Name Tom Broadley | ||
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Died 1948, Bradford, United Kingdom | ||
Tom broadley
Thomas Broadley (18 August 1871 — 26 November 1950 (aged 79)) born in Bingley, was an English rugby union and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1890s, playing representative rugby union (RU) for England, and Yorkshire and at club level for Bingley RFC [1], as a Forward, e.g. Front row, Lock, or Back row, and playing club level rugby league (RL) for Leeds, and Bradford F.C. (now Bradford Park Avenue A.F.C.), he died in Bradford. Prior to Tuesday 27 August 1895, Bradford F.C. was a rugby union club, it then became a rugby league club, and since 1907 it has been the association football (soccer) club Bradford Park Avenue A.F.C..
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International honours
Tom Broadley won caps for England (RU) while at Bingley RFC in the 1893 Home Nations Championship against Wales, and Scotland, in the 1894 Home Nations Championship against Wales, Ireland, and Scotland, and in the 1896 Home Nations Championship against Scotland.
County honours
Tom Broadley represented Yorkshire (RU) while at Bingley RFC.
Challenge Cup Final appearances
Tom Broadley played as a Forward, i.e. number 8, in Bradford F.C.'s 0-7 defeat by Batley in the 1898 Challenge Cup Final during the 1897–98 season at Headingley Rugby Stadium, Leeds on Saturday 23 April 1898, in front of a crowd of 27,941.