Tommy Tait (footballer, born 1879)
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Thomas Somerville Tait | ||
Date of birth | 13 September 1879 | ||
Place of birth | Carluke, Scotland | ||
Date of death | 2 October 1942 | (aged 63)||
Place of death | Cleland, Scotland | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
Cambuslang Rangers | |||
1902–1903 | Airdrieonians | ||
1903–1906 | Bristol Rovers | 96 | (1) |
1906–1911 | Sunderland | 181 | (3) |
1911–1912 | Dundee | ||
Jarrow | |||
Armadale | |||
National team | |||
1911 | Scotland | 1 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Thomas Somerville Tait (13 September 1879 – 2 October 1942) was a Scottish footballer, who played for Sunderland and the Scotland national football team as a defender.
Club career[]
Sunderland signed Tait from Bristol Rovers in 1906 and he made his debut for the club on 1 September 1906 against Newcastle United in a 4–2 at St. James' Park.[1] Tait played for Sunderland from 1906 to 1912, though he didn't win a trophy.[2] He made 181 league appearances and scored 3 goals while at Sunderland.[3]
International career[]
Tait made his one and only cap for Scotland against Wales in a 2–2 draw on 6 March 1911 at Ninian Park.[4]
References[]
- Tommy Tait's careers stats at The Stat Cat
- ^ "Sunderland 4-2 Newcastle". The Stat Cat. Retrieved 31 July 2008.
- ^ "Tommy Tait". A Love Supreme. Retrieved 31 July 2008.
- ^ "Tommy Tait". The Stat Cat. Archived from the original on 31 August 2006. Retrieved 31 July 2008.
- ^ "Mon 06 Mar 1911 Wales 2 Scotland 2". London Hearts. Retrieved 31 July 2008.
Categories:
- 1879 births
- People from Carluke
- People from Cleland, North Lanarkshire
- Association football defenders
- English Football League players
- Southern Football League players
- Scottish Football League players
- Scottish footballers
- Scotland international footballers
- Airdrieonians F.C. (1878) players
- Bristol Rovers F.C. players
- Cambuslang Rangers F.C. players
- Sunderland A.F.C. players
- Dundee F.C. players
- Armadale F.C. players
- Sportspeople from South Lanarkshire
- 1942 deaths