Tommy Tait (footballer, born 1879)

Thomas Somerville Tait (13 September 1879 – 2 October 1942) was a Scottish footballer, who played for Sunderland and the Scotland national football team as a right half.

Tommy Tait
Personal information
Full name Thomas Somerville Tait
Date of birth (1879-09-13)13 September 1879
Place of birth Carluke, Scotland
Date of death 2 October 1942(1942-10-02) (aged 63)
Place of death Cleland, Scotland
Position(s) Right half
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
000 Cambuslang Rangers
1899–1903 Airdrieonians 67 (6)
1903–1906 Bristol Rovers 96 (1)
1906–1912 Sunderland 181 (3)
1912–1913 Dundee 22 (0)
000 Jarrow
000 Armadale
International career
1911 Scotland 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

Raised in Lanarkshire, Tait began his career locally with Airdrieonians,[1] then moved to England to join Bristol Rovers in 1903. He transferred to Sunderland three years later and made his debut for the club on 1 September 1906 against Newcastle United in a 4–2 win at St. James' Park.[2] Tait played for Sunderland from 1906 to 1912, though he didn't win a trophy;[3] he made 181 league appearances and scored 3 goals while at Roker Park.[4] His later clubs included Dundee.[1]

International career

Having taken part in the Home Scots v Anglo-Scots trial match in 1909,[5] Tait made his only appearance for Scotland against Wales in a 2–2 draw on 6 March 1911 at Ninian Park.[6]

See also

References
  1. John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  2. "Sunderland 4-2 Newcastle". The Stat Cat. Retrieved 31 July 2008.
  3. "Tommy Tait". A Love Supreme. Retrieved 31 July 2008.
  4. "Tommy Tait". The Stat Cat. Archived from the original on 31 August 2006. Retrieved 31 July 2008.
  5. Football. | Home Scots, 3; Anglo-Scots, 1., The Glasgow Herald, 23 March 1909
  6. "Mon 06 Mar 1911 Wales 2 Scotland 2". London Hearts Supporters Club. Retrieved 31 July 2008.
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