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Tom Smalley

Wolverhampton Wanderers FC

 1 appearance, 0 goals

P 1 W 0 D 0 L 1 F 1: A 2
0% successful
1936

captain: none
minutes played: 90

Profile
Full name Tom Smalley
Not 'Thomas', all of his registers state he was simply known as 'Tom'.
Born 13 January 1912 in Kinsley, West Riding of Yorkshire [registered as Tom, in Hemsworth, March 1912].

Register Notes

According to the 1939 register, Tom is a professional footballer, married to Florence May and living at 84 Chesters Road in Wolverhampton with his widowed mother-in-law
Married to Florence May Craddock [b.2 September 1912] [registered in Wolverhampton, June 1938].
Died 1 April 1984, aged 72 years 79 days [registered as Tom, in Wolverhampton, June 1984].
Height/Weight 5' 8", 11st. 10lbs [1931], 5' 7½", 11st. 7lbs [1938].

Source

Douglas Lammings' An English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990] & FindMyPast.com

Club Career
Club(s) Represened the Yorkshire County schools team. After working and playing for South Kirkby Colliery, Smalley assisted the Barnsley FC second team during 1930-31. Smalley then signed for Wolverhampton Wanderers FC on 6 May 1931. Signed by Norwich City FC on 8 August 1938 for £4000.
Club honours x
Individual honours x
Distinctions x

Source

Douglas Lammings' An English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990].

England Career
Player number One of six to become the 624th players (627) to appear for England
Position(s) Right-half
Only match No. 205, 17 October 1936, England 1 Wales 2, a British Championship match at Ninian Park, Sloper Road, Cardiff, aged 24 years 278 days.
Major tournaments British Championship 1936-37;
Team honours None
Individual honours None
Distinctions None

Beyond England
x.  - An English Football Internationalists' Who's Who. Douglas Lamming (1990). Hatton Press, p.x.

 

Tom Smalley - Career Statistics
Squads Apps comp. apps Mins. Goals goals ave.min comp. goals Capt. Disc.
1 1 1 90 0 0 min 0 none none
minutes are an approximation, due to the fact that many matches rarely stick to exactly ninety minutes long, allowing time for injuries and errors.

 

Tom Smalley - Match Record - All Matches - By Type of Match
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
Home - British Championship 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 0 0 1.00 2.00 0.00 -1
All 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 0 0 1.00 2.00 0.00 -1

 

Tom Smalley - Match Record - Tournament Matches
British Championship Competition
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
BC 1936-37 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 0 0 1.00 2.00 0.00 -1
BC All 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 0 0 1.00 2.00 0.00 -1
All Competition
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
BC 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 0 0 1.00 2.00 0.00 -1
All 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 0 0 1.00 2.00 0.00 -1

 

Tom Smalley - Match History
 Club: Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. - 1 full cap

F.A. International Select Committee - 1 full capx

Age 24
1 205 17 October 1936 - Wales 2 England 1, Ninian Park, Cardiff BC AL Start rh

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