Facts: - clubs: robert city blyth spartans south shields thompson 's sunderland lincoln city portsmouth workington cardiff - caps: 0 126 3 44 - position: inside forward - years: -- -- 1932 1932 -- 1933 1933 -- 1934 1934 -- -- 193x 193x -- 19xx 192x -- 1926 1926 -- 1931 1931 - height: 5 11 - death date: 14 january 1971 - youthyears: -- - birth date: 4 november 1905 - fullname: thomas maidment - name: tom maidment - birth place: monkwearmouth , england - goals: 0 43 0 8 Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of tom maidment .
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thomas '' tom '' maidment -lrb- 4 november 1905 -- 14 january 1971 -rrb- was an english professional footballer who scored 51 goals from 173 appearances in the football league playing for lincoln city , portsmouth and cardiff city .