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Tom Vansittart

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Tom Vansittart
Personal information
Full name Thomas Vansittart
Date of birth (1950-01-23) 23 January 1950 (age 74)[1]
Place of birth Merton, Greater London
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
?–1967 Crystal Palace
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1967–1970 Crystal Palace 11 (2)
1970–1975 Wrexham 88 (1)
1975–? Wimbledon ? (?)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Thomas Vansittart (born 23 January 1950)[2] is an English, retired professional footballer who played in the Football League as a defender for Crystal Palace and Wrexham. He also played non-league football for Wimbledon.

Playing career

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Vansittart was born in Merton, then within Surrey but subsequently part of Greater London, and began his youth career at Crystal Palace, signing professional terms in April 1967.[2] He made his senior debut on 23 March 1968, in a home 1–1 draw against Carlisle United and went on to make seven League appearances that season, scoring twice in a 6–0 home win over Norwich City on 16 April.[3] Vansittart did not make an appearance in the 1968–69 season when Palace gained promotion to the top tier for the first time, but played four times in the following season,[4] before moving on to Wrexham in February 1970.[2]

At Wrexham, Vansittart made 88 appearances, scoring once, before moving into non-league football with Wimbledon in 1975.

References

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  1. ^ "Tom Vansittart". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
  2. ^ a b c Purkiss, Mike; Sands, Nigel (1989). Crystal Palace: A Complete Record 1905–1989. The Breedon Books Publishing Company. p. 342. ISBN 0907969542.
  3. ^ Purkiss, Mike; Sands, Nigel (1989). Crystal Palace: A Complete Record 1905–1989. The Breedon Books Publishing Company. pp. 228–9. ISBN 0907969542.
  4. ^ Purkiss, Mike; Sands, Nigel (1989). Crystal Palace: A Complete Record 1905–1989. The Breedon Books Publishing Company. pp. 230–3. ISBN 0907969542.
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