Tommy_McDonald_(footballer,_born_1895)
Tommy McDonald (footballer, born 1895)
Scottish footballer
Thomas Henry McDonald (25 September 1895 – 1969) was a Scottish footballer who played as an inside forward.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Thomas Henry McDonald[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 25 September 1895[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Inverness, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 1969 (aged 73–74)[1] | ||
| Place of death | Newcastle upon Tyne, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Inside-forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 000?–1919 | Inverness Caledonian | ||
| 1919–1921 | Rangers | 5 | (1) |
| 1919 | → Inverness Thistle (loan) | ||
| 1921–1931 | Newcastle United | 341 | (100) |
| 1931–1933 | York City | 75 | (11) |
| 1933–1934 | Goole Town | ||
| Unsworth Colliery | |||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
McDonald was born in Inverness, Scotland[3] and played for Rangers in his early career; the Glasgow club won the Scottish Football League in both the seasons he was with them, but he only had a minor role in each.[4][5][6]
He is best known for his time at Newcastle United who he joined in 1921 and was to spend a decade with the club. At 5' 8" he was one of Newcastle's taller forwards of the time. He made his debut on 5 March 1921 against Middlesbrough. Whilst on Tyneside he made 367 appearances for the club and scored 113 goals. He won the FA Cup in 1924 and the old First Division Championship in 1926–27.[7] He joined York City in May 1931.[2]
McDonald served in the Royal Horse Artillery during the First World War.[8]
- Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 – 1939. Tony Brown. p. 167. ISBN 1-899468-67-6.
- Jarred, Martin; Windross, Dave (1997). Citizens and Minstermen, A Who's Who of York City FC 1922–1997. Citizen Publications. p. 65. ISBN 0-9531005-0-2.
- "Player Detail — Tom McDonald". Toon1892. khscott.org.uk. Retrieved 11 February 2008.
- (Rangers player) McDonald, ?, FitbaStats
- (Rangers player) McDonald, Thomas, FitbaStats
- John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - "NUFC – 1926/27 Squad". A History of NUFC. Retrieved 11 February 2008.
- "North East War Memorials Project – Regional Content". www.newmp.org.uk. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
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