Tom Finney
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Thomas Finney | ||
| Date of birth | 5 April 1922 | ||
| Place of birth | Preston, Lancashire, England | ||
| Date of death | 14 February 2014 (aged 91) | ||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | ||
| Playing position | Winger | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1946–1960 | Preston North End | 433 | (187) |
| 1963 | Distillery | 0 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 1948 | England B | 1 | (0) |
| 1946–1958 | England | 76 | (30) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
Sir Thomas "Tom" Finney, CBE (5 April 1922 – 14 February 2014) was an English footballer, famous for his loyalty to his League club, Preston North End, for whom he made 569 first-class appearances, and for his performances in the England national side.
Finney was President of Kendal Town. For his charitable work, he was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 1961 New Year Honours and a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 1992 New Year Honours and was knighted in the 1998 New Year Honours.
Finney was born at home in Preston on a street next to the Deepdale stadium to Margaret (née Mitchell) and Alfred Finney. He was frail and somewhat sickly in his youth and stood only 4 ft 9 in (1.45 m) at the age of fourteen. When he was offered the opportunity to sign for Preston North End, his father insisted that he complete his apprenticeship in the family's plumbing business before signing as a professional. His mother died in 1927, aged 32.
Finney was married to Elsie (née Noblett) from 1945 until her death in 2004. She suffered from Alzheimer's disease, which led Finney to be a strong supporter of the Alzheimer's Society. They had two children: a son Brian (born 1947) and a daughter Barbara (born 1950).
Soon after Finney signed, however, the Second World War began and normal football was suspended, though Finney started to achieve some recognition during wartime tournaments. In December 1942, he made a guest appearance for Southampton in a 3–1 defeat by Arsenal at The Dell.
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