Tom Peacock

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Tom Peacock
Personal information
Full name Thomas Peacock [1]
Date of birth(1912-09-14)14 September 1912
Place of birth Morton, England
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) [2]
Position Inside left
Youth career
1930–1932 Nottingham University
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1931 Chesterfield 0 (0)
Bath City
Melton Mowbray
Matlock
1933–1945 Nottingham Forest 109 (57)
Chelsea (guest)
1942Brentford (guest) 1 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Thomas Peacock was an English professional footballer who made over 100 appearances in the Football League for Nottingham Forest as an inside left. [1] [3]

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Personal life

Peacock attended Tupton Hall School and the University of Nottingham and trained to be a teacher. [4] He began his teaching career in Somerset and following his football career, he became headmaster of St Edmunds C of E Primary School in Mansfield Woodhouse. [4]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueFA CupTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Nottingham Forest 1933–34 [5] Second Division 157341811
1934–35 [5] Second Division3621404021
1935–36 [5] Second Division2920213121
1936–37 [5] Second Division730073
1937–38 [5] Second Division831093
1938–39 [5] Second Division14310153
Career total1095712513162

References

  1. 1 2 Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 227. ISBN   978-1905891610.
  2. "Nottingham Forest. Hopes centred on 'Boy' Martin". Sunday Dispatch Football Guide. London. 23 August 1936. p. vii via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Players with no competitive, first-team pedigree". Sky is Blue. Retrieved 21 March 2017.
  4. 1 2 "Nottingham Forest at 150: Flashback: Reds stars to grace City Ground between 1915 and 1945". Nottingham Post. 3 November 2015. Retrieved 21 March 2017.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Tom Peacock". The City Ground. Retrieved 14 July 2019.