Tom Armstrong

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Thomas "Tom" Armstrong (* 1898 in Preston , England , † 1967 ) was an English football - goalkeeper .

Armstrong played football in the army and then local football in Preston before joining Liverpool FC as an amateur in 1920 . With regard to the professional team, actually fourth goalkeeper behind Elisha Scott , Kenny Campbell and Howard Baker , fortunate circumstances helped him to play in the Football League First Division . For the away game on March 13, 1920 against The Wednesday Scott and Campbell were not available, both of whom were called up for the international game Scotland against Ireland and faced each other there, Baker, only amateur, was also not available for the game in Sheffield. Armstrong conceded two goals in Sheffield in the first half, both of which were classified by the press as a “gift” from the goalkeeper, but with two goals in the last ten minutes Liverpool drew 2-2.

At the end of the season he left Liverpool again and played as an amateur in the 1920/21 season at Preston North End , but remained without use in the Football League .

literature

  • Doug Lamming: Who's Who of Liverpool 1892–1989 . Breedon Books, Derby 1989, ISBN 0-907969-55-0 , pp. 13 .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Liverweb - Liverpool - David Ashworth Transfers ( Memento of the original from December 1, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.liverweb.org.uk
  2. ↑ Michael Joyce: Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939 . 2nd revised edition. Soccerdata, Nottingham 2004, ISBN 1-899468-67-6 , pp. 11 .
personal data
SURNAME Armstrong, Tom
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Armstrong, Thomas
BRIEF DESCRIPTION English soccer player
DATE OF BIRTH 1898
PLACE OF BIRTH Preston , England
DATE OF DEATH 1967