 0 0 VIEW
26th Nov 1892 99
W
 3 Morecambe* FR H 9 4 VIEW
3rd Dec 1892 100
D
 1 Leigh* FR H 0 0 1 1 VIEW
17th Dec 1892 101
D
 1 Tyldesley* FR H 0 0 1 VIEW
24th Dec 1892 102
L
 1 Tottington* Exhibition A 0 2 VIEW
31st Dec 1892 103
D
 1 Rockcliffe* Tour N 0 0 VIEW
2nd Jan 1893 104
W
 1 West Hartlepool* Tour A 4 0 VIEW
3rd Jan 1893 105
W
 1 South Shields* Tour A 2 0 VIEW
7th Jan 1893 106
W
 1 Tottington* FR H 4 0 VIEW
14th Jan 1893 107
W
 1 Aspull* FR H 14 0 VIEW
21st Jan 1893 108
D
 1 Wigan* FR A 0 0 VIEW
28th Jan 1893 109
W
 1 Widnes* FR A 5 0 1 VIEW
4th Feb 1893 110
W
 1 Lancaster* FR A 2 0 VIEW
11th Feb 1893 111
W
 1 Kendal* FR A 9 0 1 VIEW
18th Feb 1893 112
W
 1 Duckinfield* FR H 25 0 3 VIEW
25th Feb 1893 113
W
 1 Birkenhead Wanderers* FR H 20 0 2 VIEW
4th Mar 1893 114
W
 1 Tuebrook* FR A 27 0 5 VIEW
11th Mar 1893 115
W
 3 Rochdale Hornets* FR A 5 0 1 VIEW
25th Mar 1893 116
L
 1 Stockport* FR A 2 6 VIEW
31st Mar 1893 117
W
 1 Barton* FR H 15 0 1 VIEW
1st Apr 1893 118
D
 1 Birkenhead Wanderers* FR A 0 0 VIEW
3rd Apr 1893 119
D
 1 Runcorn* FR A 0 0 VIEW
8th Apr 1893 120
L
 1 Salford* FR A 2 6 VIEW
13th Apr 1893 121
W
 1 Cross's County Team* Charity H 6 4 1 VIEW
15th Apr 1893 122
W
 1 Widnes* FR H 9 2 1 VIEW
19th Apr 1893 123
L
 1 Wigan* FR A 0 2 VIEW
20th Apr 1893 124
W
 1 Liverpool* Charity H 17 0 3 VIEW
24th Apr 1893 125
W
 1 Swinton* FR H 4 2 VIEW
27th Apr 1893 126
W
 1 Wigan* FR H 2 0 VIEW
29th Apr 1893 127
W
 1 Rochdale Hornets* FR H 10 0 1 VIEW
2nd Sep 1893 128
W
 1 Holbeck* FR H 17 4 1 VIEW
9th Sep 1893 129
W
 1 Wigan* FR H 6 0 VIEW
16th Sep 1893 130
W
 1 Birkenhead Wanderers* FR H 17 4 VIEW
23rd Sep 1893 131
L
 1 Runcorn* FR A 0 10 VIEW
30th Sep 1893 132
L
 1 Lancaster* LCC A 0 6 VIEW
7th Oct 1893 133
W
 1 Aspull* LCC H 8 5 VIEW
14th Oct 1893 134
W
 1 Walkden* LCC A 3 0 VIEW
21st Oct 1893 135
W
 1 Mossley* LCC A 16 0 1 VIEW
28th Oct 1893 136
W
 1 Widnes* LCC H 3 0 VIEW
4th Nov 1893 137
W
 1 Morecambe* FR H 8 0 VIEW
11th Nov 1893 138
W
 1 Blackley* LCC A 11 0 VIEW
2nd Dec 1893 139
L
 1 Ulverston* LCC A 3 18 VIEW
9th Dec 1893 140
W
 1 Rochdale St. Clements* LCC H 9 0 VIEW
16th Dec 1893 141
W
 1 Kendal* FR A 10 0 VIEW
23rd Dec 1893 142
W
 3 Tuebrook* FR A 8 4 2 VIEW
25th Dec 1893 143
D
 1 Leigh* LCC H 0 0 VIEW
26th Dec 1893 144
L
 1 Wigan* FR A 3 5 VIEW
1st Jan 1894 145
