Tommy Atherton

Tommy Atherton
Atherton while with Brentford in 1903.
Personal information
Full name Thomas Henry Atherton[1]
Date of birth 8 January 1879[2]
Place of birth West Derby, England
Date of death 1955 (aged 75–76)[3]
Place of death Exeter, England
Position(s) Outside right
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Dundee Wanderers
Hibernian
0000–1898 Edinburgh Benburb
1898–1899 Tottenham Hotspur 2 (0)
1899 Dunfermline Juniors
1899 St Bernard's 6 (0)
1900 Raith Rovers
1900–1901 Partick Thistle 18 (4)
1901–1902 Dundee 8 (2)
1902–1904 Grimsby Town 2 (0)
1903–1904Brentford (loan) 22 (2)
1904–1905 Motherwell 12 (3)
International career
1901 Scottish League XI 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Thomas Henry Atherton (8 January 1879 – 1955) was an English professional footballer who played in the Scottish League for Partick Thistle, Motherwell, Dundee and St Bernard's as an outside right.[4] He also played in England for Brentford, Tottenham Hotspur and Grimsby Town.[1][5]

  1. ^ a b Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 12. ISBN 978-1905891610.
  2. ^ "Thomas Henry Atherton b. Between Jan 1879 and Mar 1879 West Derby, Lancashire, England". atherton.one-name.net. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
  3. ^ Goodwin, Bob (16 August 2017). The Spurs Alphabet. p. 18. ISBN 978-0-9540434-2-1.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference Litster was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ "Scotland FL Players by Appearances". www.londonhearts.com. Retrieved 27 December 2016.