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Tommy Lunn

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Tommy Lunn
Personal information
Full name Thomas Henry Lunn
Date of birth (1883-07-09)9 July 1883
Place of birth Bishop Auckland, England
Date of death 1960 (aged 76–77)
Height 5 ft 8+12 in (1.74 m)[1]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
Brownhills Albion
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1904–1909 Wolverhampton Wanderers 129
1909–1912 Tottenham Hotspur 86
1913 Stockport County 2
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Thomas Henry Lunn (9 July 1883 – 1960) was an English professional footballer who played for Brownhills Albion, Wolverhampton Wanderers, Tottenham Hotspur, and Stockport County.[2]

Football career

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Lunn began his career with Brownhills Albion before joining Wolverhampton Wanderers in 1904. The goalkeeper made 129 appearances for the Molineux club. Lunn collected a winners medal in the 1908 FA Cup Final.

In April 1910, he signed for Tottenham Hotspur where he featured in a further 91 matches in all competitions between 1910 and 1912.[3] He played regularly over the next two seasons but was replaced by John "Tiny" Joyce in 1912. He played two more games in early 1913, but on taking out a publican's licence, he was suspended for breach of contract.

Lunn went on to play for Stockport County where he ended his playing career.

Honours

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Wolverhampton Wanderers

References

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  1. ^ "The coming of the big ball: the Second Division: Stockport County". Athletic News. Manchester. 18 August 1913. p. 5 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. ^ Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records. soccerdata. p. 162. ISBN 1-899468-63-3.
  3. ^ Tottenham Hotspur F.C A-Z of players Retrieved 29 November 2012 Archived 15 April 2009 at the Wayback Machine