Thomas Finney (born 6 November 1952) is a Northern Irish former footballer who made over 260 appearances in the Football League for Cambridge United as a midfielder. He also played League football for Luton Town, Sunderland and Brentford. Finney later managed Ely City and Histon in non-League football. He was a member of the Northern Ireland squad at the 1982 World Cup.[2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Thomas Finney[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 6 November 1952 | ||
| Place of birth | Belfast, Northern Ireland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Linfield | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Distillery | |||
| 1971–1973 | Crusaders | (25) | |
| 1973–1974 | Luton Town | 14 | (5) |
| 1974–1976 | Sunderland | 15 | (1) |
| 1976–1984 | Cambridge United | 268 | (56) |
| 1984 | Brentford | 20 | (2) |
| 1984–1986 | Cambridge United | 64 | (5) |
| Cambridge City | |||
| Ely City | |||
| March Town | |||
| Histon | |||
| International career | |||
| 1972–1973 | Northern Ireland Amateurs | 5 | (1) |
| 1974–1980 | Northern Ireland | 14 | (2) |
| Managerial career | |||
| Ely City | |||
| 1993–1995 | Histon | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
International career
editFinney scored one goal in five appearances for the Northern Ireland amateur team between 1972 and 1973.[3] He won 14 caps and scored two goals for the senior team between 1974 and 1980.[4] He was a member of the Northern Ireland 1982 World Cup squad, but did not make an appearance.[2]
Personal life
editWhile a junior player in Northern Ireland, Finney worked for a gas company.[5]
Career statistics
edit| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Luton Town | 1973–74[6] | Second Division | 14 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | — | 21 | 6 | |
| Sunderland | 1974–75[7] | Second Division | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| 1975–76[8] | Second Division | 8 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2[d] | 0 | 15 | 2 | |
| Total | 15 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 24 | 2 | ||
| Brentford | 1983–84[9] | Third Division | 15 | 2 | — | — | 1[e] | 1 | 16 | 3 | ||
| 1984–85[9] | Third Division | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | ||
| Total | 20 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 3 | ||
| Career total | 49 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 69 | 11 | ||
- ^ Includes FA Cup
- ^ Includes Football League Cup
- ^ Appearance in Texaco Cup
- ^ Appearances in Anglo-Scottish Cup
- ^ Appearance in Football League Trophy
Honours
editLuton Town
- Football League Second Division second-place promotion: 1973–74[6]
Cambridge United
- Football League Third Division second-place promotion: 1977–78[10]
- Football League Fourth Division: 1976–77[10]
Individual
- Cambridge United Hall of Fame[5]
References
edit- ^ "Tommy Finney". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
- ^ a b c "Tommy Finney". nifootball.blogspot.co.uk. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
- ^ "Forgotten Glories – British Amateur Internationals 1901–1974" (PDF). p. 309. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 July 2017. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
- ^ "Tommy Finney". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 8 November 2024.
- ^ a b "Tom Finney". Cambridge United Hall of Fame. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
- ^ a b "Tom Finney". Hatters Heritage. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
- ^ "Season Details – 1974–75 : Football League Division 2". Sunderland AFC – Statistics, History and Records – from TheStatCat. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
- ^ "Season Details – 1975–76 : Football League Division 2". Sunderland AFC – Statistics, History and Records – from TheStatCat. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
- ^ a b White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. pp. 397–398. ISBN 0951526200.
- ^ a b Johnson, Mark (26 August 1992). "Football: Strange Abbey habits – Fans' Eye View / No. 2 Cambridge". The Independent. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
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