![]() Green, c. 1900s | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Thomas Green | ||
Date of birth | 31 October 1876 | ||
Place of birth | Bebington, England | ||
Date of death | 1958 (aged 81–82) | ||
Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) [1] | ||
Position(s) | Winger | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
1896–1897 | Bromborough Pool | ||
1897–1899 | Tranmere Rovers | ||
1899–1901 | New Brighton Tower | 7 | (3) |
1901–1903 | Liverpool | 7 | (1) |
1903–1904 | Swindon Town | 24 | (2) |
1904–1905 | Stockport County | 18 | (12) |
1905–1906 | Middlesbrough | 37 | (9) |
1906–1907 | Queens Park Rangers | 37 | (8) |
1907–1909 | Stockport County | 61 | (12) |
1909–1910 | Exeter City | 31 | (8) |
1910–1911 | St Helens Town | ||
1911–1912 | Rossendale United | 46 [2] | (16) |
1912–1913 | Tranmere Rovers | ||
1913–1920 | Borough of Wallasey | ||
1920–? | Port Sunlight | ||
Total | 222 | (55) | |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Thomas Green (31 October 1876 – 1958) was an English footballer who played as a winger in the Football League for New Brighton Tower, Liverpool, Middlesbrough and Stockport County.
Thomas Green was born on 31 October 1876 in Bebington, Cheshire. [3]
Green started his career in non-League football with Bromborough Pool in 1896, before joining Tranmere Rovers the following year. [3] He initially played in the reserve team before establishing himself in the first team towards the end of the 1897–98 season, [4] with Tranmere finishing 12th of 14 in the Combination. [5] The team improved their ranking in the 1898–99 Combination by finish third of 15, [5] and Green's partnership with Jack Davies was described as "one of the most important factors in it" by the Birkenhead News. [4]
Green signed for Second Division club New Brighton Tower in May 1899. [3] He made his debut on 16 September in a 1–1 draw at home to Middlesbrough in the league, before scoring his first goal a week later in a 5–0 win at home to Birkenhead in the 1899–1900 FA Cup preliminary Round. [3] He made five appearances and three goals in the 1899–1900 Second Division, [3] in which New Brighton finished 10th of 18. [6] Green made only two appearances in the 1900–01 Second Division, [3] as New Brighton ranked in fourth place of 18. [7] He requested that he be placed on the transfer list by New Brighton at the end of the season, although this was refused by a Football League committee, as they ruled that he had been offered a fair wage by the club. [8]
Green signed for First Division club Liverpool in September 1901, but did not make his debut until 1 February 1902 in a 0–0 draw away to Bury in the league. [3] He made three more appearances in the 1901–02 First Division, [3] with Liverpool finishing 11th of 18. [9] Green scored his only goal for Liverpool on 3 January 1903 in the second minute of his last appearance for the club, a 3–1 defeat away to Blackburn Rovers in the league. [10] His opportunities in the team in the 1902–03 season were limited due to the form of Sam Raybould, [11] and Green finished the 1902–03 First Division with three appearances and one goal, [3] in which Liverpool ranked fifth of 18. [12]
Green signed for Swindon Town in May 1903 and made his debut on 5 September in the first match of the 1903–04 Southern League Division One, a 2–0 defeat away to Bristol Rovers. [13] [14] [15] Green scored his first goal for Swindon two days later in the opening five minutes of the team's next match, a 2–1 loss away to Brentford in the league. [14] [16] He was switched to outside right in November to accommodate the newly arrived Cornelius Hogan at centre forward – a correspondent to the Swindon Advertiser had suggested that his pace and cleverness made him better suited to that position, not believing him robust enough for centre-forward play; that newspaper reported that he needed to learn to cross on the run. [17] [18] Green was showing good form in that position, [19] before an injury to his right knee that required specialist treatment in London was to restrict his senior appearances for the next few months. [20] He spent February with Swindon's reserve team, and having finally returned to form, [21] finished the season as a first-team regular. He made 24 league appearances and scored twice, [22] as Swindon finished 10th of 18. [23]
