Tommy Strong

Tommy Strong
Personal information
Full name Thomas Philips Strong[1]
Date of birth 1890
Place of birth Newcastle upon Tyne, England
Date of death 15 July 1917 (aged 2627)[2]
Place of death Pas-de-Calais, France[2]
Playing position Left back, left half
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1914–1915 Lincoln City 8 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.


Thomas Philips "Tommy" Strong (1890–15 July 1917) was an English professional football left back and left half who played in the Football League for Lincoln City.[3]

Personal life

Strong served as a private in the South Staffordshire Regiment during the First World War and was killed in France on 15 July 1917.[2] He was buried in Croisilles Railway Cemetery.[2]

References

  1. John Vickers. "The Lincoln City FC Archive". Retrieved 18 January 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "CWGC - Casualty Details". www.cwgc.org. Retrieved 2016-01-18.
  3. Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 279. ISBN 190589161X.


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