Tommy McCairns

Thomas McCairns (22 December 1873 – 1932) was an English footballer who scored 109 goals from 199 appearances in the Football League playing for Grimsby Town, Notts County, Lincoln City and Barnsley.[3] He also played for Middlesbrough Ironopolis, Whitby,[3] in the Birmingham & District League and the Western League for Bristol Rovers,[4][5] in the Southern League for Wellingborough,[6] Queens Park Rangers,[7] and Brighton & Hove Albion,[1] in the South-Eastern League for Southern United,[8] and for Kettering.[3]

Tommy McCairns
Personal information
Full name Thomas McCairns[1]
Date of birth (1873-12-22)22 December 1873[1]
Place of birth Dinsdale, Darlington,[1] England
Date of death 1932 (aged 5859)[1]
Place of death Willesden,[1] England
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[2]
Position(s) Centre forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Middlesbrough Ironopolis
Whitby
1893–1898 Grimsby Town 137 (86)
1898–1899 Bristol Rovers
1899 Notts County 4 (0)
1899–1901 Lincoln City 35 (14)
1901–1902 Barnsley 23 (9)
1902–1903 Wellingborough
1903 Queens Park Rangers 1 (0)
1903–1904 Brighton & Hove Albion 17 (5)
1904–1905 Southern United
Kettering
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

References

  1. Carder, Tim; Harris, Roger (1997). Albion A–Z: A Who's Who of Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. Hove: Goldstone Books. p. 151. ISBN 978-0-9521337-1-1.
  2. "Football. The coming season. Prospects of the principal clubs. Notts County". Sheffield & Rotherham Independent. 26 August 1899. p. 10.
  3. Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: SoccerData. p. 164. ISBN 978-1-899468-67-6.
  4. "Birmingham League. Eastville Rovers v. Dudley". The Bristol Mercury. 3 October 1898. p. 3.
  5. "The Western League. Bedminster v. Eastville Rovers". The Bristol Mercury. 27 December 1898. p. 3.
  6. "Southern League. Div.I". Daily Express. London. 13 October 1902. p. 8.
  7. Westerberg, Kenneth. "1903/04" (Excel spreadsheet). QPRnet. Ron Norris. Retrieved 14 April 2013.
  8. "South Eastern League. Southern United v. Maidstone United". The South Eastern Gazette. Maidstone. 28 February 1905. p. 7.


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