Tommy Finney

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Tommy Finney
Personal information
Full name Thomas Finney [1]
Date of birth (1952-11-06) 6 November 1952 (age 72)
Place of birth Belfast, Northern Ireland
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) [2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
Linfield
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
Distillery
1971–1973 Crusaders (25)
1973–1974 Luton Town 14 (5)
1974–1976 Sunderland 15 (1)
1976–1984 Cambridge United 268 (56)
1984 Brentford 20 (2)
1984–1986 Cambridge United 64 (5)
Cambridge City
Ely City
March Town
Histon
International career
1972–1973 Northern Ireland Amateurs 5 (1)
1974–1980 Northern Ireland 14 (2)
Managerial career
Ely City
1993–1995 Histon
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Thomas Finney (born 6 November 1952) is a Northern Irish former footballer who made over 260 appearances in the Football League for Cambridge United as a midfielder. He also played League football for Luton Town, Sunderland and Brentford. Finney later managed Ely City and Histon in non-League football. He was a member of the Northern Ireland squad at the 1982 World Cup. [2]

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International career

Finney scored one goal in five appearances for the Northern Ireland amateur team between 1972 and 1973. [3] He won 14 caps and scored two goals for the senior team between 1974 and 1980. [4] He was a member of the Northern Ireland 1982 World Cup squad, but did not make an appearance. [2]

Personal life

While a junior player in Northern Ireland, Finney worked for a gas company. [5]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cup [a] League cup [b] OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Luton Town 1973–74 [6] Second Division 1453041216
Sunderland 1974–75 [7] Second Division7010001 [c] 090
1975–76 [8] Second Division8151002 [d] 0152
Total151610030242
Brentford 1983–84 [9] Third Division 1521 [e] 1163
1984–85 [9] Third Division50102080
Total202102011243
Career total49810161416911
  1. Includes FA Cup
  2. Includes Football League Cup
  3. Appearance in Texaco Cup
  4. Appearances in Anglo-Scottish Cup
  5. Appearance in Football League Trophy

Honours

Luton Town

Cambridge United

Individual

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