Tom Finney

Tom Finney

Personal information
Full name	Thomas Finney
Date of birth	(1922-04-05)5 April 1922
Place of birth	Preston, Lancashire, England
Date of death	14 February 2014(2014-02-14) (aged 91)
Place of death	Preston, Lancashire, England
Position(s)	Winger and centre forward
Youth career
1940	Preston North End
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1940–1960	Preston North End	433	(187)
1962	Toronto City	1	(1)
1963	Distillery	0	(0)
Total		434	(188)
National team
1948	England B	1	(0)
1946–1958	England	76	(30)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Tom Finney (5 April 1922 – 14 February 2014) was an English footballer. He played for England national team.

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		Continental		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Preston North End	1946–47	First Division	32	7	3	2	—		35	9
	1947–48		33	13	4	1	—		37	14
	1948–49		24	7	2	2	—		26	9
	1949–50	Second Division	37	10	1	1	—		38	11
	1950–51		34	13	2	0	—		36	13
	1951–52	First Division	33	13	0	0	—		33	13
	1952–53		34	17	3	2	—		37	19
	1953–54		23	11	8	3	—		31	14
	1954–55		30	7	3	2	—		33	9
	1955–56		32	17	1	1	—		33	18
	1956–57		34	23	6	5	—		40	28
	1957–58		34	26	1	0	—		35	26
	1958–59		16	6	0	0	—		16	6
	1959–60		37	17	6	4	—		43	21
Distillery	1963–64	Irish League	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
Career total			433	187	40	23	1	0	474	210

International goals

Scores and results list England's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Finney goal.

List of international goals scored by Tom Finney

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	28 September 1946	Windsor Park, Belfast, Northern Ireland	Ireland	4–0	7–2	1946–47 British Home Championship
2	30 September 1946	Dalymount Park, Dublin, Republic of Ireland	Republic of Ireland	1–0	1–0	Friendly
3	27 November 1946	Leeds Road, Huddersfield, England	Netherlands	6–1	8–2	Friendly
4	3 May 1947	Highbury, London, England	France	1–0	3–0	Friendly
5	25 May 1947	Estádio Nacional, Lisbon, Portugal	Portugal	4–0	10–0	Friendly
6	21 September 1947	Heysel Stadium, Brussels, Belgium	Belgium	3–0	5–2	Friendly
7				4–2
8	18 October 1947	Ninian Park, Cardiff, Wales	Wales	1–0	3–0	1947–48 British Home Championship
9	10 April 1948	Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland	Scotland	1–0	2–0	1947–48 British Home Championship
10	16 May 1948	Stadio Comunale, Turin, Italy	Italy	3–0	4–0	Friendly
11				4–0
12	10 November 1948	Villa Park, Birmingham, England	Wales	1–0	1–0	1948–49 British Home Championship
13	13 May 1949	Råsunda Stadium, Stockholm, Sweden	Sweden	1–3	1–3	Friendly
14	18 May 1949	Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway	Norway	2–0	4–1	Friendly
15	14 May 1950	Estádio Nacional, Lisbon, Portugal	Portugal	1–0	5–3	Friendly
16				3–0
17				4–1
18				5–3
19	14 April 1951	Wembley Stadium, London, England	Scotland	2–3	2–3	1950–51 British Home Championship
20	19 May 1951	Goodison Park, Liverpool, England	Portugal	3–2	5–2	Friendly
21	12 November 1952	Wembley Stadium, London, England	Wales	1–0	5–2	1952–53 British Home Championship
22	21 November 1953	Yankee Stadium, New York City, US	United States	—	6–3	Friendly
23				—
24	26 June 1954	St. Jakob Stadium, Basle, Switzerland	Uruguay	2–3	2–4	1954 FIFA World Cup Quarter-finals
25	2 November 1955	Wembley Stadium, London, England	Northern Ireland	3–0	3–0	1955–56 British Home Championship
26	30 November 1955	Wembley Stadium, London, England	Spain	3–0	4–1	Friendly
27	14 November 1956	Wembley Stadium, London, England	Wales	3–1	3–1	1956–57 British Home Championship
28	19 October 1957	Ninian Park, Cardiff, Wales	Wales	3–0	4–0	1957–58 British Home Championship
29	8 June 1958	Ullevi, Gothenburg, Sweden	Soviet Union	2–2	2–2	1958 FIFA World Cup Group 4
30	4 October 1958	Windsor Park, Belfast, Northern Ireland	Northern Ireland	2–2	3–3	1958–59 British Home Championship

Honours

Preston North End

• Football League First Division: runners-up 1952–53, 1957–58
• Football League Second Division: winners 1950–51
• FA Cup: runners-up 1954

England

• 76 Caps and 30 goals
• British Home Championship: winners 1946–47, 1947–48, 1949–50, 1951–52, 1952–53, 1953–54, 1955–56, 1956–57, 1957–58, 1958–59

Individual

• FWA Footballer of the Year: 1954, 1957
• SPFA Special Merit Award: 2006

Civil Honours

• Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) - 1961
• Honorary Freedom of City of Preston - 6 September 1979
• Honorary Doctorate (LLD) of Lancaster University - 1988
• Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) - 1992
• Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire (KBE) - 1998
• Honorary Fellowship of Myerscough College - 2007