Tommy Strong
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Full name
Thomas Philips Strong[1]
Date of birth
1890
Place of birth
Newcastle upon Tyne, England
Date of death
15 July 1917 (aged 27)[2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Thomas Philips Strong[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 1890 | ||
| Place of birth | Newcastle upon Tyne, England | ||
| Date of death | 15 July 1917 (aged 27)[2] | ||
| Place of death | West Flanders, Belgium[3] | ||
| Height | 5 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1.74 m)[4] | ||
| Position(s) | Left back, left half | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1914–1915 | Lincoln City | 8 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Thomas Philips Strong (1890 – 15 July 1917) was an English professional footballer who played as a left back and left half in the Football League for Lincoln City.[1]
As of 1911, Strong was working as a grocer's manager.[5] He served as a private in the South Staffordshire Regiment during the First World War and died of wounds sustained in West Flanders on 15 July 1917.[3] Strong was buried in Croisilles Railway Cemetery.[2]
