Tommy Leigh | |
Fullname: | Thomas Leigh |
Birth Date: | 1875 2, df=y |
Birth Place: | Derby, England |
Death Date: | [1] |
Death Place: | Derby, England |
Position: | Centre forward |
Years1: | 1895 |
Clubs1: | Derby County |
Caps1: | 0 |
Goals1: | 0 |
Years2: | 1896–1898 |
Clubs2: | Burton Swifts |
Caps2: | 73 |
Goals2: | 26 |
Years3: | 1898–1899 |
Clubs3: | New Brighton Tower |
Caps3: | 12 |
Goals3: | 4 |
Years4: | 1899–1900 |
Clubs4: | Newton Heath |
Caps4: | 43 |
Goals4: | 16 |
Years5: | 1901–1903 |
Clubs5: | New Brompton |
Caps5: | 32 |
Goals5: | 12 |
Years6: | 1903–1904 |
Clubs6: | Brentford |
Caps6: | 19 |
Goals6: | 1 |
Thomas Leigh (2 February 1875 – 24 January 1914) was an English professional footballer who played as a centre-forward. Born in Derby, he played in the Football League for New Brighton Tower, Burton Swifts and Newton Heath.[2] He also played in the Southern League for New Brompton and Brentford.[3]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
Burton Swifts | 1896–97[4] | Second Division | 27 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 10 | |
1897–98 | Second Division | 28 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 12 | ||
1898–99 | Second Division | 18 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 4 | ||
Total | 73 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 73 | 26 | |||
New Brighton Tower | 1898–99 | Second Division | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
1899–1900 | Second Division | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 4 | ||
Total | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 4 | |||
Newton Heath | 1899–1900[5] | Second Division | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | |
1900–01 | Second Division | 34 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 37 | 15 | ||
Total | 43 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 46 | 16 | |||
New Brompton | 1901–02[6] | Southern League First Division | 27 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 32 | 14 | |
1902–03 | Southern League First Division | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 5 | ||
Total | 35 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 43 | 19 | |||
Brentford | 1903–04 | Southern League First Division | 19 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 24 | 4 | |
Career total | 182 | 59 | 16 | 10 | 198 | 69 |