Tommy Haslam
Birth name | Joseph Thomas Haslam | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | c. 1863 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of death | c. 1897 (aged 34) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of death | Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 74 kg (11 st 9 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Joseph Thomas Haslam (c. 1863 – c. 1896) was an
Early life and family
Joseph Thomas Haslam was born in 1863 in
Rugby career
Tom Haslam joined Batley in October 1882 playing in the threequarters. A member of Batley's 1885 Yorkshire Challenge Cup winning team.[4] Tom ruptered an artery of the left lung in a pre-season game playing for Mossley against Swinton on Saturday 17th September 1887. Tom switched to fullback when he returned from his life threatening injury.
Tom made his Yorkshire debut against Durham at West Hartlepool on Saturday 8th November 1884. Tom played both in the threequarters and at fullback for Yorkshire representing the county from 1884 to 1888.
In 1888 he was offered a place as part of the British Isles team to tour Australia and New Zealand, signing the contract in January.
At the end of the 1888/89 season Tom joined Dukinfield where he spent 3 seasons.At the beginning of the 1892/93 season Tom joined Stockport RFC. Tom represented Cheshire from 1889 to 1892. Tom played both fullback and in the threequarters for Dukinfield, Stockport and Cheshire.
References
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