Tommy Leigh (footballer, born 1875)

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Tommy Leigh
Leigh while with Brentford in 1903
Personal information
Full name Thomas Leigh[1]
Date of birth (1875-02-02)2 February 1875
Place of birth Derby, England[1]
Date of death 24 January 1914(1914-01-24) (aged 38)[2]
Place of death Derby, England[2]
Position(s) Centre forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1895 Derby County 0 (0)
1896–1898 Burton Swifts 73 (26)
1898–1899 New Brighton Tower 12 (4)
1899–1900 Newton Heath 43 (16)
1901–1903 New Brompton 32 (12)
1903–1904 Brentford 19 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Thomas Leigh (2 February 1875 – 24 January 1914) was an English professional footballer who played as a centre-forward.[1] Born in Derby, he played in the Football League for New Brighton Tower, Burton Swifts and Newton Heath.[1] He also played in the Southern League for New Brompton and Brentford.[3]

Career statistics[edit]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Burton Swifts 1896–97[4] Second Division 27 10 0 0 27 10
1897–98[4] Second Division 28 12 0 0 28 12
1898–99[4] Second Division 18 4 0 0 18 4
Total 73 26 0 0 73 26
New Brighton Tower 1898–99[4] Second Division 2 0 0 0 2 0
1899–1900[4] Second Division 10 4 0 0 10 4
Total 12 4 0 0 12 4
Newton Heath 1899–1900[5] Second Division 9 1 0 0 9 1
1900–01[5] Second Division 34 15 3 0 37 15
Total 43 16 3 0 46 16
New Brompton 1901–02[6] Southern League First Division 27 10 5 4 32 14
1902–03[6] Southern League First Division 8 2 3 3 11 5
Total 35 12 8 7 43 19
Brentford 1903–04[3] Southern League First Division 19 1 5 3 24 4
Career total 182 59 16 10 198 69

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 172. ISBN 978-1905891610.
  2. ^ a b "Death of Mr. T. Leigh". Burton Observer and Chronicle. 29 January 1914. p. 2. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
  3. ^ a b White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years of Brentford. Brentford FC. p. 357. ISBN 0951526200.
  4. ^ a b c d e Boujaoude, Charbel (25 June 2019). Manchester United Players' Careers 2019. p. 15. ISBN 978-0-359-75289-8.
  5. ^ a b "Thomas Leigh". 11v11.com. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
  6. ^ a b "Tommy Leigh". Gillingham FC Scrapbook. Retrieved 14 November 2023.

External links[edit]

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