Tom Yule Explained

Tom Yule should not be confused with Tom Yuill.

Tom Yule
Fullname:Thomas Yule
Birth Date:4 February 1888
Birth Place:Douglas Water, South Lanarkshire, Scotland
Position:Left-winger
Youthclubs1:Portobello
Years1:1909–1911
Clubs1:Lincoln City
Caps1:63
Goals1:8
Years2:1911–1913
Clubs2:Wolverhampton Wanderers
Caps2:33
Goals2:7
Years3:1913–1915
Clubs3:Port Vale
Caps3:53
Goals3:13
Totalcaps:149
Totalgoals:28

Thomas Yule (4 February 1888 – ?) was a Scottish footballer who played on the left-wing for Lincoln City, Wolverhampton Wanderers, and Port Vale in the 1910s.

Career

Yule played for Portobello before moving down to England to play for Lincoln City of the Second Division.[1] He moved on to Wolverhampton Wanderers in 1911. Wolves finished fifth in the Second Division in 1911–12 and then tenth in 1912–13. In his two seasons at Molineux, Yule made 33 appearances, scoring seven goals.[2] He joined Port Vale in the summer of 1913.[3] The "left-wing flyer" made his debut in a 3–3 draw with Blackburn Rovers Reserves in a Central League match at The Old Recreation Ground on 1 September 1913.[3] He was a regular in the team and helped them reach the FA Cup first round in the 1913–14 season, which they lost 3–0 to Bolton Wanderers on 10 January 1914.[3] Yule racked up 20 goals in 77 appearances before departing the club in January 1915.[3]

Career statistics

Source:

ClubSeasonDivisionLeagueFA CupTotal
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Lincoln City1909–10Second Division37610386
1910–11Second Division26230292
Total63840678
Wolverhampton Wanderers1911–12Second Division25600256
1912–13Second Division810081
Total33700337
Port Vale1913–14Central League358934411
1914–15Central League18530215
Total53131236516
Total1492816316531

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Profile. redimps.com. 14 June 2016.
  2. Web site: Wolverhampton Wanderers Football Club Players. A - Z. wolves-stats.co.uk. 16 September 2012. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120227140833/http://www.wolves-stats.co.uk/A-Z.html. 27 February 2012. dmy-all.
  3. Book: Kent, Jeff. Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. 320. 1996. 0-9529152-0-0.