Tommy Strong Explained

Tommy Strong
Fullname:Thomas Philips Strong
Birth Date:1890
Birth Place:Newcastle upon Tyne, England
Death Date:15 July 1917 (aged 27)
Death Place:West Flanders, Belgium
Position:Left back, left half
Height:[1]
Years1:1914–1915
Clubs1:Lincoln City
Caps1:8
Goals1:0

Thomas Philips Strong (1890 – 15 July 1917) was an English professional footballer who played as a left back and left half in the Football League for Lincoln City.[2]

Personal life

As of 1911, Strong was working as a grocer's manager. He served as a private in the South Staffordshire Regiment during the First World War and died of wounds sustained in West Flanders on 15 July 1917.[3] Strong was buried in Croisilles Railway Cemetery.

Career statistics

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SeasonLeagueFA CupTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Lincoln City1913–14[4] Second Division100010
1914–15[5] Second Division700070
Career total800080

Notes and References

  1. News: 18 August 1913 . The coming of the big ball: the Second Division: Lincoln City . 5 . Athletic News . Manchester . subscription . British Newspaper Archive.
  2. Book: Joyce, Michael . Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939 . Tony Brown . 2012 . 978-1905891610 . Nottingham . 279.
  3. Web site: 20 November 2017 . World War One Imps . 31 October 2019 . The Stacey West . en-GB.
  4. Web site: Vickers . John . Tommy Strong . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160316002958/http://www.redimps.com/archive3/index.mv?cat=players&drop=playerdetsdrop&play=stro01 . 16 March 2016 . 18 January 2016 . The Lincoln City FC Archive.
  5. News: Lincoln City Squad 1914/15 . en-US . Football and the First World War . 4 June 2017.