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Tommy Leigh (footballer, born 1875)

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English footballer

Tommy Leigh
Leigh while with Brentford in 1903
Personal information
Full name Thomas Leigh
Date of birth (1875-02-02)2 February 1875
Place of birth Derby, England
Date of death 24 January 1914(1914-01-24) (aged 38)
Place of death Derby, England
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. Born in Derby, he played in the Football League for New Brighton Tower, Burton Swifts and Newton Heath. He also played in the Southern League for New Brompton and Brentford.

Career statistics

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 Second Division 27 10 0 0 27 10
1897–98 Second Division 28 12 0 0 28 12
1898–99 Second Division 18 4 0 0 18 4
Total 73 26 0 0 73 26
New Brighton Tower 1898–99 Second Division 2 0 0 0 2 0
1899–1900 Second Division 10 4 0 0 10 4
Total 12 4 0 0 12 4
Newton Heath 1899–1900 Second Division 9 1 0 0 9 1
1900–01 Second Division 34 15 3 0 37 15
Total 43 16 3 0 46 16
New Brompton 1901–02 Southern League First Division 27 10 5 4 32 14
1902–03 Southern League First Division 8 2 3 3 11 5
Total 35 12 8 7 43 19
Brentford 1903–04 Southern League First Division 19 1 5 3 24 4
Career total 182 59 16 10 198 69

References

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

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