Tom McGrath (rugby league)

Thomas "Tom" McGrath (1898-1976) was an Australian rugby league player of the 1910s and 1920s.

Tom McGrath had a long career at the Glebe Dirty Reds. Known by the nickname of 'Chaff', he played eight seasons in first grade for Glebe: 1917 and 1921-1927. He played in lock-forward in the 1922 Final Glebe team that were defeated 35-3 by North Sydney Bears. [1]

A resident of Glebe, New South Wales his entire life, Tom McGrath died on 11 January 1976, aged 77. [2]

References

  1. ↑ Encyclopedia of Rugby League Players. 1995 (ISBN 1875169571)
  2. ↑ Sydney Morning Herald: Death Notice 12 January 1976
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