Tommy Atherton
Thomas Henry Atherton (8 January 1879 – 1955) was an English professional football outside right who played in the Scottish League for Partick Thistle, Motherwell, Dundee and St Bernard's.[3] He also played in England for Brentford, Tottenham Hotspur and Grimsby Town.[1][4]
 Atherton while with Brentford in 1903. | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Thomas Henry Atherton[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 8 January 1879 | ||
| Place of birth | West Derby, England | ||
| Date of death | 1955 (aged 75–76)[2] | ||
| Place of death | Exeter, England | ||
| Position(s) | Outside right | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Dundee Wanderers | |||
| Hibernian | |||
| –1898 | Edinburgh Benburb | ||
| 1898–1899 | Tottenham Hotspur | 2 | (0) |
| 1899 | Dunfermline Juniors | ||
| 1899 | St Bernard's | 6 | (0) |
| 1900 | Raith Rovers | ||
| 1900–1901 | Partick Thistle | 18 | (4) |
| 1901–1902 | Dundee | 8 | (2) |
| 1902–1904 | Grimsby Town | 2 | (0) |
| 1903–1904 | → Brentford (loan) | 22 | (2) |
| 1904–1905 | Motherwell | 12 | (3) |
| National team | |||
| 1901 | Scottish League XI | 1 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Tottenham Hotspur | 1898–99[5] | Southern League First Division | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |
| St Bernard's | 1899–00[3] | Scottish League First Division | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | |
| Partick Thistle | 1900–01[6] | Scottish League First Division | 18 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 23 | 4 |
| Dundee | 1901–02[7] | Scottish League First Division | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 10 | 2 | |
| Brentford (loan) | 1903–04[8] | Southern League First Division | 22 | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | 27 | 2 | |
| Motherwell | 1904-05[3] | Scottish League First Division | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 15 | 0 | |
| Career total | 68 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 83 | 8 | ||
- Appearances in Glasgow Cup
References
- Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 12. ISBN 190589161X.
- Goodwin, Bob (16 August 2017). The Spurs Alphabet. p. 18. ISBN 978-0-9540434-2-1.
- Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
- "Scotland FL Players by Appearances". www.londonhearts.com. Retrieved 27 December 2016.
- "Thomas Atherton". 11v11.com. Retrieved 15 September 2016.
- "Partick Thistle – The Early Years: 1900–01". Retrieved 19 July 2018.
- "1901–02". Test. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
- White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. p. 357. ISBN 0951526200.
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