Tommy Finney
Thomas Finney (born 6 November 1952 in Belfast) is a former Northern Ireland international footballer who made over 260 appearances in the Football League for Cambridge United as a midfielder. 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 | ||
| 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 | |||
| National team | |||
| 1972–1973 | Northern Ireland Amateurs | 5 | (1) |
| 1974–1980 | Northern Ireland | 14 | (2) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1993–1995 | Histon | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
International career
Finney scored one goal in five appearances for the Northern Ireland amateur team between 1972 and 1973.[3] He won 14 caps for the senior team between 1974 and 1980 and was a member of the Northern Ireland 1982 World Cup squad, but did not make an appearance.[2]
Personal life
While a junior player in Northern Ireland, Finney worked for a gas company.[4]
Honours
Luton Town
- Football League Second Division second-place promotion: 1973–74[5]
Cambridge United
- Football League Third Division second-place promotion: 1977–78[6]
- Football League Fourth Division: 1976–77[6]
Individual
- Cambridge United Hall of Fame[4]
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Luton Town | 1973–74[5] | Second Division | 14 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | — | 21 | 6 | |
| Sunderland | 1974–75[7] | Second Division | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| 1975–76[8] | 8 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 15 | 2 | ||
| Total | 15 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 24 | 2 | ||
| Brentford | 1983–84[9] | Third Division | 15 | 2 | — | — | 1[lower-alpha 3] | 1 | 16 | 3 | ||
| 1984–85[9] | 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 | ||
- Appearance in Texaco Cup
- Appearances in Anglo-Scottish Cup
- Appearance in Football League Trophy
References
- "Tommy Finney". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
- "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.
- "Tom Finney". Cambridge United Hall of Fame. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
- "Tom Finney". Hatters Heritage. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
- Johnson, Mark (26 August 1992). "Football: Strange Abbey habits – Fans' Eye View / No. 2 Cambridge". The Independent. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
- "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.
- White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. pp. 397–398. ISBN 0951526200.
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