Tom Brandon (footballer, born 1893)

Tom Brandon
Personal information
Full name William Thomas Brandon[1]
Date of birth 25 May 1893[1]
Place of birth Blackburn, England[1]
Date of death 1 May 1956 (aged 62)[2]
Position(s) Full Back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1909–1910 Blackburn Rovers 0 (0)
1910 Rossendale United
1910 Darwen
1911–1913 South Liverpool
1913 West Ham United
1919–1920 Bristol Rovers
1920–1922 Hull City 56 (3)
1922–1925 Bradford Park Avenue 85 (0)
1925–1926 Wigan Borough 8 (0)
1926 Bootle Borough
Total 149 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

William Thomas Brandon (25 May 1893 – 1 May 1956) was an English footballer who played in the Football League for Bradford Park Avenue, Hull City and Wigan Borough.[1][3] His father of the same name was a professional footballer (and a Scottish international)[4] and several uncles also played the game, including FA Cup winner Harry Brandon.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b c d Tom Brandon at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
  2. ^ Ancestry.com. England and Wales, Death Index, 1989-2019 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2008. (subscription required)
  3. ^ Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. SoccerData. ISBN 1-899468-67-6.
  4. ^ "Brandon Tom Image 2 Hull City 1921". Vintage Footballers. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
  5. ^ The Origins of Sheffield Wednesday. Jason Dickinson; Amberley Publishing Limited, 2015; ISBN 9781445619705


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