Tom McInnes (footballer, born 1869)

Thomas McInnes (22 March 1869 – 17 January 1939)[3] was a Scottish professional footballer. McInnes was capped once for Scotland, against Ireland in 1889.

For the Clyde, Nottingham Forest, Bristol Rovers and Lincoln City player, see Tom McInnes (footballer born 1873).

Tom McInnes
Personal information
Full name Thomas McInnes
Date of birth 22 March 1869
Place of birth Glasgow, Scotland
Date of death 17 January 1939(1939-01-17) (aged 69)
Place of death Luton, England
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
– Dalmuir Thistle
– Cowlairs
1889–1893 Notts County 73 (20)
1892 Rangers 4
1893–1894 Third Lanark 18 (8)
1894–1896 Everton 42 (18)
1897–1900 Luton Town 93 (21)
– Bedford Queens Engineers
International career
1889 Scotland 1 (1)
1891–1892[1][2] Football League XI 2 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Football career

McInnes was born in Glasgow. He joined local club Cowlairs, playing as a forward, most often at outside right. His performances for Cowlairs earned him a cap for the Scotland national team, on 9 March 1889 against Ireland in the 1889 British Home Championship.[3][4] Scotland won the match 7–0, and McInnes scored the last goal, in the 88th minute.[3][5]

McInnes scored 67 goals from 226 appearances playing as an inside forward for Notts County between 1889 and 1893. McInnes played on the losing side for Notts County against Blackburn Rovers in the 1891 FA Cup final.[6] During 1892, he briefly returned to Scotland to play for Rangers.[3] Upon his return to Notts County, McInnes was suspended for a month by the Football Association because his move to Rangers breached their rules.[3]

McInnes later played for Everton and Luton Town in the Football League and for Third Lanark in the Scottish Football League.[3][7][8] On 13 October 1894, McInnes scored the opening goal in the first ever Merseyside derby, which Everton won 3–0.[9]

References
  1. Football Alliance v Football League, 20 April 1891, 11v11.com
  2. The Football League vs The Scottish League – 1890s, Before The 'D'...Association Football around the world, 1863–1937, 5 April 2014
  3. Mitchell, Andy (3 December 2013). "Double trouble: unravelling the careers of two footballers called Thomas McInnes". Scottish Sport History. Retrieved 3 December 2013.
  4. "Thomas McInnes – A Squad". Scottish Football Association (SFA). Retrieved 27 April 2010.
  5. "Scotland v Northern Ireland". SFA. Retrieved 27 April 2010.
  6. "FA Cup Final 1891". fa-cupfinals.co.uk. Archived from the original on 7 May 2009. Retrieved 27 April 2010.
  7. Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: SoccerData (Tony Brown). p. 74. ISBN 978-1-899468-67-6.
  8. Emms, Steve & Wells, Richard (2007). Scottish Football League Players' Records Division One 1890/91 to 1938/39. Nottingham: SoccerData (Tony Brown). ISBN 978-1-899468-66-9.
  9. "On this day – 13th October". Everton F.C. Retrieved 27 April 2010.
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