Tom McAnearney explained

Tom McAnearney
Birth Date:6 January 1933
Birth Place:Dundee, Scotland
Position:Wing Half
Years1:1952–1965
Years2:1965
Years3:1965–1969
Clubs3:Aldershot
Caps1:352
Caps2:12
Caps3:106
Goals1:19
Goals2:0
Goals3:3
Manageryears1:1967–1968
Manageryears2:1970–1971
Manageryears3:1971–1972
Manageryears4:1972–1981
Managerclubs3:Bury
Managerclubs4:Aldershot

Tom McAnearney (6 January 1933 – 14 February 2012) was a Scottish football player and manager.

Born in Dundee, he played at Sheffield Wednesday, with his brother Jim, and later at Peterborough United and Aldershot. After he retired he joined the Sheffield Wednesday coaching staff. He spent one season as manager of Crewe Alexandra.

In the early 1970s he took over as manager at Aldershot and managed them to their first ever promotion during the 1972-73 season and their highest ever league finish the following season.

McAnearney died on 14 February 2012, aged 79, from undisclosed causes.[1]

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Tom was a serviceman in the Royal Air Force, serving at RAF workshop in 1955.

Notes and References

  1. News: Potning . Ivan . February 18, 2012 . Tom McAnearney: Talented wing-half of the 1950s and 1960s . live . July 12, 2024 . The Independent.