Thomas Urwin (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Thomas Urwin | ||
| Date of birth | 5 February 1896 | ||
| Place of birth | Haswell, England | ||
| Date of death | 7 May 1968 (aged 72) | ||
| Height | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Outside forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Middlesbrough | |||
| 1924–1930 | Newcastle United | 188 | (23) |
| International career | |||
| 1923–1926 | England | 4 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Thomas Urwin (5 February 1896 – 7 May 1968) was an English international footballer, who played as an outside forward.[2]
Career
[edit]Born in Haswell, Urwin played professionally for Middlesbrough, Sunderland and Newcastle United,[3] and earned four caps for England between 1923 and 1926.[4][5]
Personal life
[edit]Urwin served as a gunner in the Royal Field Artillery during the First World War and saw action at Gallipoli and in India.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ Vulcan (22 August 1921). "First Division prospects. Middlesbrough". Athletic News. Manchester. p. 5.
- ^ Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 295. ISBN 978-1905891610.
- ^ "Profile". toon1892. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
- ^ "Tom Urwin". Englandstats.com.
- ^ Dykes, Garth; Lamming, Doug (2000). All the Lads: A Complete Who's Who of Sunderland AFC. Great Britain. ISBN 9781899538157.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ "North East War Memorials Project – Regional Content". www.newmp.org.uk. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
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- 1896 births
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- English men's footballers
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- Middlesbrough F.C. players
- Newcastle United F.C. players
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- English Football League players
- English Football League representative players
- British Army personnel of World War I
- Royal Field Artillery soldiers
- Men's association football outside forwards
- Shildon A.F.C. players
- People from Haswell, County Durham
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- 20th-century English sportsmen
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