Claim: Tom Daykin played professionally for two clubs between 1904 and 1911, and nonprofessionally until 1913.
Evidence: Thomas Daykin (30 July 1882 – 20 July 1960) was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League as a full back or wing half. Sunderland 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 Birmingham 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1910–11 He returned to non-League football in the north east, first with Spennymoor United and then, from February 1913, with South Shields. Usually it describes leagues which are not fully professional. 
Sunderland Birmingham Spennymoor United The club was formed in South Shields in 1899 as South Shields Adelaide Athletic. South Shields