Tom Garneys

Tom Garneys
Personal information
Full name Thomas Thurston Garneys[1]
Date of birth 25 August 1923
Place of birth Leytonstone, England
Date of death 13 March 2007(2007-03-13) (aged 83)
Place of death Basildon, England
Playing position Centre forward
Youth career
Leytonstone
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1948–1949 Notts County 0 (0)
1949 Chingford Town
1949–1951 Brentford 12 (2)
1951–1958 Ipswich Town 247 (123)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.


Thomas Thurston "Tom" Garneys (25 August 1923 – 13 March 2007) was a professional footballer.[2]

He made 272 appearances for Ipswich Town playing as a centre forward. He scored 143 goals in a seven-year spell, which was cut short by a persistent back injury.[3]

Personal life

After his retirement from football, Garneys ran The Milestone pub (now known as The Mulberry Tree) in Ipswich.[4]

References

  1. Haynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920-2006. Yore Publications. p. 62. ISBN 978-0955294914.
  2. "Ipswich great Garneys passes away". BBC News. 2007-03-13. Retrieved 2007-09-14.
  3. "Tom Garneys". Pride of Anglia. Retrieved 2007-09-14.
  4. Brett, Ciaran. "Ahead of tomorrow's clash between Brentford and Ipswich Town we look at three players who have represented both sides". www.brentfordfc.co.uk. Retrieved 2016-04-08.


This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 10/26/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.