Tom Baddeley
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| Personal information | ||
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| Full name | Thomas Baddeley | |
| Date of birth | 2 November 1874 | |
| Place of birth | Bycars, Burslem, England | |
| Date of death | 24 September 1946 (aged 71) | |
| Place of death | Stoke-on-Trent, England | |
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | |
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | |
| Youth career | ||
| –1983 | Burslem Swifts | |
| Senior career1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1893–1896 1896–1907 1907–1910 1910 1910–1911 |
Burslem Port Vale Wolverhampton Wanderers Bradford Park Avenue Stoke Whitfield Colliery |
64 (0) 296 (0) 9 (0) |
| National team | ||
| 1903–1904 | England | 5 (0) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Thomas "Tom" Baddeley (2 November 1874 – 24 September 1946) was an English international footballer who played as a goalkeeper. In his playing career, Baddeley made over 350 league appearances, as well as earning 5 caps for the English national side.
[edit] Playing career
Baddeley began his professional career with Burslem Port Vale in 1893 after joining the club from local non-league football. He was an ever-present during the 1894-95 and 1895-96 seasons, but was suspended by the club in August 1896 after signing professional forms with another club. He was sold on to Wolverhampton Wanderers in October 1896 for £50.[1]
He broke through into the first team the following year, making his league debut on 1 September 1897 in a 3-0 win over Preston North End.[2] In his first three years at Wolves, he kept 31 clean sheets.[3] Conversely Baddeley was also in goal in 1900 when Wolves were sensationally knocked out of the F A Cup by Queen's Park Rangers at home.[4]
This form saw him make his international debut on 14 February 1903 in a 4-0 win over Ireland, played at his home club ground of Molineux. He made four further appearances over the next 14 months, all during his time with the club.
After making a total of 315 appearances in an 11-year stay, he left Wolves in 1907 for Bradford Park Avenue, where he later played in their first-ever league match in September 1908. However, he returned to the Midlands with Stoke after failing to become a regular in the Bradford team. His stay at Stoke proved short though and he soon dropped into non-league action with nearby Whitfield Colliery before retiring in May 1911.
[edit] References
- ^ Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 13. ISBN 0952915200. http://www.amazon.ca/Port-Vale-Personalities-Jeff-Kent/dp/0952915200.
- ^ Matthews, Tony (2006). The Legends of Wolverhampton Wanderers. Derby: Breedon Books. p. 13. ISBN 1-85983-518-X.
- ^ iffhs - Goal keeping aggregate record without conceding a goal
- ^ Match report of Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Queens Park Rangers 1900
