Tommy Meehan

Tommy Meehan

Personal information
Full name	Thomas Meehan
Date of birth	1896
Place of birth	Harpurhey, Manchester, England
Date of death	18 August 1924 (aged 27–28)
Height	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Playing position	Half back
Youth career
	Newton
	Walkden Central
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1917	Rochdale
1917–1920	Manchester United	51	(6)
1920–1924	Chelsea	124	(4)
National team
	The Football League	2
	England	1
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Thomas "Tommy" Meehan (1896 - 18 August 1924) was an English footballer who played at half-back.

Meehan played for Rochdale during the First World War, before moving to Manchester United in 1919. He made 53 appearances for United, scoring six goals, and signed for Chelsea in 1920 for £3,300. At the time of his move south, Meehan was rated one of the best half-backs in England, and made his debut for the national side in October 1923.

He was a regular in the Chelsea team over the next three years, playing in 133 games for the club, before being struck down with encephalitis lethargica, an inflammation of the brain which had reached an epidemic scale in the years after the First World War. He died in 1924.

References

• Glanvill, Rick (2006). Chelsea FC: The Official Biography - The Definitive Story of the First 100 Years. Headline Book Publishing. ISBN 0-7553-1466-2.