Personal information | |||
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Full name | Thomas Leigh [1] | ||
Date of birth | 2 February 1875 | ||
Place of birth | Derby, England [1] | ||
Date of death | 24 January 1914[2] | (aged 38)||
Place of death | Derby, England [2] | ||
Position(s) | Centre forward | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
1895 | Derby County | 0 | (0) |
1896–1898 | Burton Swifts | 73 | (26) |
1898–1899 | New Brighton Tower | 12 | (4) |
1899–1900 | Newton Heath | 43 | (16) |
1901–1903 | New Brompton | 32 | (12) |
1903–1904 | Brentford | 19 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Thomas Leigh (2 February 1875 – 24 January 1914) was an English professional footballer who played as a centre-forward. [1] Born in Derby, he played in the Football League for New Brighton Tower, Burton Swifts and Newton Heath. [1] 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 [4] | Second Division | 28 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 12 | |
1898–99 [4] | Second Division | 18 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 4 | |
Total | 73 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 73 | 26 | ||
New Brighton Tower | 1898–99 [4] | Second Division | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
1899–1900 [4] | 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 [5] | 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 [6] | Southern League First Division | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 5 | |
Total | 35 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 43 | 19 | ||
Brentford | 1903–04 [3] | Southern League First Division | 19 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 24 | 4 |
Career total | 182 | 59 | 16 | 10 | 198 | 69 |
Personal information | |||
---|---|---|---|
Full name | Thomas Leigh [1] | ||
Date of birth | 2 February 1875 | ||
Place of birth | Derby, England [1] | ||
Date of death | 24 January 1914[2] | (aged 38)||
Place of death | Derby, England [2] | ||
Position(s) | Centre forward | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
1895 | Derby County | 0 | (0) |
1896–1898 | Burton Swifts | 73 | (26) |
1898–1899 | New Brighton Tower | 12 | (4) |
1899–1900 | Newton Heath | 43 | (16) |
1901–1903 | New Brompton | 32 | (12) |
1903–1904 | Brentford | 19 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Thomas Leigh (2 February 1875 – 24 January 1914) was an English professional footballer who played as a centre-forward. [1] Born in Derby, he played in the Football League for New Brighton Tower, Burton Swifts and Newton Heath. [1] He also played in the Southern League for New Brompton and Brentford. [3]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Total | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Burton Swifts | 1896–97 [4] | Second Division | 27 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 10 |
1897–98 [4] | Second Division | 28 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 12 | |
1898–99 [4] | Second Division | 18 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 4 | |
Total | 73 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 73 | 26 | ||
New Brighton Tower | 1898–99 [4] | Second Division | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
1899–1900 [4] | 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 [5] | 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 [6] | Southern League First Division | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 5 | |
Total | 35 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 43 | 19 | ||
Brentford | 1903–04 [3] | Southern League First Division | 19 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 24 | 4 |
Career total | 182 | 59 | 16 | 10 | 198 | 69 |