Tom Grosvenor
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| Tom Grosvenor | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Arthur Thomas Grosvenor | |
| Date of birth | 22 November 1908 | |
| Place of birth | Netherton, England | |
| Date of death | 31 October 1972 (aged 63) | |
| Playing position | Inside right | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| Tippity Green Victoria Vono Works |
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| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 192?–1928 1928–1936 1936–1937 1937–193? 193?–1943 |
Stourbridge Birmingham Sheffield Wednesday Bolton Wanderers Dudley Town |
107 (17) 22 (1) 53 (7) |
| National team | ||
| 1933 | England | 3 (2) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Arthur Thomas "Tom" Grosvenor (22 November 1908 – 31 October 1972) was an English professional footballer who played as an inside right. He played more than 100 games for Birmingham in the Football League First Division and won three full caps for England. His brother Percy Grosvenor played for West Bromwich Albion and Leicester City.
Born in Netherton, near Dudley, Worcestershire, Grosvenor started his football career with Stourbridge before moving to Birmingham in 1928. His early career was disrupted by injury, but once fit he took over at inside right and creator of chances when the ageing Johnny Crosbie moved on. In all he made 115 first team appearances for Birmingham and played three times for England in 1933, scoring twice. After leaving Birmingham he had short spells at Sheffield Wednesday and Bolton Wanderers, finishing up at local club Dudley Town. After football he became a sheet-metal worker. He died in 1972 at the age of 63.
[edit] References
- Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: SoccerData (Tony Brown). ISBN 978-1-899468-67-6.
- Matthews, Tony (1995). Birmingham City: A Complete Record. Derby: Breedon Books, pp. 92, 174–78. ISBN 978-1-85983-010-9.
[edit] External links
- Tom Grosvenor England profile at Englandstats
| Persondata | |
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| NAME | Grosvenor, Tom |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Grosvenor, Arthur Thomas |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Professional footballer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1908-11-22 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Netherton, near Dudley, Worcestershire, England |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1972-10-31 |
| PLACE OF DEATH | |
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