Green joined Lancashire Combination club Stockport County in 1904, following their failure to be re-elected into the Football League. [3] He made his debut on 2 September in the first match of the 1904–05 Lancashire Combination, a 2–1 home win over Southport Central, in which he scored Stockport's opening goal. [24] He established himself as a popular player with supporters and played regularly in the team at centre forward. [25] [26] Green signed for First Division club Middlesbrough on 8 February 1905 for a transfer fee of around £300, [27] [28] which Stockport agreed to reluctantly due to financial problems at the club. [26] He had scored 12 goals in 18 appearances for Stockport by that point in the 1904–05 Lancashire Combination, which Stockport went on to finish as champions, ranking first of 18. [24] He went straight into the Middlesbrough team, making his debut three days after signing in the place of Horace Astley in a 3–2 loss away to Manchester City in the league. [29] [30] He scored his first goals for Middlesbrough on 25 March, with a goal in each half of a 3–1 home win over Wolverhampton Wanderers. [3] [31] Green finished the 1904–05 First Division with three goals in 11 appearances, [3] as Middlesbrough finished 15th of 18. [32] He made 26 appearances and scored six goals in the 1905–06 First Division, [3] in which Middlesbrough narrowly avoided relegation on goal average, ranking 18th of 20. [33]
Green signed for Southern League Division One club Queens Park Rangers in May 1906. [34] He made his debut on 1 September in their opening match of the 1906–07 Southern League Division One, a 1–1 draw away to Luton Town. [35] Green assisted Ned Anderson's opening goal in the match, and the two were reported by The Sportsman to have "caught the eye for judicious work". [36] Green scored his first goal on 17 November in the first half of a 5–0 home win over Northampton Town in the league. [35] [37] He finished the season with 8 goals in 37 appearances in the 1906–07 Southern League Division One, [35] with QPR finishing 18th of 20. [38] in which they finished 18th of 22. [39]
Green rejoined Stockport County in June 1907, with the club now in the Second Division. [40] He made his debut on 2 September in Stockport's 1–1 draw at home to Blackpool in the opening match of the 1907–08 Second Division. [3] He scored Stockport's equalising goal late into the match, which was described as a "strong shot at 20 yards' range" by the Lancashire Daily Post. [41] He continued to be popular with supporters in his second spell with Stockport, but this time regularly played outside right and had a less impressive scoring record. [26] He finished the 1907–08 Second Division with seven goals in 30 appearances, [3] with Stockport ranking 13th of 20. [42] Green made 31 appearances and scored five goals in the 1908–09 Second Division, [3] in which Stockport finished 18th of 20. [43]
Green signed for Exeter City in July 1909, [26] making his debut on 2 September in their opening match of the 1909–10 Southern League Division One, a 2–1 defeat at home to West Ham United. [1] [44] He scored his first goal on 6 November in a 1–1 draw at home to Watford in the league. [38] Green made 31 appearances and scored 8 goals for Exeter in the 1909–10 Southern League Division One, [38] in which they finished 18th of 22. [45] He then had spells with St Helens Town, Rossendale United, Tranmere Rovers, Borough of Wallasey and Port Sunlight. [3]
Green died in 1958. [3]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Total | ||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
New Brighton Tower | 1899–1900 [3] | Second Division | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 |
1900–01 [3] | Second Division | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
Total | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 4 | ||
Liverpool | 1901–02 [3] | First Division | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
1902–03 [3] | First Division | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | |
Total | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | ||
Swindon Town | 1903–04 [22] | Southern League Division One | 24 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 27 | 4 |
Stockport County | 1904–05 [24] | Lancashire Combination | 18 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 23 | 16 |
Middlesbrough | 1904–05 [3] | First Division | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3 |
1905–06 [3] | First Division | 26 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 31 | 6 | |
Total | 37 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 42 | 9 | ||
Queens Park Rangers | 1906–07 [35] | Southern League Division One | 37 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 39 | 8 |
Stockport County | 1907–08 [3] | Second Division | 30 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 7 |
1908–09 [3] | Second Division | 31 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 34 | 5 | |
Total | 61 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 65 | 12 | ||
Exeter City | 1909–10 [38] | Southern League Division One | 31 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 35 | 8 |
Career total | 222 | 55 | 25 | 7 | 247 | 62 |
Stockport County
Beadsworth played finely, and his partner, Tom Green, was, to my mind, the most improved man on the Swindon side. I have not seen him play nearly so well in previous games.
