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Tom McKenna (footballer, born 1891)

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Irish footballer

Tom McKenna
Personal information
Full name Thomas Patrick McKenna
Date of birth October 1891
Place of birth Tullamore, Ireland
Date of death 1974 (aged 82–83)
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Position(s) Left back, half back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Shelbourne
Garston
Colne
1911–1912 Burnley 0 (0)
1912–1913 Barrow
1913–1915 Grimsby Town 16 (0)
1915–1921 Belfast United
1921–1922 Barrow 16 (0)
Kendal Town
Morecambe
Ulverston Town
Managerial career
1928–1930 Merthyr Town
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Thomas Patrick McKenna (October 1891 – 1974) was an Irish professional footballer who played as a left back in the Football League for Grimsby Town and Barrow. He later managed Merthyr Town.

Personal life

McKenna served as a private in the Football Battalion of the Middlesex Regiment during the First World War.

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Grimsby Town 1914–15 Second Division 10 0 0 0 10 0
Career total 10 0 0 0 10 0

References

  1. ^ Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 189. ISBN 978-1905891610.
  2. ^ "Grimsby Town Football Club". Archived from the original on 15 March 2011. Retrieved 6 August 2017.
  3. "The coming of the big ball: the Second Division: Grimsby Town". Athletic News. Manchester. 18 August 1913. p. 5 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. "Grimsby Town Squad 1914/15". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 12 June 2017.
Merthyr Town F.C. – managers


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