Tom Willighan

Tom (Thomas) Willighan (March 22, 1903 - 7 July 1936) was an Irish football player. He was capped twice for the Ireland national football team.

Willighan was born in Belfast, Ireland on March 22, 1903. He played football for Burnley in the 1930s and twice represented Ireland in before injury ended his career. On 7 December 1932, he was a defender in the 4-1 defeat to Wales at Wrexham and on September 16, 1933 he was in the starting XI that beat Scotland 2-1 in Glasgow.

Before joining Burnley, he played football in Belfast for Willowfield, then Linfield

Willighan died of cancer on 7 July 1936 at the age of 33. His son Thomas Jnr was just 5 months old. Thomas Jnr still lives in Burnley with his family.

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