Tommy Atherton

Tommy Atherton
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 15 September 1954 (aged 75)
Place of death Exeter, England
Position 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

Thomas Henry Atherton (8 January 1879 – 15 September 1954) was an English professional footballer who played in the Scottish League for Partick Thistle, Motherwell, Dundee and St Bernard's as an outside right.[3] He also played in England for Brentford, Tottenham Hotspur and Grimsby Town.[1][4]

Personal life

Atherton was the son of Samuel Atherton and Ann Williams and was the older brother of footballer Bobby Atherton.[5][6] Atherton married Rachel Steedman Scott in Morningside in 1903 and they had three children.[2]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Tottenham Hotspur 1898–99[7] Southern League First Division 2 0 0 0 — 2 0
St Bernard's 1899–1900[3] Scottish League First Division 6 0 0 0 — 6 0
Partick Thistle 1900–01[8] Scottish League First Division 18 4 1 0 4[b] 0 23 4
Dundee 1901–02[9] Scottish League First Division 8 2 2 0 — 10 2
Grimsby Town 1902–03[10] First Division 2 0 0 0 — 2 0
Brentford (loan) 1903–04[11] Southern League First Division 22 2 5 0 — 27 2
Motherwell 1904-05[3] Scottish League First Division 12 0 3 0 — 15 0
Career total 70 8 11 0 4 0 85 8
  1. ↑ Includes FA Cup, Scottish Cup
  2. ↑ Appearances in Glasgow Cup

References

  1. 1 2 Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 12. ISBN 978-1905891610.
  2. 1 2 "Thomas Henry Atherton b. Between Jan 1879 and Mar 1879 West Derby, Lancashire, England". atherton.one-name.net. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
  3. 1 2 3 Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
  4. ↑ "Scotland FL Players by Appearances". www.londonhearts.com. Retrieved 27 December 2016.
  5. ↑ "Family Group Sheet for Samuel Atherton / Ann Williams (F1829) m. 7 Mar 1874". atherton.one-name.net. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
  6. ↑ "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.
  7. ↑ "Thomas Atherton". 11v11.com. Retrieved 15 September 2016.
  8. ↑ "1900–01". Partick Thistle – The Early Years. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
  9. ↑ "Tom Atherton | Player Statistics | Dundee". Dee Archive. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
  10. ↑ Tommy Atherton at WorldFootball.net
  11. ↑ White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. p. 357. ISBN 0951526200.


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