| Tommy Crilly | |
| Fullname: | Thomas Crilly |
| Birth Date: | 20 July 1895 |
| Birth Place: | Stockton-on-Tees, England |
| Death Place: | Derby, England |
| Height: | [1] |
| Position: | Full back |
| Years1: | ?–1919 |
| Clubs1: | Stockton |
| Years2: | 1919–1922 |
| Clubs2: | Hartlepools United |
| Caps2: | 85 |
| Goals2: | 1 |
| Years3: | 1922–1927 |
| Clubs3: | Derby County |
| Caps3: | 197 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 1928–1932 |
| Clubs4: | Crystal Palace |
| Caps4: | 116 |
| Goals4: | 1 |
| Years5: | 1933–1934 |
| Clubs5: | Northampton Town |
| Caps5: | 46 |
| Goals5: | 1 |
| Years6: | 1935–1937 |
| Totalcaps: | 444 |
| Totalgoals: | 3 |
| Manageryears1: | 1935–1937 |
| Managerclubs1: | Scunthorpe & Lindsey United (player-manager) |
Thomas Crilly (20 July 1895 – 18 January 1960)[2] was an English professional footballer who played in The Football League for Hartlepools United, Derby County, Crystal Palace, Northampton Town. He also played for Stockton and Scunthorpe & Lindsey United.[3]
Crilly was born in Stockton-on-Tees, England and began his playing career with local team Stockton F.C., before signing for Hartlepools United (then playing in the North Eastern League) in 1919.[2] He was ever present in his first two seasons and missed only one game when Hartlepools were elected to the Third Division North in 1921–22.[2] In 1922, Crilly and teammate Harry Thoms moved, along with manager Cecil Potter, to Derby County.[2] He made over 200 appearances, in total, for Derby and helped the club achieve promotion to the First Division,[2] before moving to Crystal Palace in 1928 (again at the same time as Thoms).[2] He was a regular in the sides that finished Third Division South runners up in 1929 and 1931.[2] In 1933 he moved to Northampton Town, where he became club captain[2] between then and 1935 when he moved to become player-manager of Scunthorpe & Lindsey United.[2]
Crilly left Scunthorpe in 1937 and became a publican in Derby. He also assisted with coaching Derby County junior players during The Second World War.[2]
Crilly died in Derby on 18 January 1960.[2]