Thomas "Tommy" Smales (19 December 1934 – 26 October 2017) was an English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s, and coached in the 1960s and 1970s. He played at representative level for Great Britain and England, and at club level for Castleford, Huddersfield (captain), Bradford Northern, North Sydney Bears and Wakefield Trinity as a scrum-half, and coached at club level for Castleford and Featherstone Rovers (two spells).^[4][5]

Background

Tommy Smales's birth was registered in Pontefract, West Riding of Yorkshire, England, he was the landlord of the Traveller's Rest public house, Pontefract Road, Featherstone for 35-years, from 1969 until 2004,^[6] and he died aged 82 in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England.^[7]

Playing career

Coaching career

Genealogical information

Tommy Smales was the uncle of the rugby league footballer; Dale Fennell.

Note

Somewhat confusingly, Tommy Smales played in the same era as the unrelated Wigan, Barrow and Featherstone Rovers loose forward of the 1950s and 1960s, Thomas "Tommy" Smales.

References

External links

• Rogers receives late call-up
• Video 'Wakefield Win Cup 1962' at britishpathe.com
• (archived by web.archive.org) The Millennium Masters - Backs
• Photograph "Huddersfield v Wakefield Trinity 1962 - Huddersfield beat Wakefield in this final, much against form, by 14 points to 5 in front of 37,451 the attendance being kept down by poor weather and a feeling that Wakefield would be much too strong for Huddersfield. Not so! - 01/01/1962" at rlhp.co.uk
• Photograph "Return to Odsal - Ex-players lead out the team on the return to Odsal after two seasons at Valley Parade - 09/03/2003" at rlhp.co.uk
• Photograph "Trevor kisses the turf - Trevor Foster kisses the turf on the return to Odsal after two seasons at Valley Parade - 09/03/2003" at rlhp.co.uk