For the Northern Irish footballer, see Tommy Finney.
Sir Tom Finney CBE
Finney with the England national team c. 1950
Personal information
Full name
Thomas Finney
Date of birth
(1922-04-05)5 April 1922
Place of birth
Preston, Lancashire, England
Date of death
14 February 2014(2014-02-14) (aged 91)
Place of death
Preston, Lancashire, England
Position(s)
Winger and centre forward
Youth career
1940
Preston North End
Senior career*
Years
Team
Apps
(Gls)
1940–1960
Preston North End
433
(187)
1962
Toronto City
1
(1)
1963
Distillery
0
(0)
Total
434
(188)
International career
1948
England B
1
(0)
1946–1958
England
76
(30)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
Sir Thomas FinneyCBE (5 April 1922 – 14 February 2014) was an English international footballer who played from 1946 to 1960 as a winger or centre forward for Preston North End and England. He is widely acknowledged to have been one of England's greatest-ever players. He was noted for his loyalty to Preston, for whom he made 433 Football League and 39 FA Cup appearances, scoring a total of 210 goals. He played for England 76 times, scoring 30 goals.
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1982[citation needed] Appearances at three World Cup final tournaments TomFinney and Billy Wright, 1950, 1954 and 1958 Bobby Charlton and Bobby Moore,...
part in The Coach (also 1962). That same year he appeared as Prosecutor TomFinney on The Virginian in the episode titled "The Accomplice." After uncredited...
thumping volley dispatched with authority after a cross by the left winger TomFinney. He scored both goals in his second game as England beat Portugal 2–1...
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Neil Franklin, Don Revie, Stan Mortensen, Nat Lofthouse, Jimmy Hagan, TomFinney and Frank Bowyer (reserve). Walley Barnes led out an opposing team consisting...
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retirement from football at the age of 37. Chambers was awarded the Sir TomFinney Award at the 2024 EFL Awards, recognising players who made an outstanding...
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were instrumental in Liverpool's 5–0 home win over Forest described by TomFinney as "One of the finest exhibition I've seen the whole time I've played...
Varela and Juan Alberto Schiaffino scored further goals for Uruguay, but TomFinney made the score 3–2 in the 67th minute. However, Javier Ambrois restored...
Flintoff by the mayor of Preston. Other recipients of the award include Sir TomFinney and Nick Park. In February 2006 following England captain Michael Vaughan...
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