Tom Cairns

Tom Cairns
Personal information
Full name Thomas Cairns[1]
Date of birth 1896[1]
Place of birth Chopwell, England[2]
Date of death 13 October 1917 (aged 21)[3]
Place of death near Arras, France[2]
Position(s) Inside left
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
–1913 Chopwell Villa
1913–1914 Newcastle City
1914–1917 Newcastle United 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Thomas Cairns (1896 – 13 October 1917) was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League for Newcastle United as an inside left.[1][4]

Personal life

Prior to joining Newcastle United, Cairns worked as a driver.[2] He enlisted as a gunner in the Royal Field Artillery in 1915, during the First World War.[2] Serving in 'Z' 61st Trench Mortar Battery, he saw action at Fromelles and at the Third Battle Of Ypres and rose to the rank of corporal.[2][5] Cairns was killed east of Arras on 13 October 1917, during the build-up to the offensive on Cambrai.[2] He has no known grave and is commemorated on the Arras Memorial.[3]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Newcastle United 1914–15[2] First Division 1 0 0 0 1 0
Career total 1 0 0 0 1 0

References

  1. ^ a b c Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 49. ISBN 978-1905891610.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g "Tom Cairns – Newcastle United and the First World War". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
  3. ^ a b "Casualty Details". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
  4. ^ "To The Glory of God". Newcastle United Football Club. Retrieved 8 March 2019.
  5. ^ "Newcastle United Footballers in the Great War". North East War Memorials Project. Retrieved 24 October 2019.