Tom McFarlane

Thomas McFarlane (born 1872) was a Scottish footballer who played at full-back for Hibernian, Burslem Port Vale and Middlesbrough in the 1890s and 1900s.

Tom McFarlane

Personal information
Full name	Thomas McFarlane[1]
Date of birth	1872
Place of birth	Davidson's Mains, Scotland
Position(s)	Full-back
Youth career
	Muirhouse Rovers
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1893–1898	Hibernian	83	(0)
1898–1900	Burslem Port Vale	53	(0)
	Middlesbrough
National team
1897	Scottish League XI	1	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Playing career

McFarlane joined Burslem Port Vale in November 1898, and made his debut at the Athletic Ground in a 2–0 defeat by Leicester Fosse on 12 November.[1] He became a regular in the side and made 22 Second Division and five cup appearances in the 1898–99 season.[1] He played 31 league and 10 cup games in the 1899–1900 campaign, before he departed for league rivals Middlesbrough in the summer.[1]

Statistics

Source:[2]

Club	Season	Division	League		FA Cup Scottish Cup		Total
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Hibernian[3]	1893–94	Scottish Division One	9	0	0	0	9	0
	1894–95	Scottish Division One	14	0	3	0	17	0
	1895–96	Scottish Division One	18	0	5	0	23	0
	1896–97	Scottish Division One	18	0	2	0	20	0
	1897–98	Scottish Division One	18	0	4	0	22	0
	1898–99	Scottish Division One	6	0	0	0	6	0
	Total		83	0	14	0	97	0
Burslem Port Vale	1898–99	Second Division	22	0	1	0	23	0
	1899–1900	Second Division	31	0	4	0	35	0
	Total		53	0	5	0	58	0
Total			136	0	19	0	155	0

References

1. Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 191. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0. ASIN 0952915200.
2. Tom McFarlane at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
3. "Stats". fitbastats.com. Retrieved 26 June 2016.