Thomas Henry Atherton (8 January 1879 – 1955) was an English professional footballer who played in the Scottish League for Partick Thistle, Motherwell, Dundee and St Bernard's as an outside right.[4] He also played in England for Brentford, Tottenham Hotspur and Grimsby Town.[1][5]
 Atherton while with Brentford in 1903. | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Thomas Henry Atherton[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 8 January 1879[2] | ||
| Place of birth | West Derby, England | ||
| Date of death | 1955 (aged 75–76)[3] | ||
| Place of death | Exeter, England | ||
| Position(s) | Outside right | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Dundee Wanderers | |||
| Hibernian | |||
| –1898 | Edinburgh Benburb | ||
| 1898–1899 | Tottenham Hotspur | 2 | (0) |
| 1899 | Dunfermline Juniors | ||
| 1899 | St Bernard's | 6 | (0) |
| 1900 | Raith Rovers | ||
| 1900–1901 | Partick Thistle | 18 | (4) |
| 1901–1902 | Dundee | 8 | (2) |
| 1902–1904 | Grimsby Town | 2 | (0) |
| 1903–1904 | → Brentford (loan) | 22 | (2) |
| 1904–1905 | Motherwell | 12 | (3) |
| International career | |||
| 1901 | Scottish League XI | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Personal life edit
Atherton was the son of Samuel Atherton and Ann Williams and was the older brother of footballer Bobby Atherton.[6][7] Atherton married Rachel Steedman Scott in Morningside in 1903 and they had three children.[2]
Career statistics edit
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Tottenham Hotspur | 1898–99[8] | Southern League First Division | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |
| St Bernard's | 1899–1900[4] | Scottish League First Division | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | |
| Partick Thistle | 1900–01[9] | Scottish League First Division | 18 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4[a] | 0 | 23 | 4 |
| Dundee | 1901–02[10] | Scottish League First Division | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 10 | 2 | |
| Brentford (loan) | 1903–04[11] | Southern League First Division | 22 | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | 27 | 2 | |
| Motherwell | 1904-05[4] | Scottish League First Division | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 15 | 0 | |
| Career total | 68 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 83 | 8 | ||
- ^ Appearances in Glasgow Cup
References edit
- ^ a b Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 12. ISBN 978-1905891610.
- ^ a b "Thomas Henry Atherton b. Between Jan 1879 and Mar 1879 West Derby, Lancashire, England". atherton.one-name.net. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
- ^ Goodwin, Bob (16 August 2017). The Spurs Alphabet. p. 18. ISBN 978-0-9540434-2-1.
- ^ a b c Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
- ^ "Scotland FL Players by Appearances". www.londonhearts.com. Retrieved 27 December 2016.
- ^ "Family Group Sheet for Samuel Atherton / Ann Williams (F1829) m. 7 Mar 1874". atherton.one-name.net. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
- ^ "Robert Atherton b. Between Jul 1876 and Sep 1876 Bangor, Caernarvonshire, Wales d. 19 Oct 1917 At Sea". atherton.one-name.net. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
- ^ "Thomas Atherton". 11v11.com. Retrieved 15 September 2016.
- ^ "1900–01". Partick Thistle – The Early Years. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
- ^ "Tom Atherton | Player Statistics | Dundee". Dee Archive. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
- ^ White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. p. 357. ISBN 0951526200.
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