Tommy Green

Thomas Green (31 October 1876 – 1958) was an English footballer who played as a winger in the Football League for New Brighton Tower, Liverpool, Middlesbrough and Stockport County.

Early life Thomas Green was born on 31 October 1876 in Bebington, Cheshire.

Career Green started his career in non-League football with Bromborough Pool in 1896, before joining Tranmere Rovers the following year. with Tranmere finishing 12th of 14 in the Combination. The team improved their ranking in the 1898–99 Combination by finish third of 15, Green made only two appearances in the 1900–01 Second Division, He requested that he be placed on the transfer list by New Brighton at the end of the season, although this was refused by a Football League committee, as they ruled that he had been offered a fair wage by the club.

Green signed for First Division club Liverpool in September 1901, but did not make his debut until 1 February 1902 in a 0–0 draw away to Bury in the league. Green scored his only goal for Liverpool on 3 January 1903 in the second minute of his last appearance for the club, a 3–1 defeat away to Blackburn Rovers in the league. His opportunities in the team in the 1902–03 season were limited due to the form of Sam Raybould, and Green finished the 1902–03 First Division with three appearances and one goal,

Green signed for Swindon Town in May 1903 and made his debut on 5 September in the first match of the 1903–04 Southern League Division One, a 2–0 defeat away to Bristol Rovers. Green scored his first goal for Swindon two days later in the opening five minutes of the team's next match, a 2–1 loss away to Brentford in the league. He was switched to outside right in November to accommodate the newly arrived Cornelius Hogan at centre forwarda correspondent to the Swindon Advertiser had suggested that his pace and cleverness made him better suited to that position, not believing him robust enough for centre-forward play; that newspaper reported that he needed to learn to cross on the run. Green was showing good form in that position, before an injury to his right knee that required specialist treatment in London was to restrict his senior appearances for the next few months. He spent February with Swindon's reserve team, and having finally returned to form, finished the season as a first-team regular. He made 24 league appearances and scored twice,

Green joined Lancashire Combination club Stockport County in 1904, following their failure to be re-elected into the Football League. Green signed for First Division club Middlesbrough on 8 February 1905 for a transfer fee of around £300, which Stockport agreed to reluctantly due to financial problems at the club. He scored his first goals for Middlesbrough on 25 March, with a goal in each half of a 3–1 home win over Wolverhampton Wanderers. Green finished the 1904–05 First Division with three goals in 11 appearances, He made 26 appearances and scored six goals in the 1905–06 First Division,

Green signed for Southern League Division One club Queens Park Rangers in May 1906. He made his debut on 1 September in their opening match of the 1906–07 Southern League Division One, a 1–1 draw away to Luton Town. Green scored his first goal on 17 November in the first half of a 5–0 home win over Northampton Town in the league. He finished the season with 8 goals in 37 appearances in the 1906–07 Southern League Division One,

Green rejoined Stockport County in June 1907, with the club now in the Second Division. He made his debut on 2 September in Stockport's 1–1 draw at home to Blackpool in the opening match of the 1907–08 Second Division. He continued to be popular with supporters in his second spell with Stockport, but this time regularly played outside right and had a less impressive scoring record. Green made 31 appearances and scored five goals in the 1908–09 Second Division,

Green signed for Exeter City in July 1909, He scored his first goal on 6 November in a 1–1 draw at home to Watford in the league. He then had spells with St Helens Town, Rossendale United, Tranmere Rovers, Borough of Wallasey and Port Sunlight. Southern League Division One

Stockport County 1904–05 Lancashire Combination

1904–05 Southern League Division One

1907–08 Southern League Division One

Honours Stockport County Lancashire Combination: 1904–05