title: Tom Walsh (rugby league, Castleford)
text: # Tom Walsh (rugby league, Castleford)
  
  Tom Walsh (birth unknown – death unknown), also known by the nickname of "Tot", was a professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s. He played at club level for Leigh (Heritage No. 383), Castleford (Heritage No. 159), and Dewsbury (World War II guest), as a goal-kicking scrum-half, i.e. number 7.
  
  ## Playing career
  
  ### Championship final appearances
  
  Tom Walsh played scrum-half in Dewsbury's 14-25 aggregate defeat by Wigan in the Championship Final during the 1943–44 season; Walsh played scrum-half, and scored a try, and 3-goals (1-goal, and 2-penalty goals) in the 9-13 first-leg defeat at Central Park, Wigan on Saturday 13 May 1944, but Harry Royal played scrum-half in the 5-12 second-leg defeat at Crown Flatt, Dewsbury on Saturday 20 May 1944.
  
  ### County League appearances
  
  Tom Walsh played in Castleford's victory in the Yorkshire County League during the 1938–39 season.
  
  