Northern Irish footballer and manager
Thomas Finney (born 6 November 1952) is a Northern Irish former footballer who made over 260 appearances in the Football League for Cambridge United as a midfielder. He also played League football for Luton Town, Sunderland and Brentford. Finney later managed Ely City and Histon in non-League football. He was a member of the Northern Ireland squad at the 1982 World Cup.[2]
International career
Finney scored one goal in five appearances for the Northern Ireland amateur team between 1972 and 1973.[3] He won 14 caps for the senior team between 1974 and 1980 and was a member of the Northern Ireland 1982 World Cup squad, but did not make an appearance.[2]
Personal life
While a junior player in Northern Ireland, Finney worked for a gas company.[4]
Career statistics
Honours
Luton Town
Cambridge United
Individual
References
- ^ "Tommy Finney". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
- ^ a b c "Tommy Finney". nifootball.blogspot.co.uk. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
- ^ "Forgotten Glories – British Amateur Internationals 1901–1974" (PDF). p. 309. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 July 2017. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
- ^ a b "Tom Finney". Cambridge United Hall of Fame. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
- ^ a b "Tom Finney". Hatters Heritage. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
- ^ "Season Details – 1974–75 : Football League Division 2". Sunderland AFC – Statistics, History and Records – from TheStatCat. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
- ^ "Season Details – 1975–76 : Football League Division 2". Sunderland AFC – Statistics, History and Records – from TheStatCat. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
- ^ a b White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. pp. 397–398. ISBN 0951526200.
- ^ a b Johnson, Mark (26 August 1992). "Football: Strange Abbey habits – Fans' Eye View / No. 2 Cambridge". The Independent. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
