![]() Finney with the England national team c. 1950 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Thomas Finney | ||
Date of birth | 5 April 1922 | ||
Place of birth | Preston, Lancashire, England | ||
Date of death | 14 February 2014 | (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 Finney (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.