Tom Strang | |
Birth Date: | 20 October 1881 |
Birth Place: | West Calder, Scotland |
Death Date: | 17 August 1947 (aged 65) |
Death Place: | Edinburgh, Scotland |
Position: | Centre-half |
Clubs1: | Celtic |
Clubs2: | Bolton Wanderers |
Years2: | 1902–1903 |
Caps2: | 3 |
Goals2: | 0 |
Years3: | 1903–1907 |
Clubs3: | Aberdeen |
Caps3: | 95 |
Goals3: | 3 |
Tom Strang (20 October 1881 – 17 August 1947) was a Scottish professional football who played as a Centre-half for Celtic, Bolton Wanderers and Aberdeen.
Strang was the first Aberdeen player to surpass 100 appearances and was the captain during the 1905–06 season.[1] After retiring from football, Strang moved to Penicuik where he worked as a miner before he founded Strangs Football Pools around 1922. He later moved his business to Edinburgh where he would die in his home on August 17, 1947.[2]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | Total | ||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Bolton Wanderers | 1902–03 | First Division | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
Aberdeen | 1903–04 | Northern League | 20 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 2 |
1904–05 | Scottish Division Two | 20 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 23 | 0 | |
1905–06 | Scottish Division One | 30 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 32 | 2 | |
1906–07 | 25 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 0 | ||
Total | 95 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 103 | 4 |