Tom Bush (footballer, born 1914)
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Thomas Bush | ||
| Date of birth | 22 February 1914 | ||
| Place of birth | Hodnet, Shropshire, England | ||
| Date of death | 20 December 1969 (aged 55) | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1930–1932 | Shrewsbury Amateurs | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1933–1947 | Liverpool | 61 | (1) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Thomas Bush (22 February 1914 – 1969) was an English footballer who played in the Football League for Liverpool.
Bush was born in Hodnet, Shropshire, on 22 February 1914, the son of a hotel proprietor.[1]
Career
Bush signed for Liverpool in 1933, making his debut in a 1-1 First Division draw with Wolves at Anfield.[2] He scored his first - and only - goal for the club almost five years later, in a 3-2 league win over Sunderland at Roker Park on 17 December 1938.[3]
During World War II, Bush featured as a wartime guest for Brighton & Hove Albion, Leeds United and Fulham, as well as making 35 appearances for Liverpool, scoring once.[1] After the war, he returned to Anfield, making four further appearances up to 1947. After retiring he worked for the club in an administrative capacity, booking travel and meals for the first team, as well as helping to develop youth players at the club's academy.[1]
Personal life
Bush had a daughter, Christine, who died in infancy in 1946, aged nine months.[1]
