Tom McFarlane

Tom McFarlane

Personal information
Full name	Thomas McFarlane[1]
Date of birth	1872
Place of birth	Davidsons Mains, Scotland
Playing position	Full-back
Youth career
	Muirhouse Rovers
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1893–1898	Hibernian	83	(0)
1898–1900	Burslem Port Vale	53	(0)
	Middlesbrough
National team
1897	Scottish League XI	1	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

Thomas "Tom" McFarlane (born 1872) was a Scottish footballer who played at full-back for Hibernian, Burslem Port Vale and Middlesbrough in the 1890s and 1900s.

Playing career

McFarlane joined Burslem Port Vale in November 1898, and made his debut at the Athletic Ground in a 2–0 defeat by Leicester Fosse on 12 November.^[1] He became a regular in the side and made 22 Second Division and five cup appearances in the 1898–99 season.^[1] He played 31 league and 10 cup games in the 1899–1900 campaign, before he departed for league rivals Middlesbrough in the summer.^[1]

Statistics

• Sourced from Tom McFarlane profile at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)

Club	Season	Division	League		FA Cup Scottish Cup		Total
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Hibernian[2]	1893–94	Scottish Division One	9	0	0	0	9	0
	1894–95	Scottish Division One	14	0	3	0	17	0
	1895–96	Scottish Division One	18	0	5	0	23	0
	1896–97	Scottish Division One	18	0	2	0	20	0
	1897–98	Scottish Division One	18	0	4	0	22	0
	1898–99	Scottish Division One	6	0	0	0	6	0
	Total		83	0	14	0	97	0
Burslem Port Vale	1898–99	Second Division	22	0	1	0	23	0
	1899–1900	Second Division	31	0	4	0	35	0
	Total		53	0	5	0	58	0
Total			136	0	19	0	155	0

References

1. Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 191. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.
2. "Stats". fitbastats.com. Retrieved 26 June 2016.