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Tommy
Magee |
West Bromwich
Albion FC
5
appearances,
0 goals
P 5 W 3 D
1 L 1 F 12: A 7
70% successful
1923-25
captain: none
minutes played: 450 |
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Timeline |
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Thomas Patrick Magee |
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Birth |
12 May 1899 in St. Helen's, Lancashire [registered
as Thomas Magee, Prescot, June 1899].
Attended Holy Cross
Infant
School in St Helens and St. Maries' RC School in Widnes. |
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According to the 1901 census,
Thomas is the oldest of two children, both sons, to James and Agnes (née
Mannion). They live with Agnes' widowed mother at 15 Frazer Court in St.
Helens. His father works in the Chemical industry. |
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According to the 1911
census, Thomas is the eldest of seven living, according to this return,
with just his married mother. The return also reveals that his parents had
nine children in total, and that two had died They live at 86 Parr Street
in St Helens. Although his father, James, is not on this return... he did
however, sign it. James was found boarding, still married, at the
Milikin's, at 12 Gilbert Street in Garston, Liverpool. He is a pressman.
According to his school admission records, Thomas, and his brother James,
first attended St. Maries' on 11 March 1912. They were living at 6
Pleasant Street. He left on 10 March 1913, his brother a year later. |
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First marriage |
to
Elizabeth Fanny Yates
[registered in West Bromwich, June 1921]. One child, June (b.1926).
Elizabeth died 1932. |
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According to the 1921 census,
Thomas Patrick is now a professional footballer (for West Bromwich Albion
FC) is now alos married, to Elizabeth Fanny, and they live at 27 Fern Road
in Erdington.
According to Passenger Lists, Thomas Patrick Magee was part of the FA
Tour that left Southampton bound for Quebec, Canada on 15 May 1926 on
board the Empress of Scotland, they returned to Liverpool on 23 July 1926
on board the Montroyal. His address is stated as 23 Westbourne Road in West Bromwich.
Again, Tommy Magee was one of eighteen footballers on an FA Tour, courtesy of Canadian Pacific Railway Company, had left the port of Liverpool on 11 May 1931, bound for Montreal, Canada, on the Duchess of Richmond. They returned from Quebec, arriving at Southampton on 23 July 1931, on board the Empress of Britain.
He was now living at 34 Westbourne Road. |
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Second marriage |
to Alice M. Littlewood [registered
in West Bromwich, September 1934], four children, Thomas P.
(b.13 August 1935), Ann P. (b.1937), Michael R.
(b.1941) and Sandra A. (b.1949). |
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According to the 1939 register, Thomas P., a riggers labourer, is married
to Alice and they live at 94 Waterloo Road in Widnes, along with their
son, four year old, Thomas P. |
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Death |
4 May 1974 in
Widnes, aged
74 years 357 days
[registered in Knowsley, Merseyside, June 1974]. Death
Registration confirms his birthdate |
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Source |
 Douglas Lammings' An
English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990] & |
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Playing Career |
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Club(s) |
Started playing
Rugby League with the Appleton Hornets RFC and St. Helen's Recreation RFC.
He then switched to football with Penksett Albion FC in 1914, then Widnes
Juniors FC and Widnes Athletic FC. While serving with the Royal Engineers
Labour Battalion during World War One, he was picked up and signed by West
Bromwich Albion FC, signing in the trenches, as an amateur in January 1919, turning
professional in May 1919. After 394 league
appearances and fifteen goals, he retired in 1934. |
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Club honours |
Football League Champions
1919-20, runners-up 1924-25; FA Cup winners 1930-31; |
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Individual honours |
FA Charity Shield
runners-up with Professionals 1926; |
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Distinctions |
None |
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Height/Weight |
5'
3", 10st.
