Tommy Bishop

Tommy Bishop (born (1940-10-15) 15 October 1940 in St. Helens, Lancashire) is an English rugby league footballer of the 1960s, and '70s, and coach of the 1970s and '80s, playing for Blackpool Borough, Barrow and St. Helens in the English Championship and the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks in the New South Wales Rugby League competition in Australia. He also represented Great Britain on several occasions during his career, captaining them on two occasions, his position of choice was at scrum-half. Now long retired from competitive rugby league Bishop now resides at Redcliffe, Queensland Australia.

Biography

1968–1969

He played for St Helens from 1966 - 1969 not 1968 - 1969 as described below. He originally played for St. Helens in the 1968 and '69 seasons. Before that he had started his professional playing career at Blackpool Borough where he became club captain and Player of the Year before being transferred to Barrow and then to St. Helens.

County Cup final appearances

Tommy Bishop played scrum-half/halfback in St. Helens' 2-2 draw with Warrington in the 1967 Lancashire Cup final during the 1967–68 season at Central Park, Wigan on Saturday 7 October 1967, played scrum-half/halfback in the 13-10 victory over Warrington in the 1967 Lancashire Cup final replay during the 1967–68 season at Station Road, Swinton on Saturday 2 December 1967, and played scrum-half/halfback, and scored a try in the 30-2 victory over Oldham in the 1968 Lancashire Cup final during the 1968–69 season at Central Park, Wigan on Friday 25 October 1968.