Fred Tully

Fred Tully
Personal information
Full nameFrederick Charles Arnold Tully
Date of birth4 July 1907
Place of birthSt Pancras, London, England
Date of death1969
Height5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Playing positionWinger
Youth career
Rosehill Villa
–Preston Colliery
–Chaddleston Mental Hospital
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
1926–1933Aston Villa7(0)
1933–1937Southampton97(9)
1937–1939Clapton Orient57(18)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Frederick Charles Arnold Tully (4 July 1907 – 1969) was an English footballer who played as a winger for Southampton and Clapton Orient in the 1930s.

Playing career

Born in St Pancras, London he moved as a child to the north east where he turned out for Tynemouth Schools. He subsequently moved to Staffordshire and was playing for Chaddleston Mental Hospital when he was signed by Aston Villa in October 1926.

Aston Villa

He appeared seven times for Villa in the 1927–28 and 1928–29 seasons without making any real impression. He spent the next four seasons in the reserves before moving to the South coast to join Second Division Southampton in June 1933, to replace Johnny Arnold who had been transferred to Fulham the previous February.

Southampton

According to Holley & Chalk's "Alphabet of the Saints" he was "a winger of thrust and enterprise" who was a "busy sort of player who could play anywhere in the forward line except centre-forward".[1] He made his debut on 26 August 1933 in the opening match of the 1933–34 season against Bradford City, before injury forced him to miss several months (with Bill Luckett standing in at outside-left).[2] He returned in December, and soon formed a useful partnership with Dick Neal helping to provide the crosses for Ted Drake and Tommy Brewis.

Over the next three seasons Tully was a regular starter as Saints struggled both on the pitch and financially, before losing his place to John Summers in 1936. After making only three appearances in 1936–37 he moved back to London to join Clapton Orient. During his four years at The Dell he made 101 appearances, scoring nine goals.

Later career

At Orient, he found his goal-scoring touch, with 18 goals in two years, including 13 in 1937–38, making him Orient's top scorer. After two seasons playing in east London, the onset of the Second World War brought about his retirement. He then joined his father's carpentry business before returning to Chaddleston Mental Hospital where he worked as an attendant.

References

  1. ↑ Duncan Holley & Gary Chalk (1992). The Alphabet of the Saints. ACL & Polar Publishing. pp. 338–339. ISBN 0-9514862-3-3.
  2. ↑ Chalk, Gary; Holley, Duncan (1987). Saints – A complete record. Breedon Books. pp. 90–91. ISBN 0-907969-22-4.

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