Tom Tippett

Tom Tippett

Personal information
Full name	Thomas Tippett[1]
Date of birth	10 July 1904[1]
Place of birth	Gateshead, England[1]
Date of death	1997 (aged 92–93)
Playing position	Forward
Youth career
	Twizzell United
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1925–1926	Middlesbrough	0	(0)
1926	Craghead United
1926	Newcastle United	0	(0)
1927–1929	Doncaster Rovers	31	(4)
1929–1931	Rochdale	70	(47)
1931–1933	Port Vale	39	(11)
1933–1936	West Ham United	27	(10)
Total		167	(72)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

Thomas "Tom" Tippett (10 July 1904 – 1997) was an English footballer who played as a forward for Middlesbrough, Craghead United, Newcastle United, Doncaster Rovers, Rochdale, Port Vale, and West Ham United.

Playing career

Tippett played for Twizzell United, Middlesbrough, Craghead United (in three spells), Newcastle United and, after having trials with Stoke City and Grimsby Town, joined Doncaster Rovers and then Rochdale. He joined Port Vale in June 1931.^[1] He scored eight goals in 31 Second Division games in the 1931–32 season, but was criticized for his lack of goals.^[1] He fell ill in August 1932 and failed to regain his first team spot, scoring three goals in only nine league and cup games in the 1932–33 season.^[1] He left The Old Recreation Ground and transferred to West Ham United in May 1933.^[1][2]

Statistics

• Sourced from Tom Tippett profile at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)

Club	Season	Division	League		FA Cup		Total
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Middlesbrough	1925–26	Second Division	0	0	0	0	0	0
Newcastle United	1926–27	First Division	0	0	0	0	0	0
Doncaster Rovers	1927–28	Third Division North	12	0	0	0	12	0
	1928–29	Third Division North	19	4	0	0	19	4
	Total		31	4	0	0	31	4
Rochdale	1929–30	Third Division North	30	29	1	0	31	29
	1930–31	Third Division North	40	18	1	0	41	18
	Total		70	47	2	0	72	47
Port Vale	1931–32	Second Division	31	8	2	0	33	8
	1932–33	Second Division	8	3	1	0	9	3
	Total		39	11	3	0	42	11
West Ham United	1933–34	Second Division	21	8	1	0	22	8
	1934–35	Second Division	4	2	0	0	4	2
	1935–36	Second Division	2	0	0	0	2	0
	Total		27	10	1	0	28	10
Career Total			167	72	6	0	173	72

References

1. Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 290. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.
2. "Tommy Tippett". www.westhamstats.info. Retrieved 23 January 2015.