W
 1 Runcorn* FR H 8 0 VIEW
13th Jan 1894 146
W
 1 Blackley* LCC H 21 5 VIEW
20th Jan 1894 147
W
 1 Lancaster* LCC H 21 0 VIEW
27th Jan 1894 148
D
 1 Leigh* LCC A 3 3 VIEW
10th Feb 1894 149
W
 1 Ulverston* LCC H 11 0 VIEW
17th Feb 1894 150
W
 1 Rochdale St. Clements* LCC A 3 0 VIEW
24th Feb 1894 151
W
 1 Widnes* LCC A 14 0 VIEW
3rd Mar 1894 152
W
 1 Aspull* LCC A 17 0 VIEW
10th Mar 1894 153
W
 1 Mossley* LCC H 56 3 VIEW
17th Mar 1894 154
W
 1 Walkden* LCC H 18 0 VIEW
23rd Mar 1894 155
L
 1 Warrington* FR A 3 5 VIEW
7th Apr 1894 156
W
 1 Warrington* FR H 3 0 VIEW
11th Apr 1894 157
W
 1 Aspull* LCC A 9 3 VIEW
21st Apr 1894 158
W
 1 Broughton Rangers* LCCPO N 12 5 VIEW
28th Apr 1894 159
W
 1 Tyldesley* FR H 11 0 VIEW
1st Sep 1894 160
W
 1 Birkenhead Wanderers* FR H 16 3 VIEW
8th Sep 1894 161
W
 1 Blackley* FR H 16 0 VIEW
15th Sep 1894 162
W
 1 Ulverston* FR H 27 0 VIEW
22nd Sep 1894 163
W
 1 Tranmere Wanderers* FR H 20 0 VIEW
29th Sep 1894 164
L
 3 Broughton Rangers* LSC A 8 13 VIEW
6th Oct 1894 165
W
 1 Tyldesley* LSC H 16 0 VIEW
13th Oct 1894 166
W
 1 Warrington* LSC H 9 0 VIEW
20th Oct 1894 167
L
 1 Oldham* LSC A 0 6 VIEW
27th Oct 1894 168
L
 1 Broughton Rangers* FR H 0 3 VIEW
3rd Nov 1894 169
W
 1 Morecambe* FR H 17 10 VIEW
7th Nov 1894 170
L
 1 Swinton* LSC A 0 3 VIEW
10th Nov 1894 171
W
 1 Dewsbury* FR H 9 0 VIEW
1st Dec 1894 172
W
 1 Millom* FR H 24 0 VIEW
8th Dec 1894 173
W
 1 Rochdale Hornets* LSC H 5 3 VIEW
15th Dec 1894 174
D
 1 New Brighton* FR A 0 0 VIEW
19th Jan 1895 175
W
 1 District* FR H 23 0 VIEW
26th Jan 1895 176
D
 1 Leigh* FR A 5 5 VIEW
2nd Feb 1895 177
L
 1 Runcorn* FR H 0 7 VIEW
2nd Mar 1895 178
W
 1 Stockport* FR H 13 0 VIEW
9th Mar 1895 179
W
 1 Oldham* LSC H 8 3 VIEW
30th Mar 1895 180
W
 1 Rochdale Hornets* LSC A 11 5 VIEW
1st Apr 1895 181
W
 1 Warrington* LSC A 11 0 VIEW
6th Apr 1895 182
D
 1 Wigan* FR A 0 0 VIEW
12th Apr 1895 183
L
 1 Tyldesley* LSC A 0 11 VIEW
13th Apr 1895 184
W
 1 Morecambe* FR A 8 0 VIEW
15th Apr 1895 185
W
 1 Broughton Rangers* FR H 23 0 VIEW
18th Apr 1895 186
W
 1 Broughton Rangers* LSC H 3 0 VIEW
20th Apr 1895 --
L
 1 Runcorn* FR A 0 10 VIEW
27th Apr 1895 --
W
 1 Widnes* FR H 18 0 VIEW
*Unofficial Match. **Non Playing Sub.
WINS : 119 | LOSSES : 43 | DRAWS : 26




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