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Tom Finney

Personal information
Full nameSir Thomas Finney
Date of birth5 April 1922(age 88)
Place of birthPreston, Lancashire, England
Playing positionStriker, Outside Right

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Sir Thomas Finney, OBE (born 5 April 1922, Preston, Lancashire) is a former English footballer, famous for his loyalty to his league club, Preston North End, and for his performances in the English national side.

Finney is also the current President of Kendal Town FC.


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Ex-steelworker, 70, still playing football - down under - South Wales Argus Tweet this news
South Wales Argus---...- picture of 'Webby's XI' takes pride of place in the family home underneath a picture of his footballing idol and Preston North End legend Sir -Tom Finney-.--- - Date : Thu, 08 Jul 2010 08:52:55 GMT+00:00
World Cup: Grass roots coaches are key to future trophy wins - This is the Sentinel Tweet this news
This is the Sentinel--How has the country that gave the world the likes of sirs Stanley Matthews, -Tom Finney- and Bobby Moore been humbled so completely? According to Peter Coates ... - Date : Thu, 01 Jul 2010 08:07:38 GMT+00:00
On This World Cup Day - June 26 - ESPN Tweet this news
ESPN--Nat Lofthouse scored an early equaliser and -Tom Finney- pulled it back to 3-2 - but Finney had his usual poor game at this level, and although England's ... - Date : Sat, 26 Jun 2010 05:30:26 GMT+00:00
English Football Is Not Dead, But It's On The Critical List - EPL Talk Tweet this news
EPL Talk--It is beyond belief that people of the abilities of Bobby Robson, Bobby Charlton, Geoff Hurst, Nat Lofthouse, Stanley Matthews and -Tom Finney- were not ... - Date : Wed, 30 Jun 2010 20:58:33 GMT+00:00
Maurice Lindsay appointed Preston's new chairman - BBC Sport Tweet this news
BBC Sport---...- see PNE's image restored to the highest possible level." He added: "I grew up in an age when the names Preston and -Tom Finney- were synonymous with success.--- - Date : Mon, 21 Jun 2010 15:58:07 GMT+00:00
Ten Of The Biggest Shock World Cup First Round Exits - Goal.com Tweet this news
Goal.com--The Three Lions' squad of 1950 read like a who's who of the game at the time with Billy Wright, Stan Mortensen, -Tom Finney- and the great Stanley Matthews ... - Date : Thu, 24 Jun 2010 12:07:59 GMT+00:00
Picture this - it's a beautiful game - Lancashire Evening Post Tweet this news
Lancashire Evening Post--“You look at the worn away terrace, and you think of all the wonderful games played there, where so many fans would have stood, watching -Tom Finney-, ... - Date : Sat, 19 Jun 2010 07:10:38 GMT+00:00
ITV's A-team aghast as England hit a new low - Irish Times Tweet this news
Irish Times---...- to run in to an area where the ball isn't made him a composite of Bobby Charlton, -Tom Finney-, Nat Lofthouse, Alan Ball, Nobby Stiles and Carlton Palmer. ... - Date : Fri, 18 Jun 2010 23:42:17 GMT+00:00
Great Player, Great Game - PNEFC Tweet this news
PNEFC--It was somewhat against the run of play when -Tom Finney- opened the scoring on 24 minutes following a brilliant sidestep, after Jim Gooch had made three ... - Date : Fri, 18 Jun 2010 11:53:22 GMT+00:00
Ideal start for Rovers - The Star Tweet this news
The Star--"Preston are a club steeped in tradition, and they've had some real past glories with the likes of -Tom Finney-, so for a club like Doncaster Rovers to be ... - Date : Fri, 18 Jun 2010 09:11:27 GMT+00:00

Senior career
YearsClubAppearances (Gls)
1946 - 1960 1963Preston North End Distillery433 (187) 0 (0)

National team
YearsNational teamAppearances (Gls)
1946 - 1958England76 (30)

Club performance League Cup Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
England League FA Cup Total
1946-47 Preston North End First Division 32 7 3 2 35 9
1947-48 33 13 4 1 37 14
1948-49 24 7 2 2 26 9
1949-50 Second Division 37 10 1 1 38 11
1950-51 34 13 2 0 36 13
1951-52 First Division 33 13 0 0 33 13
1952-53 34 17 3 2 37 19
1953-54 23 11 8 3 31 14
1954-55 30 7 3 2 33 9
1955-56 32 17 1 1 33 18
1956-57 34 23 6 5 40 28
1957-58 34 26 1 0 35 26
1958-59 16 6 0 0 16 6
1959-60 37 17 6 4 43 21
Total England 433 187 40 23 473 210
Career Total 433 187 40 23 473 210



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