Thomas Porteous (footballer)

Football player infobox
playername = Thomas Porteous


fullname = Thomas Stoddard Porteous
dateofbirth = c.1864
cityofbirth = Newcastle-upon-Tyne
countryofbirth = England
dateofdeath = 23 February 1919
height =
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position = Right back
youthyears =
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years =
1884–1889
1889–1894
1894-1895
1895
1895-1896
clubs = Heart of Midlothian
Kilmarnock
Sunderland
Rotherham Town
Ardwick
Rotherham Town
caps(goals) =

79 0(0)
19 0(0)
05 0(0)
02 0(0)
nationalyears = 1891
nationalteam = England
nationalcaps(goals) = 01 0(0)
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Thomas Stoddard Porteous (c.1864 – 23 February 1919) was an English footballer who played as a right back, for Sunderland and also one appearance for England.

Career

Early career

Although born in Newcastle upon Tyne, Porteous started his football career north of the border with Hearts before joining Kilmarnock in 1884.cite book | author=Graham Betts| title=England: Player by player | publisher=Green Umbrella Publishing | year=2006|pages=p.194| isbn=1-905009-63-1]

underland

In 1889 Porteous arrived at Sunderland after gaining a high reputation in Scotland, and joining what was to become known as the team of all talents. He made his debut on 18 January 1890 in a FA Cup match against Blackburn Rovers, but had to wait until 13 September before making his League debut. He soon became a fixture in the side, appearing in all 22 league matches in 1890–91. This was Sunderland's first season in the Football League at the end of which they finished in seventh place, with a team consisting mainly of Scottish players.

The following season Sunderland dominated the league, taking the title by a margin of five points, with Porteous missing only one match. Porteous was again an ever present figure in the 1892–93 season [cite news|title=Tom Porteous |publisher=www.safc.com |url=http://www.safc.com/history/?page_id=6544 |accessdate=2008-03-22] when Sunderland took the Football League title for the second consecutive season, this time by a substantial 11 point margin.

Although he started the 1893–94 season, after two matches he lost his place to Peter Meehan, a Scottish international who had recently been signed from Celtic. [cite book |last= Gibbons|first= Philip|authorlink= |title= Association Football in Victorian England - A History of the Game from 1863 to 1900|year= 2001|publisher= Upfront Publishing |pages=p.250 |isbn=1-84426-035-6] Porteous left Sunderland at the end of the season, moving to Rotherham Town where he spent two seasons, also spending a few months with Ardwick.

England

Porteous' England call-up came in the 1890–91 season against Wales, when England won 4–1 at Newcastle Road, Sunderland in the 1891 British Home Championship. [cite news|title=England 4 - Wales 1|publisher=England Stats|url=http://www.englandstats.com/matchreport.php?mid=42|accessdate=2008-03-22] The Wales game was Porteous' only game for England, which was also the first international game in Sunderland.

Honours

;Sunderland
*Football League champions: 1891–92 and 1892–93

References

External links

*Englandstats|id=770|name=Thomas Porteous
* [http://www.englandfc.com/Profiles/php/PlayerProfileByName.php?id=775 England profile]
* [http://www.thestatcat.co.uk/Mplayers/MPG683.asp Full details of Sunderland career]
* [http://www.a-love-supreme.com/100%20greatest/80-71.htm Sunderland profile]