Tom Urwin (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Tom Urwin[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 5 February 1896 | ||
| Place of birth | Haswell, England | ||
| Date of death | 7 May 1968 (aged 72) | ||
| Place of death | Monkseaton, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Outside forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Fulwell | |||
| Lambton Star | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1913–1914 | Shildon | ||
| 1914–1924 | Middlesbrough | ||
| 1924–1930 | Newcastle United | 188 | (23) |
| 1930–1936 | Sunderland | 50 | (5) |
| Total | 238+ | (28+) | |
| International career | |||
| 1923–1926 | England | 4 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Tom Urwin (5 February 1896 – 7 May 1968) was an English international footballer who played as an outside forward.[3]
Early and personal life
[edit]Tom Irwin was born in Haswell, County Durham on 5 February 1896.[1] Urwin was one of ten children, of whom 5 had died young.[1] His father was a 'rope inspector' and later a 'winding engine man' at Ryhope Colliery, and the family lived in the Ryhope area of Sunderland.[1] By 1911, Urwin was also woking at the Colliery, as an 'engine fitter'.[1] Urwin served as a gunner in the Royal Field Artillery during the First World War and saw action at Gallipoli and in India.[4] Urwin was married with one son.[1]
Career
[edit]Urwin spent his early career with Fulwell, Lambton Star, and Shildon, where he turned professional in February 1914.[1] He signed for Middlesbrough in May 1914.[1]
He transferred to Newcastle United in August 1924 for a £3,200 fee.[1] At Newcastle he made 200 appearances in all competitions, scoring 24 goals.[5] He won the 1926–27 league championship with Newcastle, and also earned Football League representative honours.[1]
He finished his career with Sunderland, signing for them in February 1930 for a £525 transfer fee.[1] His final appearance for the club was in April 1935, where he became the club's oldest ever player at the age of 39 years and 76 days.[5] At Sunderland he made 55 appearances in all competitions, scoring 6 goals.[6] He retired from playing in 1936.[1]
Urwin earned four caps for England between 1923 and 1926.[7][8]
Late life and death
[edit]By 1939 he was working as a football trainer and masseuse.[1] He was a coach and scout at Sunderland.[5]
Urwin later worked as a hospital clerk, retiring in 1962.[5] He died on 7 May 1968 in Monkseaton.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "England Players - Tommy Urwin". www.englandfootballonline.com.
- ^ Vulcan (22 August 1921). "First Division prospects. Middlesbrough". Athletic News. Manchester. p. 5.
- ^ Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 295. ISBN 978-1905891610.
- ^ "North East War Memorials Project – Regional Content". www.newmp.org.uk. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
- ^ a b c d https://www.toon1892.com/detail_player.php?id=766
- ^ a b "Sunderland AFC - Statistics, History and Records - from TheStatCat". www.thestatcat.co.uk.
- ^ "Tom Urwin". Englandstats.com.
- ^ Dykes, Garth; Lamming, Doug (2000). All the Lads: A Complete Who's Who of Sunderland AFC. Great Britain: Sunderland A.F.C. ISBN 9781899538157.
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- English men's footballers
- England men's international footballers
- Shildon A.F.C. players
- Middlesbrough F.C. players
- Newcastle United F.C. players
- Sunderland A.F.C. players
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- English Football League players
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- British Army personnel of World War I
- Royal Field Artillery soldiers
- Men's association football outside forwards
- People from Haswell, County Durham
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