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Tom
Garrett |
Blackpool FC
3 appearances,
0 goals
P 3 W 2 D 1 L 0 F 7:
A 3
83% successful
1952-53
captain: none
minutes played: 270 |
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Timeline |
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Thomas Garrett |
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Birth |
28 February 1926 in Whiteleas, South Shields, County Durham [registered as
Thomas in South Shields, June 1926].
query over birth
date....? |
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According to the 1939 register, Thomas the is youngest six
children living at 6 Coxon Street in Easington Colliery with his
colliery hewer father, Joseph Frederick, and his mother, Barbara Ann (née
Hogg) |
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Marriage |
to Maureen Elizabeth (Moira) Shimmin on 3
April 1951 in Ramsey
[registered in the Isle of Man].
Three children, Nigel R.
[b.1952], Jean [b.4 May 1953] and Kim [b.1956]. |
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According to the Australia Electoral Rolls. Thomas and
Maureen were living at 2 Dyrdon Street in Wallsend, Hunter, NSW from at
least 1968.until 1980 |
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Death |
16 April 2006
in Wallsend, New South Wales, aged 80 years 47 days
[registered in Australia]. |
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Source |
 Douglas Lammings' An
English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990] & |
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Club Career |
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Club(s) |
Began his footballing career with Horden CW. Signed as an amateur for Blackpool
FC when he was 17years old, ahead of Millwall FC. Garrett signed professional forms in 1946. Guested for Horden and Easington FC's during the war years.
After refusing terms with Blackpool, he joined Millwall FC on 10 May 1961.
His desire to return north was granted when he joined Fleetwood FC
(Lancashire Combination) on 15
August 1962, and Wigan Athletic FC a year later. Within another year, he
was playing for Australian side Mayfield United FC in New South Wales. |
League honours
318 league apps, 3 goals |
Blackpool FC 1947-61 306 appearances, three goals
debut: 12 April 1947 Blackpool FC 0 Stoke City FC 2.
Millwall
FC 1961-62 twelve appearances
debut (division four): 19 August
1961 Millwall FC 0 Wrexham AFC 1.
last (division four): 14 February
1962 Millwall FC 1 Crewe Alexandra FC 2. |
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Club honours |
FA Cup runners-up 1947-48 (0ᵃ), 1950-51 (8ᵃ), winners
1952-53 (7ᵃ 1ᵍ);
Football League third place 1950-51 (32ᵃ),
runners-up 1955-56 (5ᵃ);
Division Four winners 1961-62 (12ᵃ); |
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Individual honours |
Football League (three appearances) |
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Distinctions |
None |
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Height/Weight |
5'
10¼", 12st.
0lbs [1951]. |
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Source |
Douglas Lammings' An English
Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990]. |
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England Career |
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Player number |
715th
player to appear for England. |
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Position(s) |
Left/right back |
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First match |
No. 269, 5 April 1952,
Scotland 1 England 2, a British Championship match at Hampden Park, Mount
Florida, Glasgow, aged 25 years
37 days. |
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Last match |
No. 281, 10 October 1953,
Wales 1 England 4, a British Championship match at Ninian Park, Sloper
Road, Cardiff, aged 26 years 224 days. |
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Major tournaments |
British Championship 1951-52, 1953-54; |
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Team honours |
British Championship shared 1951-52, winners 1953-54; |
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Individual honours |
None |
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Distinctions |
None |
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Beyond England |
|
emigrated to Australia in 1964. -
An English Football Internationalists' Who's Who.
Douglas Lamming (1990). Hatton Press, p.105 |
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The Numbers |
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parties |
Appearances |
comp. apps |
unused/
reserve |
minutes |
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captain |
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6 |
3 |
2 |
seven |
270 |
0 |
none |
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minutes are an approximation, due to the fact that many matches rarely stick to exactly ninety minutes long, allowing time for injuries and errors. |
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P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS
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CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
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3 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
7 |
3 |
+4 |
0 |
0 |
2.333 |
1 |
83.3 |
+2 |
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all matches were played at an away venue |
Competition Record
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Competition |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
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WCP
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1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
+3 |
0 |
0 |
4.00 |
1.00 |
100.0 |
+1 |
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WCF |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
=0 |
0 |
0 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
=0 |
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World Cup |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
+3 |
0 |
0 |
4.00 |
1.00 |
100.0 |
+1 |
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British Championship |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
2 |
+4 |
0 |
0 |
3.00 |
1.00 |
100.0 |
+2 |
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The 1953-54
records of the World Cup preliminaries and the British Championship are
duplicated, and one set is deducted from the grand total. |
| Friendly |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
=0 |
0 |
0 |
1.00 |
1.00 |
50.0 |
=0 |
Tournament Record
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World Cup Preliminary Competition |
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Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
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WCP/BC 1953-54 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
+3 |
0 |
0 |
4.00 |
1.00 |
100.0 |
+1 |
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WCP All |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
+3 |
0 |
0 |
4.00 |
1.00 |
100.0 |
+1 |
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British Championship Competition |
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Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
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BC 1951-52 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
2.00 |
1.00 |
100.0 |
+1 |
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BC/WCP 1953-54 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
+3 |
0 |
0 |
4.00 |
1.00 |
100.0 |
+1 |
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BC
All |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
2 |
+4 |
0 |
0 |
3.00 |
1.00 |
100.0 |
+2 |
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All Competition |
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Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
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WCP |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
+3 |
0 |
0 |
4.00 |
1.00 |
100.0 |
+1 |
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BC |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
2 |
+4 |
0 |
0 |
3.00 |
1.00 |
100.0 |
+2 |
The 1953-54
records of the World Cup preliminaries and the British Championship are
duplicated, and one set is deducted from the grand total.
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2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
2 |
+4 |
0 |
0 |
3.00 |
1.00 |
100.0 |
+2 |
Match History
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Club:
Blackpool F.C.
- three full appearances (270 min) |
manager: Walter
Winterbottom - three full
appearances (270 min)x |
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