Tommy Cain
Appearance
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Thomas Cain[1] | ||
Date of birth | 10 November 1892 | ||
Place of birth | Horsenden Hill, England | ||
Date of death | September 1975 | (aged 82)||
Place of death | Ealing, England | ||
Position(s) | Wing half | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
Richmond YMCA | |||
→ Bohemians (guest) | |||
1919–1920 | Queens Park Rangers | 6 | (0) |
Guildford United | |||
Dartford | |||
Sheppey United | |||
1924–1925 | Brentford | 11 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Thomas Cain (10 November 1892 – September 1975) was an English footballer who played in the Football League for Brentford as a wing half.
Career
A wing half, Cain began his career at Richmond YMCA before the outbreak of the First World War in 1914.[1] During the war, he guested for Irish club Bohemians.[1] After the war, he played for Queens Park Rangers, Guildford United, Dartford and Sheppey United.[1] Cain joined Third Division South club Brentford in 1924 and made 12 appearances for the struggling team, before departing the following year.[1]
Personal life
Cain served in the East Surrey Regiment.[2]
Career statistics
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Total | ||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Queens Park Rangers | 1919–20[3] | Southern League First Division | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
Brentford | 1924–25[4] | Third Division South | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
1925–26[4] | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
Total | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 | ||
Career total | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
References
- ^ a b c d e Haynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920–2006. Harefield: Yore Publications. p. 33. ISBN 978-0955294914.
- ^ Brentford Football Club – Official Handbook – Season 1924–25. Supporters' League. 1924. p. 11.
- ^ "QPRnet – Seasonal Stats – 1919–20". Retrieved 16 May 2019.
- ^ a b White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. p. 368. ISBN 0951526200.
Categories:
- 1892 births
- People from the London Borough of Ealing
- English footballers
- Brentford F.C. players
- English Football League players
- Bohemian F.C. wartime guest players
- Queens Park Rangers F.C. players
- Southern Football League players
- Association football wing halves
- 1975 deaths
- Guildford City F.C. players
- Dartford F.C. players
- Sheppey United F.C. players
- East Surrey Regiment soldiers
- British Army personnel of World War I
- Military personnel from London
- English football midfielder, 1890s birth stubs