Tom Riley (footballer)

Thomas Riley (March 1882 – November 1942) was an English professional football full back who played in the Football League for Blackburn Rovers and Aston Villa.[1][3]

Tom Riley
Riley while with Brentford in 1905.
Personal information
Full name Thomas Riley[1]
Date of birth March 1882[1]
Place of birth Blackburn, England
Date of death November 1942 (1942-12) (aged 60)[2]
Place of death Blackpool, England[2]
Position(s) Full back
Youth career
Chorley St. Mary's
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1901–1902 Chorley
1902–1904 Blackburn Rovers 22 (0)
1905–1906 Brentford 29 (0)
1906–1908 Aston Villa 16 (0)
1908–1909 Brentford 0 (0)
Southampton
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career statistics

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Brentford 1905–06[4] Southern League First Division 29 0 4 0 33 0
Aston Villa 1905–06[5] First Division 4 0 4 0
1906–07[5] 5 0 0 0 5 0
1907–08[5] 7 0 0 0 7 0
Total 16 0 0 0 16 0
Career total 45 0 4 0 49 0

References

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  1. ^ a b c Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 245. ISBN 978-1905891610.
  2. ^ a b "Old Brentford footballer dead". Middlesex Independent & West London Star. 14 November 1942.
  3. ^ "Riley Tom Brentford 1905". Vintage Footballers. Retrieved 24 December 2018.
  4. ^ White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. p. 358. ISBN 0951526200.
  5. ^ a b c "Thomas Riley". 11v11.com. Retrieved 24 December 2016.
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