Tommy Muirhead
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Thomas Allan Muirhead | ||
| Date of birth | 24 January 1897 | ||
| Place of birth | Cowdenbeath, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 27 May 1979 (aged 82) | ||
| Place of death | Helensburgh, Scotland | ||
| Playing position | Forward / Wing half | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1914–1917 | Hibernian | ||
| 1917–1924 | Rangers | 154 | (49) |
| 1924–1925 | Boston Wonder Workers | 14 | (0) |
| 1925–1930 | Rangers | 125 | (13) |
| National team | |||
| 1921–1924 | Scottish League XI | 5 | (0) |
| 1922–1929 | Scotland | 8 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1924–1925 | Boston Wonder Workers | ||
| 1931–1936 | St Johnstone | ||
| 1936–1937 | Preston North End | ||
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Thomas "Tommy" Allan Muirhead (24 January 1897 in Cowdenbeath, Fife – 27 May 1979 in Helensburgh) was a Scottish footballer who played for Hibernian, Rangers and Scotland.
Player
Hibs and Rangers
Muirhead, a forward who was occasionally deployed as a half-back,[1] was signed by Rangers for £20 from Hibernian in May 1917. He made his debut, ironically against his former club, Hibs in a 3-0 win at Ibrox on 15 September 1917. He went on to score 49 goals in 353 appearances for Rangers and won 8 championship medals. He was also captain of the club for a spell.
American Soccer League
Muirhead's Rangers career was interrupted by a brief stint in the United States in 1925. Cash-rich American Soccer League club Boston Wonder Workers lured him across the Atlantic to assume the role of player-manager.[1] However, despite the presence of several other Scots, including internationalists such as Alex McNab and Barney Battles, he could not settle in Boston and returned to Glasgow after only 14 games.[2]
Scotland
Muirhead returned to Rangers where he played until 1930.
National team
Muirhead was capped at international level, making 8 appearances for Scotland.[3] He captained Scotland in a 1-0 defeat against Ireland on 25 February 1928.[4]
Manager
After his playing career, Muirhead had further spells in management with St Johnstone (1931–36) and Preston North End (1936–37) and he also worked as a sports journalist.
References
- 1 2 Lamming, Douglas (1987). A Scottish Soccer Internationalists Who’s Who, 1872-1986. Hutton Press. ISBN 0-907033-47-4.
- ↑ Jose, Colin (1998). American Soccer League, 1921-1931. The Scarecrow Press. ISBN 0-8108-3429-4.
- ↑ Tommy Muirhead at scottishfa.co.uk
- ↑ "SCOTLAND v NORTHERN IRELAND". www.scottishfa.co.uk. Scottish Football Association. Retrieved 27 March 2015.