- Tom Willighan
Tom (Thomas) Willighan (
March 22 1903 -7 July 1936 ) was an Irish former football player. He was capped twice for the Ireland national football team.Willighan was born in
Belfast ,Ireland onMarch 22 1903 . He played football for Burnley in the 1930s and twice represented Ireland in before injury ended his career. On7 Dec 1932 , he was a defender in the 4-1 defeat to Wales at Wrexham and onSeptember 16 1933 he was in the starting XI that beat Scotland 2-1 in Glasgow.Before joining Burnley, he played football in Belfast for Willowfield, then Linfield
Willighan died of cancer on
7 July 1936 at the age of 33. His son Thomas Jnr was just 5 months old. Thomas Jnr still lives in Burnley with his family.External links
* [http://www.claretsmad.co.uk/news/loadsngl.asp?cid=ED36&id=302756 Clarets Mad - Tom Willighan's caps]
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