Tom Adamson

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Tom Adamson
Personal information
Full name Thomas Kay Adamson [1]
Date of birth 12 February 1901
Place of birth Mossend, Scotland
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) [2]
Position(s) Left back
Youth career
1913–1914 Craighead
1914– Cambuslang Rangers
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1919–1920 Blantyre Celtic
1920–1928 Bury 271 (0)
1929–1934 Brentford 141 (0)
1934–1935 Stockport County 0 (0)
1935 Ards
Managerial career
1935 Ards (player-manager)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Thomas Kay Adamson was a Scottish professional footballer, best remembered for his time as a left back in the Football League with Bury and Brentford. He later had a short tenure as player-manager of Irish League club Ards.

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Playing career

Early years and Bury

A left back, Adamson began his career at Scottish junior clubs Craighead, Cambuslang Rangers, Blantyre Celtic and moved to England to join Second Division club Bury in 1920. [3] Over the course of 9 years at Gigg Lane, Adamson made 286 appearances and helped the Shakers to promotion back to the First Division in the 1923–24 season. [3]

Brentford

Adamson dropped down to the Third Division South to sign for Brentford prior to the beginning of the 1929–30 season. [4] He immediately broke into the team and made 36 appearances during his debut season, [5] a campaign memorable for the Bees' record-breaking 21 home wins. [6]

Adamson was a mainstay of the team for the following two seasons and made 28 appearances to help the Bees to the Third Division South title in the 1932–33 season. [5] Age caught up to Adamson and he made just eight appearances during the 1933–34 Second Division season, [5] before departing Griffin Park at the end of the campaign. [4] Adamson made 153 appearances in five seasons with the Bees. [4]

Stockport County

Adamson returned to the Manchester area to sign for Third Division North club Stockport County in 1934. [4] He failed to make an appearance for the club and ended his Football League career in 1935, [3] having failed to score in over 400 professional matches. [1]

Managerial career

Adamson had a short spell as player-manager of Irish League club Ards in 1935. [7] Former Brentford full back partner Alexander Stevenson was one of his signings. [4]

Personal life

While growing up, Adamson went to school with future Scottish internationals Hughie Gallacher and Alex James. [4]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueFA CupTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Brentford 1929–30 [5] Third Division South 35010360
1930–31 [5] 36050410
1931–32 [5] 35050400
1932–33 [5] 27010280
1933–34 [5] Second Division 800080
Career total14101201530

Honours

Blantyre Celtic

Brentford

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  8. "To Filll Winship's Place". Middlesex County Times (Ealing Edition). 3 August 1929.