Tommy Weston

Tommy Weston

Personal information
Full name	Thomas Weston[1]
Date of birth	2 August 1890[1]
Place of birth	Halesowen, England[1]
Date of death	1952 (aged 62)[1]
Place of death	Stourbridge, England[1]
Playing position	Left back
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
–	Quarry Bank
–	Old Hill Comrades
–	Coombs Wood
–	Stourbridge
1911–1921	Aston Villa	154	(0)
1922–1923	Stoke	4	(0)
Total		158	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

Thomas "Tommy" Weston (2 August 1890 – 1952) was a footballer who played in the Football League for Aston Villa and Stoke.^[1]

Career

Weston was born in Halesowen and played for several amateur sides before joining Aston Villa in 1911. He soon established himself as first choice full back and earned a reputation as a tough and uncompromising defender. He helped Villa win the FA Cup in 1912–13 and 1919–20. He made 178 appearances for the "Villans" in seven seasons he spent at Villa Park and finished runners-up in the First Division twice in 1912–13 and 1913–14.^[1] He left in the summer of 1922 and joined newly promoted Stoke where he only managed to play four matches in 1922–23 before deciding to retire.^[1]

Career statistics

• Sourced from Tommy Weston profile at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)

Club	Season	League		FA Cup		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Aston Villa	1911–12	15	0	2	0	17	0
	1912–13	30	0	6	0	36	0
	1913–14	28	0	5	0	33	0
	1914–15	12	0	0	0	12	0
	1919–20	30	0	5	0	35	0
	1920–21	28	0	1	0	29	0
	1921–22	11	0	6	0	17	0
Stoke	1922–23	4	0	0	0	4	0
Career total		158	0	25	0	183	0

Honours

Aston Villa

• FA Cup winner: 1912–13, 1919–20

References

1. Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN 0-9524151-0-0.