Tommy Finney should not be confused with Tom Finney.
| Tommy Finney | |
| Fullname: | Thomas Finney |
| Birth Date: | 1952 11, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Belfast, Northern Ireland |
| Height: | 5ft 10in |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Youthclubs1: | Linfield |
| Clubs1: | Distillery |
| Years2: | 1971–1973 |
| Clubs2: | Crusaders |
| Goals2: | 25 |
| Years3: | 1973–1974 |
| Clubs3: | Luton Town |
| Caps3: | 14 |
| Goals3: | 5 |
| Years4: | 1974–1976 |
| Clubs4: | Sunderland |
| Caps4: | 15 |
| Goals4: | 1 |
| Years5: | 1976–1984 |
| Clubs5: | Cambridge United |
| Caps5: | 268 |
| Goals5: | 56 |
| Years6: | 1984 |
| Clubs6: | Brentford |
| Caps6: | 20 |
| Goals6: | 2 |
| Years7: | 1984–1986 |
| Clubs7: | Cambridge United |
| Caps7: | 64 |
| Goals7: | 5 |
| Clubs8: | Cambridge City |
| Clubs9: | Ely City |
| Clubs10: | March Town |
| Clubs11: | Histon |
| Nationalyears1: | 1972–1973 |
| Nationalteam1: | Northern Ireland Amateurs |
| Nationalcaps1: | 5 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 1 |
| Nationalyears2: | 1974–1980 |
| Nationalteam2: | Northern Ireland |
| Nationalcaps2: | 14 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 2 |
| Managerclubs1: | Ely City |
| Manageryears2: | 1993–1995 |
| Managerclubs2: | Histon |
Thomas Finney (born 6 November 1952) is a Northern Irish former footballer who made over 260 appearances in the Football League for Cambridge United as a midfielder. He also played League football for Luton Town, Sunderland and Brentford. Finney later managed Ely City and Histon in non-League football. He was a member of the Northern Ireland squad at the 1982 World Cup.[1]
Finney scored one goal in five appearances for the Northern Ireland amateur team between 1972 and 1973.[2] He won 14 caps for the senior team between 1974 and 1980 and was a member of the Northern Ireland 1982 World Cup squad, but did not make an appearance.
While a junior player in Northern Ireland, Finney worked for a gas company.[3]
| Season | League | National cup | League cup | Other | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Luton Town | 1973–74[4] | Second Division | 14 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | — | 21 | 6 | ||
| Sunderland | 1974–75[5] | Second Division | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[6] | 0 | 9 | 0 | |
| 1975–76[7] | 8 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2[8] | 0 | 15 | 2 | |||
| Total | 15 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 24 | 2 | |||
| Brentford | 1983–84[9] | Third Division | 15 | 2 | — | — | 1[10] | 1 | 16 | 3 | |||
| 1984–85 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 20 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 3 | |||
| Career total | 49 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 69 | 11 | |||
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