Thomas "Tommy" Henry Pickup (1 July 1901 – November 1994) was an English professional

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footballer who played in the 1920s and 1930s. He played at representative level for

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, and at club level for

Wakefield Trinity Wakefield Trinity is a professional rugby league club in Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England. The club play their home fixtures at the DIY Kitchen Stadium, Belle Vue (Wakefield), Belle Vue and currently compete in the Super League, the top tier o ...

and

Featherstone Rovers Featherstone Rovers are a professional rugby league club in Featherstone, West Yorkshire, England. The club play home games at Post Office Road and currently compete in the Championship, the second tier of British rugby league. Featherstone ...

, as a or .Bailey, Ron (1956). ''The Official History Of Featherstone Rovers R.L.F.C.''. Wakefield Express. ASIN: B00O1TLDPC

Background

Pickup was born in

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, England.''1911 England Census''

Playing career

County honours

Pickup won

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(s) for

while at Wakefield Trinity.

County Cup Final appearances

Pickup played in

's 9-8 victory over

Batley Batley is a market town in the Kirklees district, in West Yorkshire, England, south-west of Leeds, north-west of Wakefield and Dewsbury, south-east of Bradford and north-east of Huddersfield, in the Heavy Woollen District. In 2011, the popu ...

in the 1924–25 Yorkshire Cup Final during the 1924–25 season at

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on Saturday 22 November 1924, and played at in the 3-10 defeat by

Huddersfield Huddersfield is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees in West Yorkshire, England. It is the administrative centre and largest settlement in the Kirklees district. The town is in the foothills of the Pennines. The River Holme's confl ...

in the

1926–27 Yorkshire Cup The 1926–27 Yorkshire Cup was the nineteenth occasion on which the Yorkshire Cup competition was held. Huddersfield won the trophy for the seventh time in total by beating Wakefield Trinity in the final by the score of 10–3. The match was pla ...

Final during the 1926–27 season at

on Wednesday 1 December 1926, the original match on Saturday 27 November 1926 was postponed due to fog.

Notable tour matches

Pickup played at , and scored a try in

's 3-29 defeat by

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in the

1921–22 Kangaroo tour of Great Britain The 1921–22 Kangaroo tour of Great Britain was the third ever Kangaroo tour. Again an Australasian side rather than an Australian team alone (although the 28-man squad featured only one New Zealander) travelled to Great Britain to contest t ...

match at Belle Vue,

on Saturday 22 October 1921.

Club career

Pickup made his début for Wakefield Trinity during August 1920, he made his début for

on Saturday 19 January 1929.Bailey, Ron (20 September 2001). ''Images of Sport - Featherstone Rovers Rugby League Football Club''. The History Press.

Family

Pickup married Olive (

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Parkin) in 1925 in

. His son Tony was an amateur centre-forward who was given a trial at Blackpool.

References

External links

Search for "Pickup" at rugbyleagueproject.orgPain of defeat serves Dewsbury well to prevent any repeat performance
{{DEFAULTSORT:Pickup, Thomas 1901 births 1994 deaths English rugby league players Featherstone Rovers players Rugby league centres Rugby league five-eighths Rugby league players from Wakefield Wakefield Trinity players Yorkshire rugby league team players 20th-century English sportsmen