Green, who once again figured on Swindon's wing, showed better form than at his last attempt
![]() Green, c. 1900s | |||
Personal information | |||
---|---|---|---|
Full name | Thomas Green | ||
Date of birth | 31 October 1876 | ||
Place of birth | Bebington, England | ||
Date of death | 1958 (aged 81–82) | ||
Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) [1] | ||
Position(s) | Winger | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
1896–1897 | Bromborough Pool | ||
1897–1899 | Tranmere Rovers | ||
1899–1901 | New Brighton Tower | 7 | (3) |
1901–1903 | Liverpool | 7 | (1) |
1903–1904 | Swindon Town | 24 | (2) |
1904–1905 | Stockport County | 18 | (12) |
1905–1906 | Middlesbrough | 37 | (9) |
1906–1907 | Queens Park Rangers | 37 | (8) |
1907–1909 | Stockport County | 61 | (12) |
1909–1910 | Exeter City | 31 | (8) |
1910–1911 | St Helens Town | ||
1911–1912 | Rossendale United | 46 [2] | (16) |
1912–1913 | Tranmere Rovers | ||
1913–1920 | Borough of Wallasey | ||
1920–? | Port Sunlight | ||
Total | 222 | (55) | |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Thomas Green (31 October 1876 – 1958) was an English footballer who played as a winger in the Football League for New Brighton Tower, Liverpool, Middlesbrough and Stockport County.
Thomas Green was born on 31 October 1876 in Bebington, Cheshire. [3]
Green started his career in non-League football with Bromborough Pool in 1896, before joining Tranmere Rovers the following year. [3] He initially played in the reserve team before establishing himself in the first team towards the end of the 1897–98 season, [4] with Tranmere finishing 12th of 14 in the Combination. [5] The team improved their ranking in the 1898–99 Combination by finish third of 15, [5] and Green's partnership with Jack Davies was described as "one of the most important factors in it" by the Birkenhead News. [4]
Green signed for Second Division club New Brighton Tower in May 1899. [3] He made his debut on 16 September in a 1–1 draw at home to Middlesbrough in the league, before scoring his first goal a week later in a 5–0 win at home to Birkenhead in the 1899–1900 FA Cup preliminary Round. [3] He made five appearances and three goals in the 1899–1900 Second Division, [3] in which New Brighton finished 10th of 18. [6] Green made only two appearances in the 1900–01 Second Division, [3] as New Brighton ranked in fourth place of 18. [7] He requested that he be placed on the transfer list by New Brighton at the end of the season, although this was refused by a Football League committee, as they ruled that he had been offered a fair wage by the club. [8]
Green signed for First Division club Liverpool in September 1901, but did not make his debut until 1 February 1902 in a 0–0 draw away to Bury in the league. [3] He made three more appearances in the 1901–02 First Division, [3] with Liverpool finishing 11th of 18. [9] Green scored his only goal for Liverpool on 3 January 1903 in the second minute of his last appearance for the club, a 3–1 defeat away to Blackburn Rovers in the league. [10] His opportunities in the team in the 1902–03 season were limited due to the form of Sam Raybould, [11] and Green finished the 1902–03 First Division with three appearances and one goal, [3] in which Liverpool ranked fifth of 18. [12]
Green signed for Swindon Town in May 1903 and made his debut on 5 September in the first match of the 1903–04 Southern League Division One, a 2–0 defeat away to Bristol Rovers. [13] [14] [15] Green scored his first goal for Swindon two days later in the opening five minutes of the team's next match, a 2–1 loss away to Brentford in the league. [14] [16] He was switched to outside right in November to accommodate the newly arrived Cornelius Hogan at centre forward – a correspondent to the Swindon Advertiser had suggested that his pace and cleverness made him better suited to that position, not believing him robust enough for centre-forward play; that newspaper reported that he needed to learn to cross on the run. [17] [18] Green was showing good form in that position, [19] before an injury to his right knee that required specialist treatment in London was to restrict his senior appearances for the next few months. [20] He spent February with Swindon's reserve team, and having finally returned to form, [21] finished the season as a first-team regular. He made 24 league appearances and scored twice, [22] as Swindon finished 10th of 18. [23]
