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Tom Finney

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation, search For the Northern Irish footballer, see Tommy Finney.Tom FinneyPersonal informationFull nameSir Thomas FinneyDate of birth5 April 1922 (1922-04-05) (age 86)Place of birth   Preston, Lancashire, EnglandPlaying positionStriker, Outside RightSenior clubs1YearsClubApp (Gls)*1946-19601963Preston North EndDistillery433 (187)0 (0)   National team1946-1958England076 0(30)1 Senior club appearances and goalscounted for the domestic league only.* Appearances (Goals)Sir Thomas Finney, OBE (born 5 April 1922, Preston, Lancashire) is a former English footballer, famous for his loyalty to his league club, Preston North End, and for his performances in the English national side.

Contents

1 Early life2 Second World War3 Post-war career and England debut4 Retirement5 The Splash6 Continuing links with Preston North End7 Ability8 Quotes about Finney9 Career statistics10 Bibliography11 External links12 References//

[edit] Early life

Finney was born at home in Preston on a street next to the Deepdale stadium. He was frail and somewhat sickly in his youth and stood only 4 ft 9 in (1.45 m) at the age of fourteen. When he was offered the opportunity to sign for Preston North End (PNE), his father insisted that he complete his apprenticeship in the family's plumbing business before signing as a professional. This led to one of his nicknames, the 'Preston Plumber'.Finney's mother Margaret died while he was still a child.

[edit] Second World War

Soon after he signed, however, World War II began and normal football was suspended, though Finney started to achieve some recognition during war-time tournaments. Called up to the Royal Armoured Corps in 1942, he fought in Montgomery's Eighth Army in Egypt. Local leave in North Africa allowed him to play in army teams against local opposition and on one occasion he played against the future actor Omar Sharif. [1]

[edit] Post-war career and England debut

Once normal competition was restored, he made his debut for the club in August 1946 and soon established himself as an agile forward. Post-war demand for plumbers ensured that he had a second income to supplement the £14 he received under football's maximum wage regulations, and he became famous as the "Preston plumber". One month after his first appearance for Preston, Finney made his England debut, going on to win 76 caps and score 30 goals.In a game of eight goals in Budapest on May 23 1954 Ivor Broadis was the only England player to score. In reply the speed, skill and movement of the Hungary `Golden Team´ featuring Ferenc Puskás, Sándor Kocsis, Zoltán Czibor, Nándor Hidegkuti and József Bozsik rattled in 7. After the game bewildered England centre half Syd Owen said, “It was like playing people from outer space”. Finney commented of Ivor Broadis, "I remember when he had taken his boots off after the Budapest match, he warned everyone, "Don't touch them unless you're wearing gloves, they're red hot". Broadis added, "It's the first time I've ever come off the pitch with a sunburned tongue!""[1] This is still England's record defeat.

[edit] Retirement

He retired from Preston North End in 1960, only when forced out with a persistent groin injury. He had played his entire career for his local club, appearing 433 times and scoring 187 goals. The balance of Preston's team hardly matched Finney's brilliance, the young Bill Shankly notwithstanding, and he never won the championship (in 1953 and 1958 Preston North End came close to completing the three-peat, but each time they had to settle for runner-ups) or any other trophy. His loyalty is remarkable, even extending to rejecting a 1952 offer from Italian club Palermo that included a £10,000 personal signing-on fee and high pay and perquisites. He did, however, come out of retirement in 1963 to play for Northern Irish outfit Distillery against Benfica in the European Cup.[2]

[edit] The Splash

On 31 July 2004, Sir Tom unveiled the water feature sculpture "The Splash" which stands outside The National Football Museum. The sculpture was inspired by the 1956 Sports Photograph of the Year which features Tom Finney beating two defenders at a waterlogged Stamford Bridge.[3]

[edit] Continuing links with Preston North End

As of 2007, Sir Tom maintains his links with Preston North End as the club's president. 2006 marked 60 years since his first league debut for PNE. To mark this occasion the National Football Museum, an organisation which he has championed and has close links with, invited football fans to sign a specially commissioned flag which was presented to Sir Tom at the beginning of the 2006-07 season to mark his 60 years with PNE.[4]He also writes a regular PNE column for the University of Central Lancashire's students' union newspaper, Pluto. [2]

[edit] Ability

His total mastery of all the techniques triumphed over the lack of medals. He was versatile, playing in all the orthodox five forward positions of the day for Preston and appearing for England at right-wing, left-wing and centre-forward. He was a genuine two-footed player, packing an explosive shot in either his right or his left. He had speed, balance, was a pin-point passer and, for a man of no great height, could head with awesome power.

