Tom McInnes (footballer, born 1869) explained

Tom McInnes
Fullname:Thomas McInnes
Birth Date:22 March 1869
Birth Place:Glasgow, Scotland
Death Place:Luton, England
Position:Forward
Youthyears1:
Years1:
Clubs1:Dalmuir Thistle
Years2:
Years3:1889–1893
Caps3:73
Goals3:20
Years4:1892
Clubs4:Rangers
Caps4:4
Years5:1893–1894
Caps5:18
Goals5:8
Years6:1894–1896
Clubs6:Everton
Caps6:42
Goals6:18
Years7:1897–1900
Caps7:93
Goals7:21
Years8:
Clubs8:Bedford Queens Engineers
Nationalyears1:1889
Nationalteam1:Scotland
Nationalcaps1:1
Nationalgoals1:1
Nationalyears2:1891–1892[1] [2]
Nationalteam2:Football League XI
Nationalcaps2:2
Nationalgoals2:1

Thomas McInnes (22 March 1869 – 17 January 1939)[3] was a Scottish professional footballer. McInnes was capped once for Scotland, against Ireland in 1889.

Football career

McInnes was born in Glasgow. He joined local club Cowlairs, playing as a forward, most often at outside right. His performances for Cowlairs earned him a cap for the Scotland national team, on 9 March 1889 against Ireland in the 1889 British Home Championship.[3] [4] Scotland won the match 7–0, and McInnes scored the last goal, in the 88th minute.[3] [5]

McInnes scored 67 goals from 226 appearances playing as an inside forward for Notts County between 1889 and 1893. McInnes played on the losing side for Notts County against Blackburn Rovers in the 1891 FA Cup final.[6] During 1892, he briefly returned to Scotland to play for Rangers.[3] Upon his return to Notts County, McInnes was suspended for a month by the Football Association because his move to Rangers breached their rules.[3]

McInnes later played for Everton and Luton Town in the Football League and for Third Lanark in the Scottish Football League.[3] [7] [8] On 13 October 1894, McInnes scored the opening goal in the first ever Merseyside derby, which Everton won 3–0.[9]

Notes and References

  1. https://www.11v11.com/matches/football-alliance-v-football-league-20-april-1891-248234/ Football Alliance v Football League, 20 April 1891
  2. http://gottfriedfuchs.blogspot.com/2014/04/the-football-league-vs-scottish-league.html The Football League vs The Scottish League – 1890s
  3. Web site: Double trouble: unravelling the careers of two footballers called Thomas McInnes . Scottish Sport History . 3 December 2013 . 3 December 2013 . Andy . Mitchell.
  4. Web site: Thomas McInnes – A Squad . Scottish Football Association (SFA) . 27 April 2010.
  5. Web site: Scotland v Northern Ireland . SFA . 27 April 2010.
  6. Web site: FA Cup Final 1891 . fa-cupfinals.co.uk . 27 April 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090507191439/http://www.fa-cupfinals.co.uk/1891.html . 7 May 2009 .
  7. Book: Joyce, Michael . Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939 . SoccerData (Tony Brown) . Nottingham . 2004 . 74 . 978-1-899468-67-6.
  8. Book: Emms . Steve . Wells . Richard . amp . Scottish Football League Players' Records Division One 1890/91 to 1938/39 . SoccerData (Tony Brown) . Nottingham . 2007 . 978-1-899468-66-9.
  9. Web site: On this day – 13th October . Everton F.C . 27 April 2010.