Tommy Lander

Tommy Lander
Personal information
Date of birth 1875
Place of birth Burslem, England
Date of death 1956 (aged 80–81)
Position Half-back
Youth career
Talke Alexandra
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1897–1902 Burslem Port Vale 62 (2)
Total 62 (2)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Thomas J. Lander (1875 – 1956) was an English footballer who played for Burslem Port Vale at the turn of the 20th century.

Career

Lander joined Burslem Port Vale from Talke Alexandra in March 1897.[1] He played 16 Second Division games in the 1898–99, but only appeared eight times in the league during the 1899–1900 campaign.[1] He played 13 league and FA Cup matches in the 1900–01 season and scored his first goal in the English Football League on 1 December, in a 3–2 win over Barnsley at the Athletic Ground.[1] He claimed another goal on 29 December, in a 3–2 defeat to Birmingham City at Muntz Street.[1] He played 25 league games in the 1901–02 season, before being released at the end of the season.[1]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[2]
Club Season League FA Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Burslem Port Vale1896–97Midland League10000010
1897–98Midland League00000000
1898–99Second Division1601050220
1899–1900Second Division802020120
1900–01Second Division1221000132
1901–02Second Division2501010270
Total 6225080752

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 167. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.
  2. ↑ Tommy Lander at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
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