Thomas Urwin (footballer) explained

Thomas Urwin
Fullname:Thomas Urwin
Birth Date:5 February 1896
Birth Place:Haswell, England
Height:[1]
Position:Outside forward
Clubs1:Middlesbrough
Years2:1924–1930
Clubs2:Newcastle United
Caps2:188
Goals2:23
Nationalyears1:1923–1926
Nationalteam1:England
Nationalcaps1:4
Nationalgoals1:0

Thomas Urwin (5 February 1896 – 7 May 1968) was an English international footballer, who played as an outside forward.[2]

Career

Born in Haswell, Urwin played professionally for Middlesbrough, Sunderland and Newcastle United,[3] and earned four caps for England between 1923 and 1926.[4]

Personal life

Urwin served as a gunner in the Royal Field Artillery during the First World War and saw action at Gallipoli and in India.[5]

Notes and References

  1. News: First Division prospects. Middlesbrough . Vulcan . Athletic News . Manchester . 22 August 1921 . 5.
  2. Book: Joyce, Michael . Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939 . Tony Brown . 2012 . 978-1905891610 . Nottingham . 295.
  3. Web site: Profile . toon1892 . 28 October 2019.
  4. Book: All the Lads: A Complete Who's Who of Sunderland AFC . Dykes . Garth . Lamming . Doug . 2000 . 9781899538157 . Great Britain.
  5. Web site: North East War Memorials Project – Regional Content . www.newmp.org.uk . 28 October 2019.