Thomas Porteous (footballer)
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| Thomas Porteous | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Thomas Stoddard Porteous | |
| Date of birth | c.1864 | |
| Place of birth | Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England | |
| Date of death | 23 February 1919 | |
| Playing position | Right back | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
1884–1889 1889–1894 1894-1895 1895 1895-1896 |
Heart of Midlothian Kilmarnock Sunderland Rotherham Town Ardwick Rotherham Town |
79 (0) 19 (0) 5 (0) 2 (0) |
| National team | ||
| 1891 | England | 1 (0) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Thomas Stoddard Porteous (c.1864 – 23 February 1919) was an English footballer who played as a right back, for Sunderland and also one appearance for England.
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[edit] Career
[edit] Early career
Although born in Newcastle upon Tyne, Porteous started his football career north of the border with Hearts before joining Kilmarnock in 1884.[1]
[edit] Sunderland
In 1889 Porteous arrived at Sunderland after gaining a high reputation in Scotland, and joining what was to become known as the team of all talents. He made his debut on 18 January 1890 in a FA Cup match against Blackburn Rovers, but had to wait until 13 September before making his League debut. He soon became a fixture in the side, appearing in all 22 league matches in 1890–91. This was Sunderland's first season in the Football League at the end of which they finished in seventh place, with a team consisting mainly of Scottish players.
The following season Sunderland dominated the league, taking the title by a margin of five points, with Porteous missing only one match. Porteous was again an ever present figure in the 1892–93 season[2] when Sunderland took the Football League title for the second consecutive season, this time by a substantial 11 point margin.
Although he started the 1893–94 season, after two matches he lost his place to Peter Meehan, a Scottish international who had recently been signed from Celtic.[3] Porteous left Sunderland at the end of the season, moving to Rotherham Town where he spent two seasons, also spending a few months with Ardwick.
[edit] England
Porteous' England call-up came in the 1890–91 season against Wales, when England won 4–1 at Newcastle Road, Sunderland in the 1891 British Home Championship.[4] The Wales game was Porteous' only game for England, which was also the first international game in Sunderland.
[edit] Honours
- Football League champions: 1891–92 and 1892–93
[edit] References
- ^ Graham Betts (2006). England: Player by player. Green Umbrella Publishing, p.194. ISBN 1-905009-63-1.
- ^ "Tom Porteous", www.safc.com. Retrieved on 2008-03-22.
- ^ Gibbons, Philip (2001). Association Football in Victorian England - A History of the Game from 1863 to 1900. Upfront Publishing, p.250. ISBN 1-84426-035-6.
- ^ "England 4 - Wales 1", England Stats. Retrieved on 2008-03-22.
[edit] External links
- Thomas Porteous England profile at Englandstats
- England profile
- Full details of Sunderland career
- Sunderland profile
