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Tom
Bromilow |
Liverpool
FC
5 appearances, 0 goals
P 5 W 2 D 2 L 1 F
7:
A
2
60% successful
1921-25
captain: none
minutes played: 450 |
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Timeline |
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George Thomas Bromilow |
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Birth |
7
October 1894
in West Derby, Liverpool, Lancashire [registered as George Thomas, in West Derby, December
1894]. |
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According to the 1901 census,
George T. is the seventh child of eight children to John and Alice (née
Cottrell), living
at 25 Chancel Street in Kirkdale. His father is a blacksmith. |
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According to the 1911 census,
now Thomas G., is one of four children still living with their parents at
60 Melrose Road in Kirkdale. Thomas, or George, is a junior clerk. |
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According to the
1921 census, Thomas, now a professional footballer (with Liverpool FC), is
still at home at 60 Melrose Road with his widowed mother and two sisters. |
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Marriage |
to Lillian Mabel May Kelly
[registered as Thomas G. in West Derby, June 1923].
Lillian was the brother of Theo, the secretary and manager of Everton FC. |
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According to the 1939 register, Thomas G., a football club manager, and
Lilian M.M. are still married and are living at 4 Westcotes Drive,
Leicester. |
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Death |
4 March 1959,
at Nuneaton Railway Station,
aged
64 years 148 days
[registered as Thomas G. in Nuneaton, March 1959].
Living at 4 Westcotes Drive, Leicester. Left £717 2s. 5d. to
his widow, Lillian Mabel May. |
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Source |
 Douglas Lammings' An
English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990] & |
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Playing Career |
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Club(s) |
Started his
career with local club United West Dingle Presbyterian Club. He joined the
army, and played football there. Upon his release, he asked for a trial
with Liverpool FC, which he duly received and a contract followed in 1919.
He retired in May 1930 after 341 league appearances and eleven
goals. |
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Club honours |
Football League Champions
1921-22, 1922-23;
FA Charity
Shield runners-up 1922; |
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Individual honours |
Football
League (six appearances) |
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Distinctions |
None |
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Height/Weight |
5'
9", 11st.
7lbs [1922]. 10st. 7lbs [1928
& 1929] |
|
Source |
Douglas Lammings' An English
Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990]. |
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Management
Career |
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Club(s) |
After
retiring from playing, Bromilow took up coaching in Amsterdam,
Netherlands, before being appointed the manager of Burnley FC on 8 October
1932. He was then appointed the secretary-manager of Crystal Palace FC on
17 July
1935 for only one season, until 30 June 1936. He applied for the vacant
manager's job at his beloved Liverpool FC in 1936, but alongside 51 other
applicants, he was disappointed to hear the job went to George Kay.
Instead, taking charge of Newport County AFC in 1936/37, before returning
to Palace from 1937 until 1939. He managed Leicester City during WW2, from
14 July 1939 until June 1945. He returned to Newport on May 1946 until his
resignation on 24 January 1950. He turned up at Leicester City again in 1950, this
time as scout. |
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Club honours |
Football
League Division Three (South) runners-up 1938-39; Midland
Cup (wartime) winners 1941; War League South (wartime)
winners 1942; |
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England Career |
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Player number |
One
of seven who became the 402nd
players (407)
to appear for England. |
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Position(s) |
Left-half |
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First match |
No. 124,
14 March 1921,
Wales
0
England 0,
a British Championship match at Ninian Park, Sloper Road, Cardiff, aged
26 years
158 days. |
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Last match |
No. 147,
24 October 1925,
Ireland
0 England
0,
a British Championship match at
Windsor Park, Donegall Avenue, Belfast, aged
31 years 17 days. |
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Major tournaments |
British Championship 1920-21, 1921-22, 1925-26; |
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Team honours |
None |
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Beyond England |
|
Bromilow died suddenly on a train in Nuneaton
while scouting a cup game between Wrexham and Merthyr Tydfil for Leicester. -
An English Football Internationalists' Who's Who.
Douglas Lamming (1990). Hatton Press, p.47/48. |
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Tom Bromilow - Career Statistics |
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Squads |
Apps |
comp. apps |
Mins. |
 |
goals ave.min |
comp. goals |
Capt. |
Disc. |
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7 |
5 |
4 |
450 |
0 |
0 min |
0 |
none |
none |
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minutes are an approximation, due to the fact that many matches rarely stick to exactly ninety minutes long, allowing time for injuries and errors. |
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Tom Bromilow
- Match Record - All Matches |
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Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS
|
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
|
Home |
3 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
7 |
2 |
+5 |
1 |
1 |
2.333 |
0.667 |
66.7 |
+1 |
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Away |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
=0 |
2 |
2 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
50.0 |
=0 |
| All |
5 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
7 |
2 |
+5 |
3 |
3 |
1.40 |
0.40 |
60.0 |
+1 |
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Tom Bromilow
- Match Record - By Type of Match |
|
Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
|
British Championship |
4 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
=0 |
3 |
3 |
0.25 |
0.25 |
50.0 |
=0 |
| Friendly |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
1 |
+5 |
0 |
0 |
6.00 |
1.00 |
100.0 |
+1 |
| All |
5 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
7 |
2 |
+5 |
3 |
3 |
1.40 |
0.40 |
60.0 |
+1 |
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Tom Bromilow
- Match Record - Tournament Matches |
|
British Championship Competition |
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Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
| BC 1920-21 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
=0 |
1 |
1 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
50.0 |
=0 |
| BC 1921-22 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
=0 |
1 |
1 |
0.50 |
0.50 |
50.0 |
=0 |
| BC 1925-26 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
=0 |
1 |
1 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
50.0 |
=0 |
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BC
All |
4 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
=0 |
3 |
3 |
0.25 |
0.25 |
50.0 |
=0 |
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All Competition |
|
Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
| BC |
4 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
=0 |
3 |
3 |
0.25 |
0.25 |
50.0 |
=0 |
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All |
4 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
=0 |
3 |
3 |
0.25 |
0.25 |
50.0 |
=0 |
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Tom Bromilow
- Match History |
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Club: Liverpool F.C. -
5 full appearances |
F.A. International
Select Committee - 5
full capsx
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Age 26 |
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1 |
124 |
14 March 1921 - Wales 0 England 0,
Ninian Park, Cardiff |
BC |
AD |
Start |
lh |
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Age 27 |
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2 |
128 |
13 March 1922 - England 1 Wales 0,
Anfield
Road, Liverpool |
BC |
HW |
Start |
lh |
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3 |
129 |
8 April 1922 -
England 0 Scotland
1,
Villa Park, Birmingham |
HL |
Start |
lh |
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Age 28 |
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4 |
132 |
19 March 1923 -
England 6
Belgium 1,
Arsenal Stadium, Highbury |
Fr |
HW |
Start |
lh |
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Age 29 |
|
- |
139 |
3 March 1924 - England 1 Wales 2,
Ewood Park, Blackburn |
BC |
HL |
reserve |
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Age
30 |
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- |
142 |
22 October 1924 - England 3 Ireland 1,
Goodison Park, Liverpool |
BC |
HW |
replacement reserve |
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Age
31 |
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5 |
147 |
24 October 1925 - Ireland 0 England 0,
Windsor Park, Belfast |
BC |
AW |
Start |
lh |
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