Thomas Armitt (1 April 1904 – 15 October 1972) was an English professional

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footballer who played in the 1930s and 1940s. He played at representative level for

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, and at club level for Swinton and

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, as a . In 1926 he played one match as centre-half in the

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for

Accrington Stanley F.C. Accrington Stanley Football Club is a professional association football club based in Accrington, Lancashire, England. The club competes in League One, the third tier of the English football league system. They have spent their complete histor ...

Mike Jackman & Garth Dykes: Accrington Stanley: A Complete Record, 1894–1962. Breedon Books, Derby 1991, ISBN 978-0-907969-89-1, p. 110.

Background

Tommy Armitt's birth was registered in

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, England, and he died aged 68 in

, England.

Playing career

International honours

Tommy Armitt won

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s for England while at Swinton in 1935 against France and Wales, in 1936 against Wales (two matches) and France, in 1937 against France, in 1938 against Wales (two matches) and France, and in 1939 against Wales, and won

s for Great Britain while at Swinton in 1933 against Australia, in 1936 against Australia (two matches), and New Zealand (two matches), and in 1937 against Australia (three matches).

County honours

Tommy Armitt played in

's 7-5 victory over

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in the 1937–38 Kangaroo tour of Great Britain and France match at

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on Wednesday 29 September 1937, in front of a crowd of 16,250.

Genealogical information

Tommy Armitt was the father of the rugby league footballer; Charlie Armitt.

References

External links

*(archived by web.archive.org
Stats → Past Players → A at hullfc.com
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Statistics at hullfc.com
{{DEFAULTSORT:Armitt, Thomas 1904 births 1972 deaths England national rugby league team players English rugby league players Great Britain national rugby league team players Hull F.C. players Lancashire rugby league team players Rugby league players from Salford Rugby league hookers Swinton Lions players Accrington Stanley F.C. (1891) players English men's footballers Men's association football midfielders