Thomas Clay

Thomas Clay

Tommy (Thomas) Clay was born 19 November 1892 in Leicester and died on 21 February 1949 in Southend. He was a professional footballer who played fullback for Leicester Fosse the original name of Leicester City, Tottenham Hotspur and England during the 1910s and 1920s.

Biography

Football career

Thomas Clay joined Leicester Fosse in April 1911 and made his first appearance for the team against Bradford Park Avenue F.C. on November 11 that year, having previously made a name for himself for local side Belvoir Sunday School Juniors. [cite book |last=Taylor|first=Paul |title=Of Fossils and Foxes: The Official Definitive History of Leicester City Football Club |year=2001 |publisher=Polar Print Group Ltd |location=England |isbn=978-1899538 218]

Tommy came to the attention of Tottenham during a FA Cup tie between the two sides in 1914. Together with team mate Harry Sparrow he was signed by Spurs following the match. Tommy played for Spurs throughout the First World War participating in 107 friendly matches. He captained the side in 1920 when it won the Second division title. In March 1921 he kept a clean sheet as stand-in goalkeeper in a 1 – 0 victory over Sunderland. Later the same year, although not captain, he played in the 1921 FA Cup Final. He continued to play for Tottenham, totting-up 318 league appearances (23 goals) and 33 FA Cup matches (1 goal), until May 1929 when he became player-coach at Northfleet club with close associations with Tottenham. [cite news|url=http://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/history/legends/tommyclay.html|title=Thomas Clay biog on THFC site|]

He won his first of four England Caps against Wales at Highbury on 15 March 1920 and the last on 8 April 1922 against Scotland [cite news|url=http://www.englandstats.com/playerreport.php?pid=230|title=Thomas Clay English International record on England Stats site|]

Cricket Coaching and Later Career

In 1923 Thomas had been a trialist for Leicestershire County Cricket Club and between 1926 and 1929 during his time at Spurs he took up cricket coaching at Public Schools including Highgate, St Paul's and Berkhamsted.

After retiring from football he subsequently ran a pub and sports outfitters in St Albans. He was working as a builders’ labourer in Southend when he died in 1949. [cite book |last=Taylor|first=paul |title=Of Fossils and Foxes: The Official Definitive History of Leicester City Football Club |year=2001 |publisher=Polar Print Group Ltd |location=England |isbn=978-1899538 218]

References


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Нужен реферат?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Thomas Clay McCreery — Thomas C. McCreery Thomas Clay McCreery (* 12. Dezember 1816 bei Owensboro, Kentucky; † 10. Juli 1890 in Owensboro, Kentucky) war ein US amerikanischer Politiker der Demokratischen Partei. Nach dem Schulbesuch nahm McCreery …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Thomas Rust Underwood — Thomas R. Underwood Thomas Rust Underwood (* 3. März 1898 in Hopkinsville, Kentucky; † 29. Juni 1956 in Lexington, Kentucky) war ein US amerikanischer Politiker der Demokratischen Partei. Er gehörte beiden Kammern des …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Thomas Underwood — Thomas R. Underwood Thomas Rust Underwood (* 3. März 1898 in Hopkinsville, Kentucky; † 29. Juni 1956 in Lexington, Kentucky) war ein US amerikanischer Politiker der Demokratischen Partei. Er gehörte beiden Kammern des …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Thomas C. McCreery — Thomas Clay McCreery (* 12. Dezember 1816 bei Owensboro, Kentucky; † 10. Juli 1890 in Owensboro, Kentucky) war ein US amerikanischer Politiker der Demokratischen Partei. Nach dem Schulbesuch nahm McCreer …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Thomas C. McCreery — Thomas Clay McCreery (December 12 1816 July 10 1890) was a Democratic U.S. Senator from Kentucky.Born near Owensboro, Kentucky, McCreery graduated from Centre College, in Danville, Kentucky, in 1837. He studied law, passed the bar, and commenced… …   Wikipedia

  • Clay Walker — For the filmmaker of the same name, see Clay Walker (filmmaker). Clay Walker Clay Walker performing in Dallas, Texas Background information Birth name …   Wikipedia

  • Clay family — The Clays were an influential nineteenth century U.S. political and business dynasty. List of Clays Brutus Junius Clay (1808–1878), U.S. Congressman from Kentucky. Cassius Marcellus Clay (abolitionist) (1810–1903), publisher, U.S. general, U.S.… …   Wikipedia

  • Clay Mathematics Institute — This article incorporates material from Millennium Problems on PlanetMath, which is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike License. Clay Mathematics Institute Motto: Dedicated to increasing and disseminating mathematical… …   Wikipedia

  • Clay County, Tennessee — Clay County Courthouse in Celina, Tennessee …   Wikipedia

  • Thomas B. Marsh — edit data President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”