Tommy Muirhead
Personal information
Full name Thomas Allan Muirhead
Date of birth (1897-01-24)24 January 1897
Place of birth Cowdenbeath, Scotland
Date of death 27 May 1979(1979-05-27) (aged 82)
Place of death Helensburgh, Scotland
Position(s)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
– Hearts of Beath
1915–1917 Hibernian 29 (3)
1917–1924 Rangers 154 (23)
1924 Boston Soccer Club 14 (0)
1924–1930 Rangers 137 (15)
Total 334 (41)
International career
1921–1924 Scottish League XI 5 (0)
1922–1929 Scotland 8 (0)
Managerial career
1924 Boston Soccer Club
1931–1936 St Johnstone
1936–1937 Preston North End
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Thomas Allan Muirhead (24 January 1897 – 27 May 1979) was a Scottish footballer who played for Hibernian, Rangers and Scotland.[1]

Playing career

Hibernian and Rangers

Muirhead, a forward who was occasionally deployed as a half-back,[2] was signed by Rangers for £20 from Hibernian in May 1917.[3][4] He made his debut against his former club in a 3–0 win at Ibrox on 15 September 1917, although he did not become a regular until the following season.[5]

American Soccer League

Muirhead's Rangers career was interrupted by a brief stint in the US in 1925. Cash-rich American Soccer League club Boston Soccer Club lured him across the Atlantic to assume the role of player-manager.[2] 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.[6]

Return to Scotland

Muirhead returned to Rangers where he played until 1930. He scored 46 goals in 349 overall appearances for Rangers and won eight Scottish Football League championship medals[4] (he never won the Scottish Cup, playing in the lost finals of 1921 and 1929, but not in the long-awaited win of 1930). He was also captain of the club for a spell.[5]

International

Muirhead was capped at international level, making eight appearances for Scotland.[7] He captained Scotland in a 1–0 defeat against Ireland on 25 February 1928.[8]

Managerial career

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.[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine. ((cite journal)): Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  2. ^ a b Lamming, Douglas (1987). A Scottish Soccer Internationalists Who's Who, 1872-1986. Hutton Press. ISBN 0-907033-47-4.
  3. ^ Hibernian player Muirhead, Thomas, FitbaStats
  4. ^ a b c Hall of Fame | Tommy Muirhead, Rangers FC
  5. ^ a b Rangers player Muirhead, Tommy, FitbaStats
  6. ^ Jose, Colin (1998). American Soccer League, 1921-1931. The Scarecrow Press. ISBN 0-8108-3429-4.
  7. ^ Tommy Muirhead at the Scottish Football Association
  8. ^ "Scotland v Northern Ireland". scottishfa.co.uk. Scottish Football Association. Retrieved 27 March 2015.
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