Tommy Strong

Thomas Philips Strong (1890 – 15 July 1917) was an English professional footballer who played as a left back and left half in the Football League for Lincoln City.[1]

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 27)[2]
Place of death West Flanders, Belgium[3]
Height 5 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1.74 m)[4]
Position(s) Left back, left half
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1914–1915 Lincoln City 8 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Personal life

Strong served as a private in the South Staffordshire Regiment during the First World War and died of wounds sustained in West Flanders on 15 July 1917.[3] He was buried in Croisilles Railway Cemetery.[2]

Career statistics
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Lincoln City 1913–14[5] Second Division 1 0 0 0 1 0
1914–15[6] 7 0 0 0 7 0
Career total 8 0 0 0 8 0

References
  1. Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 279. ISBN 978-1905891610.
  2. "Casualty Details". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
  3. "World War One Imps". The Stacey West. 20 November 2017. Retrieved 31 October 2019.
  4. "The coming of the big ball: the Second Division: Lincoln City". Athletic News. Manchester. 18 August 1913. p. 5 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. Vickers, John. "Tommy Strong". The Lincoln City FC Archive. Archived from the original on 16 March 2016. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
  6. "Lincoln City Squad 1914/15". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 4 June 2017.
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