Name Johnny Thomas | ||
John "Johnny"/"Johny" Thomas (circa-1880/85 – 25 September 1954 (aged 73)) born in Aberkenfig, was a Welsh rugby union and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1900s, 1910s, and 1920s, playing representative level rugby union (RU) for Glamorgan, and Monmouthshire, and at club level for Maesteg RFC, and Cardiff RFC, as a Full back, or Scrum-half, i.e. number 15, or 9, and playing representative level rugby league (RL) for Great Britain, Wales, Glamorgan, and Lancashire, and at club level for Wigan, as a stand-off/five-eighth, or scrum-half/halfback, i.e. number 6 (number 10 in a 15-player team), or 7 (number 9 in a 15-player team), his death was registered in Ince district.
Contents
- International honours
- County honours
- Championship Final appearances
- County League appearances
- County Cup Final appearances
- Notable tour matches
- Testimonial match
- After playing
- References
International honours
Johnny Thomas won a caps for Wales (RL) while at Wigan including in 1908 against New Zealand, and won caps for Great Britain (RL) while at Wigan in 1908 against New Zealand, and Australia, in 1909 against Australia (2 matches), on the 1910 Great Britain Lions tour of Australia and New Zealand against Australia (2 matches), and Australasia (2 matches), and New Zealand, and in 1911 against Australia.
County honours
Johnny Thomas won a caps for Glamorgan (RU) while at Cardiff, including against Devonshire, and won a caps for Glamorgan (RL), and Lancashire (RL) while at Wigan.
Championship Final appearances
Johnny Thomas played stand-off/five-eighth in Wigan's 7-3 victory over Oldham in the Championship Final during the 1908–09 season at The Willows, Salford on Saturday 1 May 1909.
County League appearances
Johnny Thomas played in Wigan's victories in the Lancashire County League during the 1908–09 season, 1910–11 season, 1911–12 season, 1912–13 season, 1913–14 season, and 1914–15 season.
County Cup Final appearances
Johnny Thomas played scrum-half/halfback, i.e. number 9 (in a 15-player team), in Wigan's 0-0 draw with Leigh in the 1905 Lancashire County Cup Final during the 1905–06 season at Wheater's Field, Broughton, on Saturday 2 December 1905, played scrum-half/halfback, and scored a try in the 8-0 victory over Leigh in the 1905 Lancashire County Cup Final replay during the 1905–06 season at Wheater's Field, Broughton, on Monday 11 December 1905, played stand-off/five-eighth i.e. number 6 (in a 13-player team), and scored a try in the 10-9 victory over Oldham in the 1908 Lancashire County Cup Final during the 1908–09 season at Wheater's Field, Broughton, on Saturday 19 December 1908, played scrum-half/halfback, i.e. number 7 (in a 13-player team), and scored a try in the 22-5 victory over Leigh in the 1909 Lancashire County Cup Final during the 1909–10 season at Wheater's Field, Broughton, on Saturday 27 November 1909. and played scrum-half/halfback, and scored a conversion in the 21-5 victory over Rochdale Hornets in the 1912 Lancashire County Cup Final during the 1912–13 season at Weaste, Salford, on Wednesday 11 December 1912.
Notable tour matches
Johnny Thomas played stand-off/five-eighth, and scored a try and 2-conversions in Wigan's 16-8 victory over Australia in the 1908–09 Kangaroo tour of Great Britain match at Central Park, Wigan, on Wednesday 20 January 1909, and played scrum-half/halfback, and scored a conversion in the 7-2 victory over Australia in the 1911–12 Kangaroo tour of Great Britain match at Central Park, Wigan, on Saturday 28 October 1911.
Testimonial match
A Testimonial match at Wigan was shared by; Bert Jenkins, Dick Ramsdale, and Johnny Thomas.
After playing
After retiring from playing, Johnny Thomas joined the Wigan boards of directors.