Tommy Gipps

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Tommy Gipps
Personal information
Full name Thomas Savill Gipps[1]
Date of birth 1888[2]
Place of birth Walthamstow, England
Date of death 7 January 1956 (aged 67–68)[2]
Place of death Walthamstow, England
Height 5 ft 7 in (170 cm)[3]
Position(s) Half back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
0000–1907 Walthamstow Imperial
1907–1911 Tottenham Hotspur 1 (0)
1911–1912 Barrow
1912–1920 Manchester United 23 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Thomas Savill Gipps (1888 – 7 January 1956) was an English professional football half back who played in the Football League for Manchester United.[1][2][4]

Personal life[]

Gipps brother was also a footballer.[3] In mid-1916, during the middle of the First World War, Gipps enlisted as a private in the Army Service Corps.[2]

Career statistics[]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Tottenham Hotspur 1907–08[5] Southern League First Division 0 0 0 0 1[a] 0 1 0
Manchester United 1912–13[2] First Division 2 0 0 0 — 2 0
1913–14[2] 11 0 0 0 — 11 0
1914–15[2] 10 0 0 0 — 10 0
Total 23 0 0 0 — 23 0
Career total 23 0 0 0 1 0 24 0
  1. ^ Appearance in Western League

References[]

  1. ^ a b Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 111. ISBN 978-1905891610.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g "Thomas Gipps Manchester United". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 26 June 2018.
  3. ^ a b Goodwin, Bob (16 August 2017). The Spurs Alphabet. p. 175. ISBN 978-0-9540434-2-1.
  4. ^ "Gipps Tommy Image 1 Tottenham Hotspur 1908". Vintage Footballers. Retrieved 9 January 2019.
  5. ^ "Thomas Gipps". 11v11.com. Retrieved 26 June 2018.

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