Tommy Atkin

Thomas Lowes Atkin (19 August 1906 − 1986)[2] was an English footballer who played as an outside right for several clubs.

Tommy Atkin
Personal information
Full name Thomas Lowes Atkin
Date of birth (1906-08-19)19 August 1906
Place of birth Darlington, England
Date of death 1986 (aged 79–80)
Place of death Darlington, England
Height 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)[1]
Position(s) Outside right
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1925−1927 Darlington 0 (0)
1927−1928 Bolton Wanderers 0 (0)
1928−1932 Doncaster Rovers 99 (6)
1932−1934 Gateshead 54 (16)
1934−1936 Darlington 26 (3)
1936−1937 Wigan Athletic 41 (9)
1937−1938 Peterborough United 39 (8)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Playing career

Born in Darlington, Tommy Atkin started out with his home town club Darlington in 1925 who were in the Second Division, having their highest ever League finish that season. After the 1926−27 season when Darlington were relegated, he was transferred to First Division club Bolton Wanderers.[2]

The following season, in 1928, he went to Doncaster Rovers in Division Three (North), the division in which he'd play for the next eight seasons. He was at Doncaster for four years, where he played 105 league and cup games.[3] Following this, Atkin moved back to the North East playing for Gateshead for two seasons, and then in 1934 returning to play for Darlington for a further two seasons.[2]

He played for Wigan Athletic during the 1936–37 season, playing 41 games and scoring nine goals in the Cheshire League.[4][5] He moved to Peterborough for their 1937−38 season in the Midland League, scoring 10 times in 42 league and cup appearances.[2]

Atkin married in 1936,[6] and died in 1986 in his native Darlington.

References
  1. "Darlington's ups and downs". Sunday Sun. Newcastle upon Tyne. 19 August 1934. p. 20 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Tommy Atkin biography". Up The Posh. Retrieved 18 January 2013.
  3. Bluff, Tony (2010). Doncaster Rovers F.C.: The Complete History (1879-2010). Yore Publications. ISBN 9780956410375.
  4. Tommy Atkin at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
  5. Hayes, Dean (1996). The Latics: The Official History of Wigan Athletic F.C. Harefield: Yore Publications. p. 133. ISBN 978-1-874427-91-9.
  6. "Thomas Lowes Atkin". ancestry.com. Retrieved 18 January 2013.
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