Tommy Casey

For 19th-century baseball player, see Tommy Casey (baseball).
Tommy Casey
Personal information
Full name Thomas Casey
Date of birth 11 March 1930(1930-03-11)
Place of birth Comber, Northern Ireland
Date of death 13 January 2009(2009-01-13) (aged 78)
Place of death Somerset, England
Playing position Wing-half
Youth career
Belfast YMCA
– East Belfast
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
0000–1949 Bangor
1949–1950 Leeds United 4 (0)
1950–1952 Bournemouth 66 (1)
1952–1958 Newcastle United 116 (8)
1958–1959 Portsmouth 24 (1)
1959–1963 Bristol City 122 (9)
National team
1955–1958 Northern Ireland 12 (2)
Teams managed
1963–1965 Gloucester City
1975–1976 Grimsby Town
1977 Knattspyrnufélag Reykjavíkur
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Thomas "Tommy" Casey (11 March 1930 – 13 January 2009) was a Northern Ireland international footballer and football manager.

Born in Comber, during his career he played for Belfast YMCA, East Belfast, Bangor, Leeds United, Bournemouth & Boscombe, Newcastle United, Portsmouth, Bristol City, Inter-Roma (Toronto) and Gloucester City. He earned 12 caps for the Northern Ireland national football team, and was a participant of the 1958 FIFA World Cup. Casey also managed Grimsby Town from between 1975 and 1976. After retirement he worked as a football coach/manager before passing away on 13 January 2009, aged 78.[1]

References

  1. ^ "IRISH FA SADDENED BY THE DEATH OF TOMMY CASEY". Irish FA. 2009-01-14. http://www.irishfa.com/the-ifa/news/4525/irish-fa-saddened-by-the-death-of-tommy-casey/. Retrieved 2009-01-13. 

External links

Grimsby Town F.C. – managers
(c) caretaker
Northern Ireland squad – 1958 FIFA World Cup