Tom Rowlandson
FullnameThomas Sowerby Rowlandson[1]
Birth date22 February 1880[2]
Birth placeNewton Morrell, England
Death date[3]
Death placeFlers-Courcelette, France[4]
PositionGoalkeeper
Years 1–1902
Clubs 1Cambridge University
Years 21902–1907
Clubs 2Corinthian
Years 31902–1903
Clubs 3Preston North End
Caps 30
Goals 30
Years 41903–1904
Clubs 4Sunderland
Caps 412
Goals 40
Years 51905–1906
Clubs 5Newcastle United
Caps 51
Goals 50
Clubs 6Old Carthusians
Clubs 7Darlington
Nationalyears 11906–1907
Nationalteam 1England Amateurs
Nationalcaps 12
Nationalgoals 10

Thomas Sowerby Rowlandson MC (22 February 1880 – 15 September 1916) was an English amateur footballer who played in the Football League for Sunderland and Newcastle United as a goalkeeper.[1] He represented the England amateur national team.[5]

Career

Rowlandson signed for Newcastle from Sunderland in October 1905,[6] expecting to secure a permanent place in the team and more regular appearances.[7] He would only make a single league appearance for Newcastle in October 1905, where they beat Nottingham Forest 3–2.[8]

Personal life

Rowlandson attended Charterhouse School and Trinity College was a Cambridge University blue.[5][9] After the breakout of the First World War in August 1914, he gave over his farmhouse for use as a hospital supply depot.[4] Rowlandson subsequently enlisted in the British Army in Northallerton and was commissioned as a lieutenant in the Yorkshire Regiment on 5 September 1914.[10][5][4] By 17 April 1915, he was on the Western Front, fighting in the Second Battle of Ypres.[4] By 1 January 1916, he had been promoted to captain, mentioned in dispatches and won the Military Cross.[4] Rowlandson was killed after being hit in the shoulder by a German grenade on 15 September 1916,[9] during the Battle of Flers–Courcelette.[4] He was buried at Bécourt Military Cemetery.[3]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueFA CupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Corinthian1903–04[11]—1[a]010
1904–05[11]—1[a]010
1905–06[11]—1[a]010
1906–07[12]—1[a]010
Total——4040
Sunderland1903–04[13]First Division3000—30
1904–05[14]First Division9000—90
Total12000—120
Newcastle United1905–06[15]First Division1000—10
Career total1300040170
  1. ^ Appearances in Sheriff of London Charity Shield

Honours

Corinthian

References

  1. ^ Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 253. ISBN 978-1905891610.
  2. ^ "Surrey – Godalming, Charterhouse School – World War 1 Surnames R". Roll of Honour. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
  3. ^
  4. ^ Lloyd, Chris (7 November 2014). "'The finest type of Englishman'". The Northern Echo. Retrieved 31 December 2015.
  5. ^ "1/4th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment.". 4thyorkshires.com. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  6. ^ "Rowlandson signs for Newcastle". Derby Daily Telegraph. 4 October 1905. p. 2. – via newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Newcastle after Rowlandson". Sevenoaks Chronicle Kentish Advertiser. 29 September 1905. p. 7. – via newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Newcastle Unite v Notts Forest". Lincolnshire Echo. 7 October 1905. p. 3. – via newspapers.com.
  9. ^
  10. ^ No. 28941. 16 October 1914. p. 8331.
  11. ^ Corbett, B. O. (ed.). Annals of the Corinthian Football Club. LONGMANS, GREEN, AND CO. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
  12. ^ "The Sheriff of London's Shield". Sporting Life. 11 March 1907. p. 8. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
  13. ^ "1903–04 : Football League Division 1". Sunderland AFC – Statistics, History and Records – from TheStatCat. Retrieved 4 June 2017.
  14. ^ "1904–05 : Football League Division 1". Sunderland AFC – Statistics, History and Records – from TheStatCat. Retrieved 4 June 2017.
  15. ^ "Tom Rowlandson". 11v11.com. Retrieved 26 February 2023.