Thomas Edward Dalton “Tom” Phelan

HERITAGE No: 13

BIRTH: 27 June 1881

Pilliga, NSW

DEATH: 22 June 1949 Lidcombe, NSW

DEATH: 22 June 1949

Lidcombe, NSW

OCCUPATION: Teacher/Proprietor Electrical Business/Electrical Engineer

RESIDENCE: 47 Frederick St, Ashfield NSW

GAME HISTORY

Wests RU 2nd Grade 1905
Wests RL First Grade, 1908, 1909
NSW RL representative team 1909
Honorary Secretary, NSW Rugby League, 1909
Inaugural Secretary, Western Suburbs Junior Rugby League, 1910
Wests RL Secretary 1911
Wests RL General Committee 1912
NSW RL Vice President 1914, 1916
NSW RL Appeals and Protests Committee 1911, 1912, 1913 1914, 1915
NSW RL Judiciary Committee 1916
Referee 1911, 1912, 1913, 1914, 1915, 1920, 1921, 1922, 1924, 1925
Wests RL Auditor 1923
Sydney Referees RL v Newcastle RL Referees 1922

Tom

Tom Phelan was an established rugby union player with the Western Suburbs Club from about 1905. He came across to play rugby league with Wests in 1908 and was a member of Wests First Grade team in the first game of the competition. He played a further three First Grade games that year.