Tommy Logan
For other people of the same name, see Thomas Logan (disambiguation).
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Thomas Logan | ||
| Date of birth | 17 August 1888 | ||
| Place of birth | Barrhead, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 1960 (aged 71–72) | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
| Playing position | Centre half | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1910-1913 | Falkirk | 100 | (30) |
| 1913-1920 | Chelsea | 107 | (7) |
| National team | |||
| 1907 | Scottish League XI[1] | 1 | (0) |
| 1913 | Scotland | 1 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Thomas "Tommy" Logan (17 August 1888 – 1960) was a Scottish footballer who played in Scotland for Falkirk and in England for Chelsea. He was judged to be an ideal centre half whose showed judgement in his play.[2]
Logan transferred to Chelsea from Falkirk in 1913.[2] He was a member of the Chelsea side that reached the 1915 FA Cup Final. He was one of the few Chelsea players to get a positive mention in the Manchester Guardian report on the final for a few "dashing excursions" into the Sheffield half, he failed to score.[3] He played with Chelsea until 1920 and made a total of 117 appearances scoring 8 goals in total.[4]
Logan represented Scotland once, appearing in a 1913 British Home Championship match against Ireland.[5]
Honours
- Scottish Cup: Winner 1913
References
- ↑ "Thomas Logan". www.londonhearts.com. London Hearts Supporters' Club. Retrieved 18 May 2014.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Unknown (1915). Cup Final Programme.
- ↑ "The Cup Final". Manchester Guardian. 26 April 1915. p. 9.
- ↑ Glanvill, Rick (2006). Chelsea FC: The Official Biography - The Definitive Story of the First 100 Years. Headline Book Publishing Ltd. p. 405. ISBN 0-7553-1466-2.
- ↑ "Thomas Logan". London Hearts Supporters' Club. Retrieved 9 June 2013.