Thomas Oliver Bennett (2 April 1852 – 8 August 1905) was an English

rugby union Rugby union, commonly known simply as rugby, is a close-contact team sport that originated at Rugby School in the first half of the 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand. In its m ...

footballer who played in the 1870s. He played at representative level for

Yorkshire Yorkshire ( ; abbreviated Yorks), formally known as the County of York, is a Historic counties of England, historic county in northern England and by far the largest in the United Kingdom. Because of its large area in comparison with other Eng ...

, and at club level for

Wakefield Trinity Wakefield Trinity is a professional rugby league club in Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England, that plays in the Super League. One of the original twenty-two clubs that formed the Northern Rugby Football Union in 1895, between 1999 and 2016 the c ...

(were a rugby union club at the time, so no Heritage No. is allocated). Prior to Tuesday 27 August 1895, Wakefield Trinity was a

club.

Background

Thomas Bennett's birth was registered in

Wakefield Wakefield is a cathedral city in West Yorkshire, England located on the River Calder. The city had a population of 99,251 in the 2011 census.https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/census/2011/ks101ew Census 2011 table KS101EW Usual resident population, ...

district,

West Riding of Yorkshire The West Riding of Yorkshire is one of three historic subdivisions of Yorkshire, England. From 1889 to 1974 the administrative county County of York, West Riding (the area under the control of West Riding County Council), abbreviated County ...

, and his death aged 53 was registered in

district,

Playing career

Thomas Bennett was a founder member of

and played in the club's first ever game in 1873, and he was later an honorary secretary of the club.Lindley, John (1960). ''Dreadnoughts - A HISTORY OF Wakefield Trinity F. C. 1873 - 1960''. John Lindley Son & Co Ltd. ISBN n/a

References

External links

Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org
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