Tommy Atkin

Tommy Atkin
Personal information
Full name Thomas Lowes Atkin
Date of birth (1906-08-19)19 August 1906
Place of birth Darlington, England
Date of death 1986
Place of death Darlington, England
Playing position Right winger
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
1925−1927 Darlington
1927−1928 Bolton Wanderers
1928−1932 Doncaster Rovers 99
1932−1934 Gateshead
1934−1937 Darlington
1937−1938 Peterborough United 39 (8)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

† Appearances (goals)

Thomas "Tommy" Lowes Atkin (19 August 1906−1986)[1] was an English footballer who played as a right winger for several clubs.

Playing career

Born in Darlington, Tommy Atkin started out with his home town club Darlington in 1925 who were in the Second Division, having their highest ever League finsh that season. After the 1926−27 season when Darlington were relegated, he was transferred to First Division club Bolton Wanderers.[1]

The following season, in 1928, he went to Doncaster Rovers in Division Three (North), the division in which he'd play for the next nine seasons. He was at Doncaster for four years, where he played 105 league and cup games.[2] Following this, Atkin moved back to the North East playing for Gateshead for two seasons, and then in 1934 returning to play for Darlington for three seasons.[1]

He moved to Peterborough for their 1937−38 season in the Midland League, scoring 10 times in 42 league and cup appearances.[1]

Atkin married in 1936,[3] and died in 1986 in his native Darlington.

References

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  2. 1 2 3 4 Bluff, Tony (2010). Doncaster Rovers F.C.: The Complete History (1879-2010). Yore Publications. ISBN 9780956410375.
  3. 1 2 3 "Thomas Lowes Atkin". ancestry.com. Retrieved 18 January 2013.


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