About Tom Strang
Lived 1881 – 1947 (aged 65). Tom Strang was an association football player.
Tom Strang (20 October 1881 – 17 August 1947) was a Scottish professional football who played as a Centre-half for Celtic, Bolton Wanderers and Aberdeen.
Strang was the first Aberdeen player to surpass 100 appearances and was the captain during the 1905–06 season. After retiring from football, Strang moved to Penicuik where he worked as a miner before he founded Strangs Football Pools around 1922. He later moved his business to Edinburgh where he would die in his home on 17 August 1947.
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Who was Tom Strang?
Scottish footballer
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Tom Strang was born on 20 October 1881.
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Tom Strang died on 17 August 1947.
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Tom Strang was an association football player.
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