Tommy Logan
Appearance
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Thomas Logan | ||
Date of birth | 17 August 1888 | ||
Place of birth | Barrhead, Scotland | ||
Date of death | 1960 (aged 71–72) | ||
Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
Position(s) | Centre half | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1910-1913 | Falkirk | 100 | (30) |
1913-1920 | Chelsea | 107 | (7) |
International career | |||
1907 | Scottish League XI[1] | 1 | (0) |
1913 | Scotland | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Thomas "Tommy" Logan (17 August 1888 – 1960) was a Scottish footballer who played in Scotland for Falkirk and in England for Chelsea. He was judged to be an ideal centre half whose showed judgement in his play.[2]
Logan transferred to Chelsea from Falkirk in 1913.[2] He was a member of the Chelsea side that reached the 1915 FA Cup Final. He was one of the few Chelsea players to get a positive mention in the Manchester Guardian report on the final for a few "dashing excursions" into the Sheffield half, he failed to score.[3] He played with Chelsea until 1920 and made a total of 117 appearances scoring 8 goals in total.[4]
Logan represented Scotland once, appearing in a 1913 British Home Championship match against Ireland.[5]
Honours
- Scottish Cup: Winner 1913
References
- ^ "Thomas Logan". www.londonhearts.com. London Hearts Supporters' Club. Retrieved 18 May 2014.
- ^ a b Unknown (1915). Cup Final Programme.
- ^ "The Cup Final". Manchester Guardian. 26 April 1915. p. 9.
- ^ Glanvill, Rick (2006). Chelsea FC: The Official Biography - The Definitive Story of the First 100 Years. Headline Book Publishing Ltd. p. 405. ISBN 0-7553-1466-2.
- ^ "Thomas Logan". London Hearts Supporters' Club. Retrieved 9 June 2013.
Categories:
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- 1960 deaths
- 1888 births
- Scottish footballers
- Chelsea F.C. players
- People from Barrhead
- Scotland international footballers
- Falkirk F.C. players
- Scottish Football League players
- English Football League players
- Scottish Football League representative players
- Association football central defenders
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