Tom Finney

Tom Finney (5 April 1922 – 14 February 2014) was an English footballer. He played for England national team.

Career statistics
Club
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational CupContinentalTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsPreston North End1946–47First Division32732—3591947–48331341—37141948–4924722—2691949–50Second Division371011—38111950–51341320—36131951–52First Division331300—33131952–53341732—37191953–54231183—31141954–5530732—3391955–56321711—33181956–57342365—40281957–58342610—35261958–5916600—1661959–60371764—4321Distillery1963–64Irish League00001010Career total433187402310474210

International goals
Scores and results list England's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Finney goal.

+ List of international goals scored by Tom FinneyNo.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition1  28 September 1946  Windsor Park, Belfast, Northern Ireland   4–0 7–2  1946–47 British Home Championship2  30 September 1946  Dalymount Park, Dublin, Republic of Ireland   1–0 1–0  Friendly3  27 November 1946  Leeds Road, Huddersfield, England   6–1 8–2  Friendly4  3 May 1947  Highbury, London, England   1–0 3–0  Friendly5  25 May 1947  Estádio Nacional, Lisbon, Portugal   4–0 10–0  Friendly6 21 September 1947 Heysel Stadium, Brussels, Belgium  3–0 5–2 Friendly7 4–28  18 October 1947  Ninian Park, Cardiff, Wales   1–0 3–0  1947–48 British Home Championship9  10 April 1948  Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland   1–0 2–0  1947–48 British Home Championship10 16 May 1948 Stadio Comunale, Turin, Italy  3–0 4–0 Friendly11 4–012  10 November 1948  Villa Park, Birmingham, England   1–0 1–0  1948–49 British Home Championship13  13 May 1949  Råsunda Stadium, Stockholm, Sweden   1–3 1–3  Friendly14  18 May 1949  Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway   2–0 4–1  Friendly15 14 May 1950 Estádio Nacional, Lisbon, Portugal  1–0 5–3 Friendly16 3–017 4–118 5–319  14 April 1951  Wembley Stadium, London, England   2–3 2–3  1950–51 British Home Championship20  19 May 1951  Goodison Park, Liverpool, England   3–2 5–2  Friendly21  12 November 1952  Wembley Stadium, London, England   1–0 5–2  1952–53 British Home Championship22 21 November 1953 Yankee Stadium, New York City, US  — 6–3 Friendly23 —24  26 June 1954  St. Jakob Stadium, Basle, Switzerland   2–3 2–4  1954 FIFA World CupQuarter-finals25  2 November 1955  Wembley Stadium, London, England   3–0 3–0  1955–56 British Home Championship26  30 November 1955  Wembley Stadium, London, England   3–0 4–1  Friendly27  14 November 1956  Wembley Stadium, London, England   3–1 3–1  1956–57 British Home Championship28  19 October 1957  Ninian Park, Cardiff, Wales   3–0 4–0  1957–58 British Home Championship29  8 June 1958  Ullevi, Gothenburg, Sweden   2–2 2–2  1958 FIFA World CupGroup 430  4 October 1958  Windsor Park, Belfast, Northern Ireland   2–2 3–3  1958–59 British Home Championship

Honours
Preston North End
 Football League First Division: runners-up 1952–53, 1957–58
 Football League Second Division: winners 1950–51
 FA Cup: runners-up 1954

England
 76 Caps and 30 goals
 British Home Championship: winners 1946–47, 1947–48, 1949–50, 1951–52, 1952–53, 1953–54, 1955–56, 1956–57, 1957–58, 1958–59

Individual
 FWA Footballer of the Year: 1954, 1957
 SPFA Special Merit Award: 2006

Civil Honours
 Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) - 1961
  Honorary Freedom  of  City of Preston - 6 September 1979
  Honorary Doctorate  (LLD) of Lancaster University - 1988
 Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) - 1992
 Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire (KBE) - 1998
  Honorary Fellowship of Myerscough College - 2007

References

Category:1922 births
Category:2014 deaths
Category:English footballers
Category:Preston North End F.C. players
Category:Sportspeople from Lancashire
Category:England at the 1950 FIFA World Cup
Category:England at the 1954 FIFA World Cup
Category:England at the 1958 FIFA World Cup