Tommy Leigh (footballer, born 1875)

Tommy Leigh
	Leigh while with Brentford in 1903
Personal information
Full name	Thomas Leigh
Date of birth	2 February 1875
Place of birth	Derby, England
Date of death	24 January 1914 (aged 38)
Place of death	Derby, England
Position(s)	Centre forward
Senior career*
Years	Team
1895	Derby County
1896–1898	Burton Swifts
1898–1899	New Brighton Tower
1899–1900	Newton Heath
1901–1903	New Brompton
1903–1904	Brentford
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Thomas Leigh (2 February 1875 – 24 January 1914), commonly known as either Tom or Tommy Leigh, was an English professional footballer who played as a centre-forward.^[1] Born in Derby, he played in the Football League for New Brighton Tower, Burton Swifts and Newton Heath.^[1] He also played in the Southern League for New Brompton and Brentford.^[2]

Career statistics[]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			FA Cup		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Burton Swifts	1896–97^[3]	Second Division	27	10	0	0	27	10
	1897–98^[3]		28	12	0	0	28	12
	1898–99^[3]		18	4	0	0	18	4
	Total		73	26	0	0	73	26
New Brighton Tower	1898–99^[3]	Second Division	2	0	0	0	2	0
	1899–1900^[3]	Second Division	10	4	0	0	10	4
	Total		12	4	0	0	12	4
Newton Heath	1899–1900^[4]	Second Division	9	1	0	0	9	1
	1900–01^[4]	Second Division	34	15	3	0	37	15
	Total		43	16	3	0	46	16
Brentford	1903–04^[2]	Southern League First Division	19	1	5	3	24	4
Career total			147	47	8	3	155	50

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 172. ISBN 978-1905891610.
^ ^a ^b White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years of Brentford. Brentford FC. p. 357. ISBN 0951526200.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Boujaoude, Charbel (25 June 2019). Manchester United Players' Careers 2019. p. 15. ISBN 978-0-359-75289-8.
^ ^a ^b "Thomas Leigh". 11v11.com. Retrieved 15 March 2018.

Personal information
Leigh while with Brentford in 1903
Full name	Thomas Leigh^[1]
Date of birth	(1875-02-02)2 February 1875
Place of birth	Derby, England^[1]
Date of death	24 January 1914(1914-01-24) (aged 38)
Place of death	Derby, England
Position(s)	Centre forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1895	Derby County	0	(0)
1896–1898	Burton Swifts	73	(26)
1898–1899	New Brighton Tower	12	(4)
1899–1900	Newton Heath	43	(16)
1901–1903	New Brompton
1903–1904	Brentford	19	(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only