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'''Thomas Herbert Houghton''' was an [[England|English]]-born [[rugby league]] player who represented [[New Zealand national rugby league team|New Zealand]] in 1909.
'''Thomas Herbert Houghton''' was an [[England|English]]-born [[rugby league]] footballer who represented [[New Zealand national rugby league team|New Zealand]] in 1909.


==Personal life==
==Personal life==
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==Playing career==
==Playing career==
Houghton was signed by [[St Helens RLFC]] from [[Liverpool City (1906)|Liverpool City]] in 1907, however he never played a first team match for the club.<ref>[http://www.saints.org.uk/saints.org.uk/home/viewpage.php?page_id=10&num=15639 Thomas Houghton] ''Saint Helens Heritage Society''</ref>
Houghton was signed by [[St Helens R.F.C.|St. Helens]] from [[Liverpool City (1906)|Liverpool City]] in 1907, however he never played a first team match for the club.<ref>[http://www.saints.org.uk/saints.org.uk/home/viewpage.php?page_id=10&num=15639 Thomas Houghton] ''Saint Helens Heritage Society''</ref>


Houghton then moved to [[New Zealand]] and played for [[Auckland rugby league team|Auckland]] in their third ever match on 17 September 1908 against [[Taranaki rugby league team|Taranaki]].<ref name=akl100/>
Houghton then moved to New Zealand and played for [[Auckland rugby league team|Auckland]] in their third ever match on 17 September 1908 against [[Taranaki rugby league team|Taranaki]].<ref name=akl100/>


He was then part of the City combination that played against the [[North Shore Albions|North Shore]] on 24 July 1909 in the [[Auckland Rugby League]]'s first ever sanctioned match.<ref name=akl100/> He again played for Auckland that year and [[1909 New Zealand rugby league tour of Australia|toured Australia with New Zealand]]. On 3 July he played for [[New Zealand Kiwis|New Zealand]] in the third Test against [[Australia national rugby league team|Australia]].<ref>[http://nzleague.co.nz/kiwis/player_profile.php?letter=H&id=34 HOUGHTON, Thomas Herbert 1909 - Kiwi #34] ''nzleague.co.nz''</ref>
He was then part of the City combination that played against the [[North Shore Albions|North Shore]] on 24 July 1909 in the [[Auckland Rugby League]]'s first ever sanctioned match.<ref name=akl100/> He again played for Auckland that year and [[1909 New Zealand rugby league tour of Australia|toured Australia with New Zealand]]. On 3 July he played for [[New Zealand national rugby league team|New Zealand]] in the third Test against [[Australia national rugby league team|Australia]].<ref>[http://nzleague.co.nz/kiwis/player_profile.php?letter=H&id=34 HOUGHTON, Thomas Herbert 1909 - Kiwi #34] ''nzleague.co.nz''</ref>


Houghton joined the new [[Newton Rangers]] club and played for them in the inaugural Auckland Rugby League competition in 1910.<ref name=akl100>Coffey, John and Bernie Wood ''Auckland, 100 years of rugby league, 1909-2009'', 2009. ISBN 978-1-86969-366-4.</ref>
Houghton joined the new [[Newton Rangers]] club and played for them in the inaugural Auckland Rugby League competition in 1910.<ref name=akl100>Coffey, John and Bernie Wood ''Auckland, 100 years of rugby league, 1909-2009'', 2009. {{ISBN|978-1-86969-366-4}}.</ref>


==Later years==
==Later years==
Houghton served as an official at the [[North Sydney Bears]] club in the [[NSWRL Premiership]].<ref name=1908rl>Sean Fagan ''The Rugby Rebellion: The Divide of League and Union'' RL1908 2005. ISBN 0975756303. p.316.</ref>
Houghton served as an official at the [[North Sydney Bears]] club in the [[NSWRL Premiership]].<ref name=1908rl>Sean Fagan ''The Rugby Rebellion: The Divide of League and Union'' RL1908 2005. {{ISBN|0975756303}}. p.316.</ref>

==References==
==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist}}


==External links==
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Latest revision as of 10:10, 22 September 2024

Thomas Houghton
Personal information
Full nameThomas Herbert Houghton
BornUnited Kingdom
Playing information
PositionFullback, Centre, Scrum-half
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
Liverpool City
1907 St. Helens
1909 City Rovers 1 0 1 0 2
1909–10 Newton Rangers 8 2 0 0 6
Total 9 2 1 0 8
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1908–1909 Auckland 2 1 1 0 5
1909 New Zealand 6 0 7 0 14
Source: [1]

Thomas Herbert Houghton was an English-born rugby league footballer who represented New Zealand in 1909.

Personal life

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Houghton was born in England and was one of two sons of Joseph Houghton. Joseph served as the chairman of the Northern Union before migrating to Auckland with Thomas and helping set up the Auckland Rugby League.[2] Houghton's brother, Samuel, later served as the secretary of the ARL.[3]

Playing career

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Houghton was signed by St. Helens from Liverpool City in 1907, however he never played a first team match for the club.[4]

Houghton then moved to New Zealand and played for Auckland in their third ever match on 17 September 1908 against Taranaki.[2]

He was then part of the City combination that played against the North Shore on 24 July 1909 in the Auckland Rugby League's first ever sanctioned match.[2] He again played for Auckland that year and toured Australia with New Zealand. On 3 July he played for New Zealand in the third Test against Australia.[5]

Houghton joined the new Newton Rangers club and played for them in the inaugural Auckland Rugby League competition in 1910.[2]

Later years

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Houghton served as an official at the North Sydney Bears club in the NSWRL Premiership.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  2. ^ a b c d Coffey, John and Bernie Wood Auckland, 100 years of rugby league, 1909-2009, 2009. ISBN 978-1-86969-366-4.
  3. ^ a b Sean Fagan The Rugby Rebellion: The Divide of League and Union RL1908 2005. ISBN 0975756303. p.316.
  4. ^ Thomas Houghton Saint Helens Heritage Society
  5. ^ HOUGHTON, Thomas Herbert 1909 - Kiwi #34 nzleague.co.nz
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