Tom McGovern

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Tom McGovern
Tom McGovern, Brentford FC footballer, 1919.jpg
McGovern while with Brentford in 1919.
Personal information
Full name Thomas McGovern [1]
Date of birth 11 November 1888 [2]
Place of birth Keadue, Ireland
Position(s) Wing half
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1911–1912 Leith Athletic 28 (2)
1912–1913 Halifax Town
1913–1920 Brentford 63 (2)
1920–1924 Queens Park Rangers 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Thomas McGovern was an Irish professional footballer who played as a wing half and is best remembered for his time in the Southern League with Brentford, before, during and after the First World War. [3] [4] He also played in the Scottish League for Leith Athletic and in the Football League for Queens Park Rangers. [1]

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Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational CupTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Leith Athletic 1910–11 [5] Scottish League Second Division 71—71
1911–12 [5] 21150261
Total28250332
Brentford 1913–14 [4] Southern League Second Division20200202
1914–15 [4] 15030180
1919–20 [4] Southern League First Division28010290
Total63240672
Queens Park Rangers 1920–21 [6] Third Division 200020
Career Total934901024

Honours

Brentford

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References

  1. 1 2 Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 187. ISBN   978-1905891610.
  2. ↑ "Irish Genealogy". civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
  3. ↑ Rose, Ash (February 2012). The QPR Miscellany. ISBN   9780752490274.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. pp. 362–365. ISBN   0951526200.
  5. 1 2 Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
  6. ↑ "Seasonal Stats – 1920–21". QPRnet. Retrieved 18 July 2018.


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