Tommy Leigh (footballer, born 1875)

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]

Tommy Leigh

Leigh while with Brentford in 1903
Personal information
Full name	Thomas Leigh[1]
Date of birth	(1875-02-02)2 February 1875
Place of birth	Derby, England[1]
Date of death	24 January 1914(1914-01-24) (aged 38)[2]
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

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

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

References

1. Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 172. ISBN 978-1905891610.
2. "Death of Mr. T. Leigh". Burton Observer and Chronicle. 29 January 1914. p. 2. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
3. White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years of Brentford. Brentford FC. p. 357. ISBN 0951526200.
4. Boujaoude, Charbel (25 June 2019). Manchester United Players' Careers 2019. p. 15. ISBN 978-0-359-75289-8.
5. "Thomas Leigh". 11v11.com. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
6. "Tommy Leigh". Gillingham FC Scrapbook. Retrieved 14 November 2023.

External links

• Profile at StretfordEnd.co.uk
• Profile at MUFCInfo.com