Tommy Mooney
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Thomas John Mooney | ||
| Date of birth | 11 August 1971 | ||
| Place of birth | Middlesbrough, England | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1989–1990 | Aston Villa | 0 | (0) |
| 1990–1993 | Scarborough | 107 | (30) |
| 1993–1994 | Southend United | 14 | (5) |
| 1994 | → Watford (loan) | 10 | (2) |
| 1994–2001 | Watford | 240 | (58) |
| 2001–2003 | Birmingham City | 34 | (13) |
| 2002 | → Stoke City (loan) | 12 | (3) |
| 2003 | → Sheffield United (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2003 | → Derby County (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2003–2004 | Swindon Town | 45 | (19) |
| 2004–2005 | Oxford United | 42 | (15) |
| 2005–2007 | Wycombe Wanderers | 87 | (29) |
| 2007–2008 | Walsall | 36 | (11) |
| 2008–2009 | UD Marbella | 10 | (0) |
| Total | 642 | (185) | |
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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.
Thomas John "Tommy" Mooney (born 11 August 1971) is an English former professional football player who played as a striker, having scored in each of the top four divisions of the English football league system.
Mooney began his professional career at Aston Villa, but was released in 1990 by Graham Taylor without ever playing for the first team. Mooney then joined Scarborough, where he made a name for himself, scoring 40 goals in 129 first-team appearances. After three years at Scarborough, he moved to Southend United for a reported £100,000.
After just one season at Southend he arrived at Watford – initially on loan, before eventually signing for £95,000 in July 1994 as a 'makeweight' alongside midfielder Derek Payne, with Keith Dublin moving in the opposite direction.
In his early days at the club, under manager Glenn Roeder, he failed to cement a successful striking partnership with Jamie Moralee and soon found himself in the reserves or on the bench. He eventually ended up playing as part of the defensive line during the Second Division championship-winning campaign of 1997–98.
Mooney started the 1998–99 season in a defensive role, but slipped out of the side as Watford reverted to 4–4–2. Meanwhile, Watford, after a good start, had fallen out of the play-off positions as the season drew to a close. On 3 April 1999 during a home league match against Tranmere Rovers Watford manager Graham Taylor brought on Mooney as part of a triple substitution. The effect was almost immediate with Mooney whipping in a cross for Peter Kennedy to half volley home, as Watford went on to win 2–1.
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