Tommy Cavanagh

Tommy Cavanagh
Personal information
Full name Thomas Henry Cavanagh[1]
Date of birth (1928-06-29)29 June 1928
Place of birth Liverpool, England
Date of death 14 March 2007(2007-03-14) (aged 78)
Place of death Driffield, England[1]
Position(s) Inside forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1948–1950 Preston North End 0 (0)
1950–1952 Stockport County 32 (2)
1952–1956 Huddersfield Town 93 (29)
1956–1959 Doncaster Rovers 119 (16)
1959–1960 Bristol City 24 (6)
1960–1961 Carlisle United 33 (4)
Total 301 (57)
Managerial career
1961 Cheltenham Town
1965–1966 Brentford
1983 Rosenborg
1985–1986 Burnley
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Thomas Henry Cavanagh (29 June 1928 – 14 March 2007) was an English football player and coach. As a player, he was an inside-forward at six professional clubs, most notably Huddersfield Town, Doncaster Rovers and was player manager at Cheltenham Town, where he was sacked as manager for swearing during matches after complaints by two supporters' club members.[2]

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  2. ^ WSC 190 Dec 02. "When Saturday Comes – Cheltenham Town". wsc.co.uk. Retrieved 19 October 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)