Tancy Lea
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Thomas Lea[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 2 September 1890[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Shrewsbury, England[1] | ||
| Date of death | 1979 (aged 88–89)[1] | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9+1⁄2 in (1.77 m)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1909–1910 | Ditherington Athletic | ||
| 1910–1911 | Whitchurch | ||
| 1911–1912 | Chester | ||
| 1912–1913 | Oswestry United | ||
| 1913–1922 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 47 | (3) |
| 1922–1924 | Bristol Rovers | 49 | (2) |
| 1924 | Shrewsbury Town | ||
| Total | 96 | (5) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Thomas Lea (2 September 1890 – 1979) was an English footballer who played in the Football League for Bristol Rovers and Wolverhampton Wanderers.[1][3] He played in the 1921 FA Cup Final as Wolves lost 1–0 to Tottenham Hotspur.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e Tancy Lea at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
- ^ "The coming of the big ball: the Second Division: Wolverhampton Wanderers". Athletic News. Manchester. 18 August 1913. p. 5 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. SoccerData. ISBN 1-899468-67-6.
- ^ "Lea Tancy Image 1 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1921". Vintage Footballers. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
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Categories:
- 1890 births
- 1979 deaths
- English men's footballers
- Men's association football midfielders
- English Football League players
- Whitchurch F.C. players
- Chester City F.C. players
- Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. players
- Bristol Rovers F.C. players
- Shrewsbury Town F.C. players
- Footballers from Shrewsbury
- 20th-century English sportsmen
- English football forward, 1890s birth stubs