- Tom Baddeley
Infobox Football biography
playername = Tom Baddeley
fullname = Thomas Baddeley
dateofbirth = birth date|1874|11|2
cityofbirth =Bycars ,Burslem
countryofbirth =England
dateofdeath = death date and age|1946|9|24|1874|11|2|df=y
cityofdeath =Stoke-on-Trent
countryofdeath =England
height = height|ft=5|in=9
position = Goalkeeper
youthyears =
youthclubs =Burslem Swifts
years = 1893–1896
1896–1907
1907–1910
1910
1910–1911
clubs = Burslem Port Vale
fc|Wolverhampton Wanderers
afc|Bradford Park Avenue
Stoke
fc|Whitfield Colliery
caps(goals) =
296 00(0)
nationalyears = 1903–1904
nationalteam = England
nationalcaps(goals) = 005 00(0)Thomas "Tom" Baddeley (born
2 November 1874 –24 September 1946 ) was an English football player who represented the English national side as a goalkeeper.Baddeley began his professional career with Burslem Port Vale in 1893, before joining Wolverhampton Wanderers in October 1896 for £50. He broke through into the first team the following year, making his league debut on
1 September 1897 in a 3-0 win over Preston North End. [cite book |author=Matthews, Tony |title=The Legends of Wolverhampton Wanderers |year=2006 |publisher=Breedon Books |location=Derby |pages=p. 13 |isbn=1-85983-518-X] In his first three years at Wolves, he kept 31 clean sheets. [ [http://www.iffhs.de/?b4a390f03be4ac07cda14b45fdcdc3bfcdc0aec70aec01 iffhs - Goal keeping aggregate record without conceding a goal] ] Conversely Baddeley was also in goal in 1900 when Wolves were sensationally knocked out of the F A Cup byQueen's Park Rangers at home. [ [http://www.freewebs.com/captainbeecher/number82.htm Match report of Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Queens Park Rangers 1900] ]This form saw him make his international debut on
14 February 1903 in a 4-0 win over Ireland, played at his home club ground of Molineux. He made four further appearances over the next 14 months, all during his time with the club.After making a total of 315 appearances in an 11-year stay, he left Wolves in 1907 for Bradford Park Avenue, where he later played in their first-ever league match in September 1908. However, he returned to the Midlands with Stoke after failing to become a regular in the Bradford team. His stay at Stoke proved short though and he soon dropped into non-league action with nearby
Whitfield Colliery before retiring in May 1911.References
External links
* [http://www.englandstats.com/playerreport.php?pid=40 Player profile at EnglandStats.com]
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