Thomas Urwin (footballer)

Thomas Urwin

Personal information
Full name	Thomas Urwin
Date of birth	(1896-02-05)5 February 1896
Place of birth	Haswell, England
Date of death	7 May 1968(1968-05-07) (aged 72)
Height	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) [1]
Position(s)	Outside forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
	Middlesbrough
	Sunderland
1924–1930	Newcastle United	188	(23)
International career
1923–1926	England	4	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Thomas Urwin (5 February 1896 – 7 May 1968) was an English international footballer, who played as an outside forward. ^[2]

Career

Born in Haswell, Urwin played professionally for Middlesbrough, Sunderland and Newcastle United, ^[3] and earned four caps for England between 1923 and 1926. ^{[4] [5]}

Personal life

Urwin served as a gunner in the Royal Field Artillery during the First World War and saw action at Gallipoli and in India. ^[6]

References

1. Vulcan (22 August 1921). "First Division prospects. Middlesbrough". Athletic News. Manchester. p. 5.
2. Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 295. ISBN   978-1905891610.
3. "Profile". toon1892. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
4. "Tom Urwin". Englandstats.com.
5. Dykes, Garth; Lamming, Doug (2000). All the Lads: A Complete Who's Who of Sunderland AFC. Great Britain. ISBN   9781899538157.
6. "North East War Memorials Project – Regional Content". www.newmp.org.uk. Retrieved 28 October 2019.