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Tom Finney

English footballer (1922–2014)

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1940: Preston North End
1948: England B
1962: Toronto City
1963: Distillery
Full name: Thomas Finney
Date of birth: ( 1922-04-05 ) 5 April 1922
Place of birth: Preston , England
Date of death: 14 February 2014 (2014-02-14) (aged 91)
Place of death: Preston, England
Height: 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position: Outside left
Years: Team
1940 1960: Preston North End

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Sir Thomas Finney (5 April 1922 – 14 February 2014) was an English international footballer who played from 1946 to 1960 as an outside left for Preston North End and England. He is widely acknowledged to have been one of England's greatest ever players. He was noted for his loyalty to Preston, for whom he made 433 Football League and 39 FA Cup appearances, scoring a total of 210 goals. He played for England 76 times, scoring 30 goals.

Early life