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Full name | Thomas Armstrong | ||
Date of birth | (1954-04-04) 4 April 1954 (age 70) | ||
Place of birth | Belfast, Northern Ireland | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1979 | San Diego Sockers | 9 | (2) |
1979–1980 | San Jose Earthquakes | 19 | (4) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Tom Armstrong (born 4 April 1954 in Belfast, Northern Ireland) is a Northern Irish former footballer.
Playing career
Armstrong scored 21 goals for Ards F.C. during the 1978–79 Irish League.
San Diego Sockers
Signing for the San Diego Sockers in 1979, Armstrong expressed gratefulness in escaping the then unsubsiding Northern Irish civil war.
References
- ^ "NASL-Tom Armstrong". www.nasljerseys.com.
- Di Maggio, Roberto (8 June 2017). "Northern Ireland - List of Topscorers". RSSSF. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
- Rock 'N' Roll Soccer: The short life and fast time son the North American Soccer League pg. 65
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