Tommy Muirhead
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Thomas Allan Muirhead | ||
Date of birth | (1897-01-24)24 January 1897 | ||
Place of birth | Cowdenbeath, Scotland | ||
Date of death | 27 May 1979(1979-05-27) (aged 82) | ||
Place of death | Helensburgh, Scotland | ||
Position(s) |
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Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
– | Hearts of Beath | ||
1915–1917 | Hibernian | 29 | (3) |
1917–1924 | Rangers | 154 | (23) |
1924 | Boston Soccer Club | 14 | (0) |
1924–1930 | Rangers | 137 | (15) |
Total | 334 | (41) | |
International career | |||
1921–1924 | Scottish League XI | 5 | (0) |
1922–1929 | Scotland | 8 | (0) |
Managerial career | |||
1924 | Boston Soccer Club | ||
1931–1936 | St Johnstone | ||
1936–1937 | Preston North End | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Thomas Allan Muirhead (24 January 1897 – 27 May 1979) was a Scottish footballer who played for Hibernian, Rangers and Scotland.[1]
Playing career
Hibernian and Rangers
Muirhead, a forward who was occasionally deployed as a half-back,[2] was signed by Rangers for £20 from Hibernian in May 1917.[3][4] He made his debut against his former club in a 3–0 win at Ibrox on 15 September 1917, although he did not become a regular until the following season.[5]
American Soccer League
Muirhead's Rangers career was interrupted by a brief stint in the US in 1925. Cash-rich American Soccer League club Boston Soccer Club lured him across the Atlantic to assume the role of player-manager.[2] However, despite the presence of several other Scots, including internationalists such as Alex McNab and Barney Battles, he could not settle in Boston and returned to Glasgow after only 14 games.[6]
Return to Scotland
Muirhead returned to Rangers where he played until 1930. He scored 46 goals in 349 overall appearances for Rangers and won eight Scottish Football League championship medals[4] (he never won the Scottish Cup, playing in the lost finals of 1921 and 1929, but not in the long-awaited win of 1930). He was also captain of the club for a spell.[5]
International
Muirhead was capped at international level, making eight appearances for Scotland.[7] He captained Scotland in a 1–0 defeat against Ireland on 25 February 1928.[8]
Managerial career
After his playing career, Muirhead had further spells in management with St Johnstone (1931–36) and Preston North End (1936–37) and he also worked as a sports journalist.[4]
See also
References
- ^ John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine.
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(help) - ^ a b Lamming, Douglas (1987). A Scottish Soccer Internationalists Who's Who, 1872-1986. Hutton Press. ISBN 0-907033-47-4.
- ^ Hibernian player Muirhead, Thomas, FitbaStats
- ^ a b c Hall of Fame | Tommy Muirhead, Rangers FC
- ^ a b Rangers player Muirhead, Tommy, FitbaStats
- ^ Jose, Colin (1998). American Soccer League, 1921-1931. The Scarecrow Press. ISBN 0-8108-3429-4.
- ^ Tommy Muirhead at the Scottish Football Association
- ^ "Scotland v Northern Ireland". scottishfa.co.uk. Scottish Football Association. Retrieved 27 March 2015.
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