Tom Finney
English footballer (1922-2014)
Tom Finney (5 April 1922 – 14 February 2014) was an English footballer. He played for England national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Thomas Finney | ||
| Date of birth | 5 April 1922 | ||
| Place of birth | Preston, Lancashire, England | ||
| Date of death | 14 February 2014 (aged 91) | ||
| Place of death | Preston, Lancashire, England | ||
| Position(s) | Winger and centre forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1940 | Preston North End | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1940–1960 | Preston North End | 433 | (187) |
| 1962 | Toronto City | 1 | (1) |
| 1963 | Distillery | 0 | (0) |
| Total | 434 | (188) | |
| National team | |||
| 1948 | England B | 1 | (0) |
| 1946–1958 | England | 76 | (30) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Career statistics
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change| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Preston North End | 1946–47 | First Division | 32 | 7 | 3 | 2 | — | 35 | 9 | |
| 1947–48 | 33 | 13 | 4 | 1 | — | 37 | 14 | |||
| 1948–49 | 24 | 7 | 2 | 2 | — | 26 | 9 | |||
| 1949–50 | Second Division | 37 | 10 | 1 | 1 | — | 38 | 11 | ||
| 1950–51 | 34 | 13 | 2 | 0 | — | 36 | 13 | |||
| 1951–52 | First Division | 33 | 13 | 0 | 0 | — | 33 | 13 | ||
| 1952–53 | 34 | 17 | 3 | 2 | — | 37 | 19 | |||
| 1953–54 | 23 | 11 | 8 | 3 | — | 31 | 14 | |||
| 1954–55 | 30 | 7 | 3 | 2 | — | 33 | 9 | |||
| 1955–56 | 32 | 17 | 1 | 1 | — | 33 | 18 | |||
| 1956–57 | 34 | 23 | 6 | 5 | — | 40 | 28 | |||
| 1957–58 | 34 | 26 | 1 | 0 | — | 35 | 26 | |||
| 1958–59 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | 16 | 6 | |||
| 1959–60 | 37 | 17 | 6 | 4 | — | 43 | 21 | |||
| Distillery | 1963–64 | Irish League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Career total | 433 | 187 | 40 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 474 | 210 | ||
International goals
change- Scores and results list England's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Finney goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 28 September 1946 | Windsor Park, Belfast, Northern Ireland | Ireland | 4–0 | 7–2 | 1946–47 British Home Championship |
| 2 | 30 September 1946 | Dalymount Park, Dublin, Republic of Ireland | Republic of Ireland | 1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly |
| 3 | 27 November 1946 | Leeds Road, Huddersfield, England | Netherlands | 6–1 | 8–2 | Friendly |
| 4 | 3 May 1947 | Highbury, London, England | France | 1–0 | 3–0 | Friendly |
| 5 | 25 May 1947 | Estádio Nacional, Lisbon, Portugal | Portugal | 4–0 | 10–0 | Friendly |
| 6 | 21 September 1947 | Heysel Stadium, Brussels, Belgium | Belgium | 3–0 | 5–2 | Friendly |
| 7 | 4–2 | |||||
| 8 | 18 October 1947 | Ninian Park, Cardiff, Wales | Wales | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1947–48 British Home Championship |
| 9 | 10 April 1948 | Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland | Scotland | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1947–48 British Home Championship |
| 10 | 16 May 1948 | Stadio Comunale, Turin, Italy | Italy | 3–0 | 4–0 | Friendly |
| 11 | 4–0 | |||||
| 12 | 10 November 1948 | Villa Park, Birmingham, England | Wales | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1948–49 British Home Championship |
| 13 | 13 May 1949 | Råsunda Stadium, Stockholm, Sweden | Sweden | 1–3 | 1–3 | Friendly |
| 14 | 18 May 1949 | Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway | Norway | 2–0 | 4–1 | Friendly |
| 15 | 14 May 1950 | Estádio Nacional, Lisbon, Portugal | Portugal | 1–0 | 5–3 | Friendly |
| 16 | 3–0 | |||||
| 17 | 4–1 | |||||
| 18 | 5–3 | |||||
| 19 | 14 April 1951 | Wembley Stadium, London, England | Scotland | 2–3 | 2–3 | 1950–51 British Home Championship |
| 20 | 19 May 1951 | Goodison Park, Liverpool, England | Portugal | 3–2 | 5–2 | Friendly |
| 21 | 12 November 1952 | Wembley Stadium, London, England | Wales | 1–0 | 5–2 | 1952–53 British Home Championship |
| 22 | 21 November 1953 | Yankee Stadium, New York City, US | United States | — | 6–3 | Friendly |
| 23 | — | |||||
| 24 | 26 June 1954 | St. Jakob Stadium, Basle, Switzerland | Uruguay | 2–3 | 2–4 | 1954 FIFA World Cup Quarter-finals |
| 25 | 2 November 1955 | Wembley Stadium, London, England | Northern Ireland | 3–0 | 3–0 | 1955–56 British Home Championship |
| 26 | 30 November 1955 | Wembley Stadium, London, England | Spain | 3–0 | 4–1 | Friendly |
| 27 | 14 November 1956 | Wembley Stadium, London, England | Wales | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1956–57 British Home Championship |
| 28 | 19 October 1957 | Ninian Park, Cardiff, Wales | Wales | 3–0 | 4–0 | 1957–58 British Home Championship |
| 29 | 8 June 1958 | Ullevi, Gothenburg, Sweden | Soviet Union | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1958 FIFA World Cup Group 4 |
| 30 | 4 October 1958 | Windsor Park, Belfast, Northern Ireland | Northern Ireland | 2–2 | 3–3 | 1958–59 British Home Championship |
Honours
changePreston North End[1]
- Football League First Division: runners-up 1952–53, 1957–58
- Football League Second Division: winners 1950–51
- FA Cup: runners-up 1954
England
- 76 Caps and 30 goals
- British Home Championship: winners 1946–47, 1947–48, 1949–50, 1951–52, 1952–53, 1953–54, 1955–56, 1956–57, 1957–58, 1958–59[2]
Individual[1]
- FWA Footballer of the Year: 1954, 1957
- SPFA Special Merit Award: 2006[3]
Civil Honours
- Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) - 1961
- Honorary Freedom of City of Preston - 6 September 1979[4]
- Honorary Doctorate (LLD) of Lancaster University - 1988
- Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) - 1992
- Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire (KBE) - 1998
- Honorary Fellowship of Myerscough College - 2007
References
change- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Finney 2004, pp. 415–419.
- ↑ "Player; Sir Tom Finney". England Football Online. Retrieved 17 May 2022.
- ↑ "History man Maloney wins double award". The Scotsman. 1 May 2006. Retrieved 17 May 2022.
- ↑ "Honorary Freemen - Preston City Council". www.preston.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 11 January 2015. Retrieved 16 June 2014.
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