Green joined Lancashire Combination club Stockport County in 1904, following their failure to be re-elected into the Football League. [3] He made his debut on 2 September in the first match of the 1904–05 Lancashire Combination, a 2–1 home win over Southport Central, in which he scored Stockport's opening goal. [24] He established himself as a popular player with supporters and played regularly in the team at centre forward. [25] [26] Green signed for First Division club Middlesbrough on 8 February 1905 for a transfer fee of around £300, [27] [28] which Stockport agreed to reluctantly due to financial problems at the club. [26] He had scored 12 goals in 18 appearances for Stockport by that point in the 1904–05 Lancashire Combination, which Stockport went on to finish as champions, ranking first of 18. [24] He went straight into the Middlesbrough team, making his debut three days after signing in the place of Horace Astley in a 3–2 loss away to Manchester City in the league. [29] [30] He scored his first goals for Middlesbrough on 25 March, with a goal in each half of a 3–1 home win over Wolverhampton Wanderers. [3] [31] Green finished the 1904–05 First Division with three goals in 11 appearances, [3] as Middlesbrough finished 15th of 18. [32] He made 26 appearances and scored six goals in the 1905–06 First Division, [3] in which Middlesbrough narrowly avoided relegation on goal average, ranking 18th of 20. [33]
Green signed for Southern League Division One club Queens Park Rangers in May 1906. [34] He made his debut on 1 September in their opening match of the 1906–07 Southern League Division One, a 1–1 draw away to Luton Town. [35] Green assisted Ned Anderson's opening goal in the match, and the two were reported by The Sportsman to have "caught the eye for judicious work". [36] Green scored his first goal on 17 November in the first half of a 5–0 home win over Northampton Town in the league. [35] [37] He finished the season with 8 goals in 37 appearances in the 1906–07 Southern League Division One, [35] with QPR finishing 18th of 20. [38] in which they finished 18th of 22. [39]
Green rejoined Stockport County in June 1907, with the club now in the Second Division. [40] He made his debut on 2 September in Stockport's 1–1 draw at home to Blackpool in the opening match of the 1907–08 Second Division. [3] He scored Stockport's equalising goal late into the match, which was described as a "strong shot at 20 yards' range" by the Lancashire Daily Post. [41] He continued to be popular with supporters in his second spell with Stockport, but this time regularly played outside right and had a less impressive scoring record. [26] He finished the 1907–08 Second Division with seven goals in 30 appearances, [3] with Stockport ranking 13th of 20. [42] Green made 31 appearances and scored five goals in the 1908–09 Second Division, [3] in which Stockport finished 18th of 20. [43]
Green signed for Exeter City in July 1909, [26] making his debut on 2 September in their opening match of the 1909–10 Southern League Division One, a 2–1 defeat at home to West Ham United. [1] [44] He scored his first goal on 6 November in a 1–1 draw at home to Watford in the league. [38] Green made 31 appearances and scored 8 goals for Exeter in the 1909–10 Southern League Division One, [38] in which they finished 18th of 22. [45] He then had spells with St Helens Town, Rossendale United, Tranmere Rovers, Borough of Wallasey and Port Sunlight. [3]
Green died in 1958. [3]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Total | ||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
New Brighton Tower | 1899–1900 [3] | Second Division | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 |
1900–01 [3] | Second Division | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
Total | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 4 | ||
Liverpool | 1901–02 [3] | First Division | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
1902–03 [3] | First Division | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | |
Total | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | ||
Swindon Town | 1903–04 [22] | Southern League Division One | 24 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 27 | 4 |
Stockport County | 1904–05 [24] | Lancashire Combination | 18 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 23 | 16 |
Middlesbrough | 1904–05 [3] | First Division | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3 |
1905–06 [3] | First Division | 26 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 31 | 6 | |
Total | 37 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 42 | 9 | ||
Queens Park Rangers | 1906–07 [35] | Southern League Division One | 37 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 39 | 8 |
Stockport County | 1907–08 [3] | Second Division | 30 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 7 |
1908–09 [3] | Second Division | 31 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 34 | 5 | |
Total | 61 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 65 | 12 | ||
Exeter City | 1909–10 [38] | Southern League Division One | 31 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 35 | 8 |
Career total | 222 | 55 | 25 | 7 | 247 | 62 |
Stockport County
Beadsworth played finely, and his partner, Tom Green, was, to my mind, the most improved man on the Swindon side. I have not seen him play nearly so well in previous games.
Green, who once again figured on Swindon's wing, showed better form than at his last attempt