10lbs [1925]. |
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Source |
Douglas Lammings' An English
Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990]. |
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Management
Career |
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Club(s) |
After leaving West
Bromwich Albion FC, he joined Crystal Palace FC as a player-coach, leaving
to join Runcorn FC as player-manager a year later until the 1937 close
season, whereupon he served the club as manager and coach until 1947. |
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Club honours |
None |
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England Career |
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Player number |
One of two who
became the 438th
players (438) to appear for England. |
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Position(s) |
Right-half |
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First match |
No. 131, 5 March 1923, Wales 2
England 2, a British Championship match at
Ninian Park, Sloper Road, Cardiff, aged 23 years
297 days. |
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Last match |
No. 146, 21 May 1925, France 2
England 3,
an
end-of-season friendly match at
Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir, Colombes, Paris, aged 26 years 9 days. |
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Major tournaments |
British Championship 1922-23, 1924-25; |
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Team honours |
None |
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Individual honours |
FA Tour of Canada 1926, 1931; |
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Distinctions |
Died twenty days
after Ernie Hine |
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Beyond England |
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No information. -
An English Football Internationalists' Who's Who.
Douglas Lamming (1990). Hatton Press, p.166. |
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Tommy Magee - Career Statistics |
| Squads |
Apps |
comp. apps |
Mins. |
Goals |
goals ave.min |
comp. goals |
Capt. |
Disc. |
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6 |
5 |
2 |
450 |
0 |
0
min |
0 |
none |
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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Tommy Magee
- Match Record - All Matches |
|
Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS
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CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
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Home |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
+4 |
0 |
1 |
4.00 |
0.00 |
100.0 |
+1 |
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Away |
4 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
8 |
7 |
+1 |
1 |
0 |
2.00 |
1.75 |
62.5 |
+1 |
| All |
5 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
12 |
7 |
+5 |
1 |
1 |
2.40 |
1.40 |
70.0 |
+2 |
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Tommy Magee
- Match Record - By Type of Match |
|
Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
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British Championship |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
4 |
-2 |
1 |
0 |
1.00 |
2.00 |
25.0 |
-1 |
| Friendly |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
10 |
3 |
+7 |
0 |
1 |
3.333 |
1.00 |
100.0 |
+3 |
| All |
5 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
12 |
7 |
+5 |
1 |
1 |
2.40 |
1.40 |
70.0 |
+2 |
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Tommy Magee
- Match Record - Tournament Matches |
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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 1922-23 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
=0 |
0 |
0 |
2.00 |
2.00 |
50.0 |
=0 |
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BC 1924-25 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
-2 |
1 |
0 |
0.00 |
2.00 |
0.00 |
-1 |
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BC
All |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
4 |
-2 |
1 |
0 |
1.00 |
2.00 |
25.0 |
-1 |
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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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BC |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
4 |
-2 |
1 |
0 |
1.00 |
2.00 |
25.0 |
-1 |
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All |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
4 |
-2 |
1 |
0 |
1.00 |
2.00 |
25.0 |
-1 |
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Tommy Magee
- Match History |
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Club: West
Bromwich Albion F.C. - 5 full appearances |
F.A. International Select Committee - 5
full capsx
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Age 23 |
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1 |
131 |
5 March 1923 - Wales 2
England 2,
Ninian Park, Cardiff |
BC |
AD |
Start |
rh |
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Age 24 |
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- |
135 |
21 May 1923 - Sweden 2
England 4,
Stockholms Olympiastadion, Stockholm |
tour |
AW |
reserve |
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2 |
136 |
24 May 1923 - Sweden 1
England 3,
Stockholms Olympiastadion, Stockholm |
AW |
Start |
rh |
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Age 25 |
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3 |
143 |
8 December 1924 - England
4 Belgium 0,
The Hawthorns, West Bromwich |
Fr |
HW |
Start |
rh |
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4 |
145 |
4 April 1925 - Scotland 2
England 0, Hampden Park,
Glasgow |
BC |
AL |
Start |
rh |
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Age 26 |
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5 |
146 |
21 May 1925 - France 2
England 3,
Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir,
Paris |
Fr |
AW |
Start |
rh |
Notes
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