[edit] Quotes about Finney

"Tom Finney would have been great in any team, in any match and in any age ... even if he had been wearing an overcoat." (Bill Shankly)"Tom Finney should claim income tax relief ... for his 10 dependants." (Satirical observation on the weakness of the Preston team in his absence)"If all the brains in the game sat in committee to design the perfect player, they would come up with a reincarnation of Tom Finney." (Anonymous newspaper feature)

[edit] Career statistics

Club PerformanceLeagueCupTotalSeasonClubLeagueAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsEnglandLeagueFA CupTotal1946-47Preston North EndFirst Division327323591947-4833134137141948-49247222691949-50Second Division37101138111950-5134132036131951-52First Division33130033131952-5334173237191953-5423118331141954-55307323391955-5632171133181956-5734236540281957-5834261035261958-59166001661959-603717644321TotalEngland4331874023473210Career Total4331874023473210

[edit] Bibliography

Finney, T. (2004) Tom Finney Autobiography ISBN 0-7553-1106-XFinney, T. (1982) Tom Finney's Preston North End Scrapbook ISBN 0-285-62554-3Finney, T. (1958) Finney on Football ISBN B0000CK63XFinney, T. (1955) Instructions to Young Footballers ISBN B0000CJABPFinney, T. (1953) Football Round the world ISBN B0000CIMPYAgnew, P. (2002) Tom Finney: A Football Legend ISBN 0-9530847-9-5Booth, J. (ed.) (1998) Tom Finney: A Pictorial Tribute ISBN 1-901966-00-3

[edit] External links

Full list of Finney's international goalsTom Finney at the International Football Hall of FameTom Finney at the English Football Hall of FameFootball fans are asked to raise the standard for North End's greatest playerTom Finney Profile at Football England

[edit] References

^ "Puskas on Puskas", Robson Books Ltd, 1998^ Brian Viner (17 February 1999). "Sir Tom the pride of Preston", The Independent. ^ "The Sir Tom Finney Interview" (1999-06-30). Retrieved on 2006-01-31.^ "A tribute to Sir Tom Finney - 60 yrs since PNE debut" (2005-10-31). Retrieved on 2006-01-31.Preceded byNat LofthouseFootball Writers' Association Footballer of the Year1954Succeeded byDon ReviePreceded byBert TrautmannFootball Writers' Association Footballer of the Year1957Succeeded byDanny Blanchflowerv • d • eEngland squad - 1950 FIFA World CupGK Ditchburn • GK Williams • DF Aston • DF Eckersley • DF Ramsey • DF Scott • DF Taylor • DF Wright • MF Baily • MF Cockburn • MF Dickinson • MF Hughes • MF Nicholson • MF Watson • FW Bentley • FW Finney • FW Mannion • FW Matthews • FW Milburn • FW Mortensen • FW Mullen • Coach: WinterbottomFlag of Englandv • d • eEngland squad – 1954 FIFA World Cup1 Merrick • 2 Staniforth • 3 Byrne • 4 Wright • 5 Owen • 6 Dickinson • 7 Matthews • 8 Broadis • 9 Lofthouse • 10 Taylor • 11 Finney • 12 Burgin • 13 Green • 14 McGarry • 15 Wilshaw • 16 Quixall • 17 Mullen • 18 Chilton • 19 Armstrong • 20 Jezzard • 21 Haynes • 22 Hooper • Coach: WinterbottomFlag of Englandv • d • eEngland squad – 1958 FIFA World Cup1 McDonald • 2 Howe • 3 Banks • 4 Clamp • 5 Wright • 6 Slater • 7 Douglas • 8 Robson • 9 Kevan • 10 Haynes • 11 Finney • 12 Hopkinson • 13 Hodgkinson • 14 Sillett • 15 Clayton • 16 Norman • 17 Brabrook • 18 Broadbent • 19 Smith • 20 Charlton • 21 A'Court • 22 Setters • Coach: WinterbottomFlag of EnglandPersondataNAMEFinney, TomALTERNATIVE NAMESSHORT DESCRIPTIONFootballerDATE OF BIRTH5 April 1922PLACE OF BIRTHPrestonDATE OF DEATHPLACE OF DEATHRetrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Finney" Categories: English footballers | England international footballers | England wartime international footballers | Preston North End F.C. players | 1950 FIFA World Cup players | 1954 FIFA World Cup players | 1958 FIFA World Cup players | Football knights | Knights Bachelor | People from Preston | British people of Irish descent | Officers of the Order of the British Empire | 1922 births | Living people | The Football League players | Football (soccer) wingers | English Football Hall of Fame inductees Views Article Discussion Edit this page History Personal tools Log in / create account if (window.isMSIE55) fixalpha(); Navigation Main page Contents Featured content Current events Random article Search   Interaction About Wikipedia Community portal Recent changes Contact Wikipedia Donate to Wikipedia Help Toolbox What links here Related changesUpload fileSpecial pages Printable version Permanent linkCite this page Languages Català Deutsch Français Italiano Nederlands 日本語 ‪Norsk (bokmål)‬ Polski Русский Suomi Svenska 中文 Powered by MediaWiki Wikimedia Foundation This page was last modified on 15 September 2008, at 10:07. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License. (See Copyrights for details.) Wikipedia® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a U.S. registered 501(c)(3) tax-deductible nonprofit charity. Privacy policy About Wikipedia Disclaimers if (window.runOnloadHook) runOnloadHook();
 

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