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]
 Rowlandson while with Old Carthusians in 1903 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Thomas Sowerby Rowlandson[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 22 February 1880[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Newton Morrell, England | ||
| Date of death | 15 September 1916 (aged 36)[3] | ||
| Place of death | Flers-Courcelette, France[4] | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| –1902 | Cambridge University | ||
| 1902–1907 | Corinthian | ||
| 1902–1903 | Preston North End | 0 | (0) |
| 1903–1904 | Sunderland | 12 | (0) |
| 1905–1906 | Newcastle United | 1 | (0) |
| Old Carthusians | |||
| Darlington | |||
| International career | |||
| 1906–1907 | England Amateurs | 2 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career edit
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 edit
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 edit
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Corinthian | 1903–04[11] | — | 1[a] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 1904–05[11] | — | 1[a] | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| 1905–06[11] | — | 1[a] | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| 1906–07[12] | — | 1[a] | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Total | — | — | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||||
| Sunderland | 1903–04[13] | First Division | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | |
| 1904–05[14] | First Division | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 9 | 0 | ||
| Total | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 12 | 0 | |||
| Newcastle United | 1905–06[15] | First Division | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| Career total | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 17 | 0 | ||
- ^ a b c d Appearances in Sheriff of London Charity Shield
Honours edit
Corinthian
References edit
- ^ a b Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 253. ISBN 978-1905891610.
- ^ "Surrey – Godalming, Charterhouse School – World War 1 Surnames R". Roll of Honour. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
- ^ a b "Casualty Details". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 31 December 2015.
- ^ a b c d e f Lloyd, Chris. "'The finest type of Englishman'". The Northern Echo. Retrieved 31 December 2015.
- ^ a b c "1/4th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment". 4thyorkshires.com. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
- ^ "Rowlandson signs for Newcastle". Derby Daily Telegraph. 4 October 1905. p. 2 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ "Newcastle after Rowlandson". Sevenoaks Chronicle Kentish Advertiser. 29 September 1905. p. 7 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ "Newcastle Unite v Notts Forest". Lincolnshire Echo. 7 October 1905. p. 3 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ a b Tom Rowlandson on Lives of the First World War
- ^ "No. 28941". The London Gazette (Supplement). 16 October 1914. p. 8331.
- ^ a b c d Corbett, B. O. (ed.). Annals of the Corinthian Football Club. LONGMANS, GREEN, AND CO. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
- ^ "The Sheriff of London's Shield". Sporting Life. 11 March 1907. p. 8. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
- ^ "1903–04 : Football League Division 1". Sunderland AFC – Statistics, History and Records – from TheStatCat. Retrieved 4 June 2017.
- ^ "1904–05 : Football League Division 1". Sunderland AFC – Statistics, History and Records – from TheStatCat. Retrieved 4 June 2017.
- ^ "Tom Rowlandson". 11v11.com. Retrieved 26 February 2023.