Tom Tennant (soccer)

Tom Tennant was an Australian soccer player and manager. He took charge of the Australia national soccer team in a full international match in 1955 as well as several matches against non-international teams in 1953 and 1955.[1][2]

Tom Tennant
Personal information
Full name Thomas Calder Tennant
Place of birth Carluke, Scotland
Height 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1927–1929 Motherwell 14 (8)
1929–? Metters
1944–? North Shore
International career
1933 Australia 1 (0)
Managerial career
1953 Australia
1955 Australia
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Playing career

Tennant was born in Carluke in the Scottish county of Lanarkshire.[3]

In 1927, he joined Motherwell, where he played 14 times in two seasons. Tennant moved to Australia in 1929, signing for Metters in Sydney.[4][5][6]

In 1940, Tennant signed up for the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF), which put a temporary pause to his footballing career.[3][7]

Returning to Australia in 1944, Tennant joined Sydney team North Shore as a playing coach.[7][8]

Tennant played one full international match for Australia in a 6–4 defeat of New Zealand in Sydney in 1933.[9][10]

Coaching career

After retiring from playing, Tennant became a coach, taking charge of his former club Metters in 1950.[11]

Tennant was selected as Australia coach alongside Viv Chalwin for matches against a Hong Kong Chinese XI in 1953. In 1955, Tennant trained the Australia team for matches against touring Austrian club Rapid Vienna and Hong Kong team South China. He took charge of the Australia team that lost 6–0 to South Africa in September 1955.[12][13][14][15]

References
  1. "Soccer "Rover"". The Sun. No. 10744. New South Wales, Australia. 14 June 1944. p. 9 (LATE FINAL EXTRA). Retrieved 30 April 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
  2. "SOCCER AIRMAN'S RETURN". The Sun. No. 10, 195. New South Wales, Australia. 8 September 1942. p. 8 (LATE FINAL EXTRA). Retrieved 30 April 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. "Tennant, Thomas Calder". DVA's Nominal Rolls. Department of Veteran's Affairs. Retrieved 30 April 2021.
  4. "TOM TENNANT". The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder. Vol. 14, no. 1421. New South Wales, Australia. 31 May 1929. p. 7. Retrieved 30 April 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
  5. "Motherwell". The Athletic News. 1 August 1927. p. 13.
  6. "Tommy Tennant's Hectic Career". The Referee. No. 2534. New South Wales, Australia. 17 October 1935. p. 12. Retrieved 6 May 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
  7. "Soccer T. TENNANT TO PLAY". The Sydney Morning Herald. No. 33, 222. New South Wales, Australia. 16 June 1944. p. 7. Retrieved 6 May 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
  8. "Soccer NORTH SHORE TEAM". The Sydney Morning Herald. No. 33, 257. New South Wales, Australia. 27 July 1944. p. 7. Retrieved 6 May 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
  9. Howe, Andrew (12 October 2006). "The Australian National Men's Football Team: Caps and Captains" (PDF). Football Federation Australia. Retrieved 5 May 2021 – via OzFootball.
  10. Esamie, Thomas; Stock, Greg; Punshon, John; Cazal, Jean-Michel. "Socceroo 1933 Matches". OzFootball. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
  11. "Metters appoint new coach". The Sun. No. 12, 567. New South Wales, Australia. 9 May 1950. p. 35 (LATE FINAL EXTRA). Retrieved 30 April 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
  12. "Coach Confident Of Soccer Win Over China". The Sydney Morning Herald. 12 August 1955. p. 10. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
  13. "Socceroo B Matches 1953". OzFootball. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
  14. "Socceroo B Matches 1955". OzFootball. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
  15. "Socceroo 1955 Matches". OzFootball. Retrieved 5 May 2021.


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