Tommy Finney

Not to be confused with Tom Finney.

Thomas Finney (born 6 November 1952) is a Northern Irish former footballer who made over 260 appearances in the Football League for Cambridge United as a midfielder. He also played League football for Luton Town, Sunderland and Brentford. Finney later managed Ely City and Histon in non-League football. He was a member of the Northern Ireland squad at the 1982 World Cup.^[2]

Tommy Finney

Personal information
Full name	Thomas Finney[1]
Date of birth	(1952-11-06) 6 November 1952 (age 72)
Place of birth	Belfast, Northern Ireland
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[2]
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
	Linfield
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
	Distillery
1971–1973	Crusaders		(25)
1973–1974	Luton Town	14	(5)
1974–1976	Sunderland	15	(1)
1976–1984	Cambridge United	268	(56)
1984	Brentford	20	(2)
1984–1986	Cambridge United	64	(5)
	Cambridge City
	Ely City
	March Town
	Histon
International career
1972–1973	Northern Ireland Amateurs	5	(1)
1974–1980	Northern Ireland	14	(2)
Managerial career
	Ely City
1993–1995	Histon
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

International career

Finney scored one goal in five appearances for the Northern Ireland amateur team between 1972 and 1973.^[3] He won 14 caps and scored two goals for the senior team between 1974 and 1980.^[4] He was a member of the Northern Ireland 1982 World Cup squad, but did not make an appearance.^[2]

Personal life

While a junior player in Northern Ireland, Finney worked for a gas company.^[5]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup[a]		League cup[b]		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Luton Town	1973–74[6]	Second Division	14	5	3	0	4	1	—		21	6
Sunderland	1974–75[7]	Second Division	7	0	1	0	0	0	1[c]	0	9	0
	1975–76[8]	Second Division	8	1	5	1	0	0	2[d]	0	15	2
	Total		15	1	6	1	0	0	3	0	24	2
Brentford	1983–84[9]	Third Division	15	2	—		—		1[e]	1	16	3
	1984–85[9]	Third Division	5	0	1	0	2	0	—		8	0
	Total		20	2	1	0	2	0	1	1	24	3
Career total			49	8	10	1	6	1	4	1	69	11

1. Includes FA Cup
2. Includes Football League Cup
3. Appearance in Texaco Cup
4. Appearances in Anglo-Scottish Cup
5. Appearance in Football League Trophy

Honours

Luton Town

• Football League Second Division second-place promotion: 1973–74^[6]

Cambridge United

• Football League Third Division second-place promotion: 1977–78^[10]
• Football League Fourth Division: 1976–77^[10]

Individual

• Cambridge United Hall of Fame^[5]

References

1. "Tommy Finney". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
2. "Tommy Finney". nifootball.blogspot.co.uk. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
3. "Forgotten Glories – British Amateur Internationals 1901–1974" (PDF). p. 309. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 July 2017. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
4. "Tommy Finney". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 8 November 2024.
5. "Tom Finney". Cambridge United Hall of Fame. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
6. "Tom Finney". Hatters Heritage. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
7. "Season Details – 1974–75 : Football League Division 2". Sunderland AFC – Statistics, History and Records – from TheStatCat. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
8. "Season Details – 1975–76 : Football League Division 2". Sunderland AFC – Statistics, History and Records – from TheStatCat. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
9. White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. pp. 397–398. ISBN 0951526200.
10. Johnson, Mark (26 August 1992). "Football: Strange Abbey habits – Fans' Eye View / No. 2 Cambridge". The Independent. Retrieved 25 October 2017.