| Tommy Atherton | |
| Fullname: | Thomas Henry Atherton |
| Birth Date: | 8 January 1879[1] |
| Birth Place: | West Derby, England |
| Death Date: | [2] |
| Death Place: | Exeter, England |
| Position: | Outside right |
| Clubs1: | Dundee Wanderers |
| Clubs2: | Hibernian |
| Years3: | –1898 |
| Clubs3: | Edinburgh Benburb |
| Years4: | 1898–1899 |
| Clubs4: | Tottenham Hotspur |
| Caps4: | 2 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 1899 |
| Clubs5: | Dunfermline Juniors |
| Years6: | 1899 |
| Clubs6: | St Bernard's |
| Caps6: | 6 |
| Goals6: | 0 |
| Years7: | 1900 |
| Clubs7: | Raith Rovers |
| Years8: | 1900–1901 |
| Clubs8: | Partick Thistle |
| Caps8: | 18 |
| Goals8: | 4 |
| Years9: | 1901–1902 |
| Clubs9: | Dundee |
| Caps9: | 8 |
| Goals9: | 2 |
| Years10: | 1902–1904 |
| Clubs10: | Grimsby Town |
| Caps10: | 2 |
| Goals10: | 0 |
| Years11: | 1903–1904 |
| Clubs11: | → Brentford (loan) |
| Caps11: | 22 |
| Goals11: | 2 |
| Nationalyears1: | 1901 |
| Nationalteam1: | Scottish League XI |
| Nationalcaps1: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Years12: | 1904–1905 |
| Clubs12: | Motherwell |
| Caps12: | 12 |
| Goals12: | 3 |
Thomas Henry Atherton (8 January 1879 – 1955) was an English professional footballer who played in the Scottish League for Partick Thistle, Motherwell, Dundee and St Bernard's as an outside right. He also played in England for Brentford, Tottenham Hotspur and Grimsby Town.[3] [4]
Atherton was the son of Samuel Atherton and Ann Williams and was the older brother of footballer Bobby Atherton.[5] [6] Atherton married Rachel Steedman Scott in Morningside in 1903 and they had three children.
| Season | League | National Cup | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Tottenham Hotspur | 1898–99[7] | Southern League First Division | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| St Bernard's | 1899–1900[8] | Scottish League First Division | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | ||
| Partick Thistle | 1900–01[9] | Scottish League First Division | 18 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4[10] | 0 | 23 | 4 | |
| Dundee | 1901–02[11] | Scottish League First Division | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 10 | 2 | ||
| Brentford (loan) | 1903–04[12] | Southern League First Division | 22 | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | 27 | 2 | ||
| Motherwell | 1904-05 | Scottish League First Division | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 15 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 68 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 83 | 8 | |||