Tot Walsh

Tot Walsh
Personal information
Full name Thomas Walsh
Date of birth (1900-02-12)12 February 1900
Place of birth Bolton, Lancashire, England
Date of death 22 November 1950(1950-11-22) (aged 50)
Place of death Hurst, Lancashire, England
Height 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)[1]
Position(s) Centre forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1920–1923 Bolton Wanderers 22 (4)
1923–1928 Bristol City 142 (88)
1928–19?? Crystal Palace 8 (1)
Hurst
Chorley
1929–1930 Mossley 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Thomas Walsh (12 February 1900 – 22 November 1950) was an English footballer who played as a centre forward.

Career

Thomas "Tot" Walsh scored 77 goals in reserve team matches during three seasons at Bolton Wanderers. He joined Bristol City in January 1924.[2][3][4] During his time with the club he recorded the most League Goals in a match for Bristol City with 6 scored against Gillingham in a Division 3 South match on 15 January 15, 1927.[5] He was also the club's top scorer in both the 1925–26 season (25) and 1926–27 season (32).[5]

Walsh moved on to Crystal Palace in May 1928 before returning to Lancashire where he played two games for Mossley in the 1929–30 season.[5] He died in 1950.

Honours

with Bristol City

References

  1. ^ Harricus (22 August 1921). "First Division prospects. Bolton Wanderers". Athletic News. Manchester. p. 5.
  2. ^ Woods, David; Leigh Edwards (1997). Bristol City FC The First 100 years. Redcliffe Press. ISBN 1-900178-26-5.
  3. ^ Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 – 1939. Tony Brown. ISBN 1-899468-67-6.
  4. ^ Woods, David (1994). Bristol Babe The First 100 years of Bristol City FC. Yore Publications. ISBN 1-874427-95-X.
  5. ^ a b c "Complete A-Z of Mossley Players". Mossley Web. Retrieved 20 November 2019.


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