Tommy McCairns
Thomas McCairns (22 December 1873 – 1932) was an English footballer who scored 109 goals from 199 appearances in the Football League playing for Grimsby Town, Notts County, Lincoln City and Barnsley.[3] He also played for Middlesbrough Ironopolis, Whitby,[3] in the Birmingham & District League and the Western League for Bristol Rovers,[4][5] in the Southern League for Wellingborough,[6] Queens Park Rangers,[7] and Brighton & Hove Albion,[1] in the South-Eastern League for Southern United,[8] and for Kettering.[3]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Thomas McCairns[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 22 December 1873[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Dinsdale, Darlington,[1] England | ||
| Date of death | 1932 (aged 58–59)[1] | ||
| Place of death | Willesden,[1] England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Centre forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| – | Middlesbrough Ironopolis | ||
| – | Whitby | ||
| 1893–1898 | Grimsby Town | 137 | (86) |
| 1898–1899 | Bristol Rovers | ||
| 1899 | Notts County | 4 | (0) |
| 1899–1901 | Lincoln City | 35 | (14) |
| 1901–1902 | Barnsley | 23 | (9) |
| 1902–1903 | Wellingborough | ||
| 1903 | Queens Park Rangers | 1 | (0) |
| 1903–1904 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 17 | (5) |
| 1904–1905 | Southern United | ||
| – | Kettering | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
References
- Carder, Tim; Harris, Roger (1997). Albion A–Z: A Who's Who of Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. Hove: Goldstone Books. p. 151. ISBN 978-0-9521337-1-1.
- "Football. The coming season. Prospects of the principal clubs. Notts County". Sheffield & Rotherham Independent. 26 August 1899. p. 10.
- Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: SoccerData. p. 164. ISBN 978-1-899468-67-6.
- "Birmingham League. Eastville Rovers v. Dudley". The Bristol Mercury. 3 October 1898. p. 3.
- "The Western League. Bedminster v. Eastville Rovers". The Bristol Mercury. 27 December 1898. p. 3.
- "Southern League. Div.I". Daily Express. London. 13 October 1902. p. 8.
- Westerberg, Kenneth. "1903/04" (Excel spreadsheet). QPRnet. Ron Norris. Retrieved 14 April 2013.
- "South Eastern League. Southern United v. Maidstone United". The South Eastern Gazette. Maidstone. 28 February 1905. p. 7.
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