Tommy Lander

Tommy Lander
Personal information
Date of birth 1875
Place of birth Burslem, England
Date of death 1956 (aged 80–81)
Position Half-back
Youth career
Talke Alexandra
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1897–1902 Burslem Port Vale 62 (2)
Total 62 (2)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Thomas J. Lander (1875 – 1956) was an English footballer who played for Burslem Port Vale at the turn of the 20th century.

Career

Lander joined Burslem Port Vale from Talke Alexandra in March 1897. He played 16 Second Division games in the 1898–99, but only appeared eight times in the league during the 1899–1900 campaign. He played 13 league and FA Cup matches in the 1900–01 season and scored his first goal in the English Football League on 1 December, in a 3–2 win over Barnsley at the Athletic Ground. He claimed another goal on 29 December, in a 3–2 defeat to Birmingham City at Muntz Street. He played 25 league games in the 1901–02 season, before being released at the end of the season.

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Burslem Port Vale1896–97Midland League10000010
1897–98Midland League00000000
1898–99Second Division1601050220
1899–1900Second Division802020120
1900–01Second Division1221000132
1901–02Second Division2501010270
Total 6225080752

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 167. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.
  2. ↑ Tommy Lander at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)