Tommy Law

For the Australian rules footballer, see Tommy Law (Australian footballer).

Not to be confused with Tommy Laws.

Thomas Law (1 April 1908 – 17 February 1976) was a Scottish footballer. Playing at full-back, he spent his entire professional career at Chelsea.

Tommy Law

Personal information
Full name	Thomas Law
Date of birth	1 April 1908
Place of birth	Glasgow, Scotland
Date of death	17 February 1976(1976-02-17) (aged 67)
Place of death	Wandsworth, England
Height	5 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1.74 m)[1]
Position(s)	Left back
Youth career
	Bridgeton Waverley
	Chelsea
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1925–1939	Chelsea	292	(15)
International career
1928–1930	Scotland	2	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Born in Glasgow, he signed for David Calderhead's Chelsea from local junior club Bridgeton Waverley and made his English Football League debut in 1926 against Bradford City. He soon established himself as Chelsea's first choice full-back, a position he would hold for most of his time at Stamford Bridge and was one of the less glamorous, though more reliable, members of a star-studded Chelsea squad which included his Scottish teammates, Hughie Gallacher, Alex Jackson, Willie Ferguson and Andy Wilson. He made 318 appearances for Chelsea, scoring 19 goals, mainly from penalties.^[2]

Law won two caps for Scotland, both against England. He made his debut during Scotland's famous "Wembley Wizards" 5–1 win over England at Wembley in 1928. His final cap came in the same fixture two years later, though this time the Scots lost 2–5.

References

1. "Chelsea. Pensioners have 3 of everything". Sunday Dispatch Football Guide. London. 23 August 1936. p. iv – via Newspapers.com.
2. Tommy Law, StamfordBridge.com

External links

• Tommy Law at the Scottish Football Association
• Chelsea FC 'former key player' profile