Tom Baddeley	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 5 appearances, 5 goals against two clean sheets P 5 W 3 D 1 L 1 F 11: A 5 70% successful 1903-04 captain: none minutes played: 450
Timeline
	Thomas Baddeley
Birth	30 October 1874 in Bycars, near Burslem, Staffordshire [registered in Wolstanton, Staffordshire, December 1874]. Birthdate confirmed by the 1939 register.
	According to the 1881 census, Baddeley was at school, living at 84 Rose Street in Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent. The fifth of six children, living with only their mother, Emma.
	According to the 1891 census, Baddeley was now a baker, still living at 84 Rose Street. Now the fourth of seven children, living with only their mother, who is now a widow.
	According to the 1901 census, Baddeley was now officially registered as a Professional Footballer, he, alongside fellow Footballer and Scot, George Fleming, were boarding with Alfred and Harriet Munn at 38 Clifton Street, Wolverhampton.
	Marriage: to Phoebe Anne Blackham [registered in Wolstanton, November 1904].
	According to the 1911 census, Baddeley had married Phoebe Anne, with one son, Sydney, living at Rose Cottage, in the Bycars Road in Burslem.  Evidently, another son, Thomas, had died the year previously, aged just three years old. Tom was working as a Potters Turner.
	According to the 1921 census, Thomas, now a beer seller, is still married, and they have one more son, Tom (b.19 May 1912), and with one servant, they live at 55 High Street in Burslem.
	According to the 1939 register, Thomas and Ann are still married, still living at Rose Cottage in Bycars, with their son, Thomas. Thomas senior is unemployed.
	Death: 24 September 1946 in Stoke, aged 71 years 329 days [registered in Stoke, September 1946]. Buried at Burslem cemetery (left) with his son, Tom, and wife, Pheobe.
	Douglas Lammings' An English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990] &
Playing Career
Club(s)	Started his career with Burslem Swifts FC and joined Burslem Port Vale FC in 1892. After 62 league appearances, in which he dropped from the Football League to the Midland League, he was signed by Wolverhampton Wanderers FC in 1897, where he appeared in another 296 league matches. Baddeley moved to newly-formed Bradford FC in May 1907 and was made captain for the 1908-09 season, he made nine league appearances. Then finally joined Stoke FC of the Birmingham & District League, in 1910. He retired in May 1911, but not before playing a few games for rivals, Whitfield Colliery FC.
Club honours	None
Individual honours	Football League (four appearances)
Distinctions	None
Height/Weight	5' 9", 12st. 2lbs [1903].
Source	Douglas Lammings' An English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990].
England Career
Player number	One of seven who became the 278th player (278) to appear for England. 32nd goalkeeper to appear.
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
First match	No. 77, 14 February 1903, England 4 Ireland 0, a British Championship match at Molineux, Waterloo Road North, St. Peter's, Wolverhampton, aged 28 years 107 days.
Last match	No. 82, 9 April 1904, Scotland 0 England 1, a British Championship match at Celtic Park, Kerrydale Street, Parkhead, Glasgow, aged 29 years 162 days.
Major tournaments	British Championship 1902-03, 1903-04;
Team honours	British Championship shared 1902-03, winners 1903-04;
Individual honours	None
Distinctions	If Baddeley did face a penalty in 1903, he was the oldest goalkeeper to do so, so far.
Beyond England
No additional information. - An English Football Internationalists' Who's Who. Douglas Lamming (1990). Hatton Press, p.17.

Tom Baddeley - Match History
Club: Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. - 5 full appearances F.A. International Select Committee - 5 full capsx
Age 28
1	77	14 February 1903 - England 4 Ireland 0, Molineux, Wolverhampton	BC	HW	Start	gk
2	79	4 April 1903 - England 1 Scotland 2, Bramall Lane, Sheffield		HL	Start ?	gk
Age 29
3	80	29 February 1904 - Wales 2 England 2, The Racecourse, Wrexham	BC	AD	Start	gk
4	81	12 March 1904 - Ireland 1 England 3, Cliftonville Gardens, Belfast		AW	Start	gk
5	82	9 April 1904 - Scotland 0 England 1, Celtic Park, Glasgow		AW	Start	gk

Notes

Inscription on his Gravestone

in
loving memory of
Tom
beloved son of
Thomas & Annie BADDELEY
of Rose Cottage, Bycars Rd Burslem,
who died Jan 14th 1910,
aged 3 years & 5 months.
"moments fleeting pleasure and
light and life are gone".
also of the above
Thomas BADDELEY,
who died Sept 24th 1946,
aged 71 years
at rest.
also Phoebe Ann BADDELEY,
beloved wife of the above
who died 13th March 1951,
aged 76 years.
reunited.

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