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He also served as a magistrate in his home-town for over 20 years, as well as commencing a four-year chairmanship of the Preston Health Authority in 1984. Finney was knighted in the New Year’s Honours List in 1998, an accolade many believed was long overdue. In July 2004, Sir Tom unveiled the water feature sculpture “The Splash” which ...
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Feb 14, 2014 · Finney was the footballer of the year in 1953-54 and again in 1956-57. He won 76 England caps and found the net 30 times, a tally that places him joint sixth in the list of the country's highest ...
Set an England scoring record with 30 goals. Was the first person to be voted ‘Footballer of the Year’ twice, in 1954 and 1957. Wrote two books – ‘Finney on Football’ and ‘Football Around The World’. Had a play written about his life that was performed in Preston. Won a Second Division Champions medal in 1950-1.
One year into his retirement from the game he cherished so fondly, a 39-year-old Tom Finney received an invitation from the Football Association in the spring of 1961 to manage, captain and play for an FA touring squad of the Far East, Australia and New Zealand. Gratefully accepting the dream trip to a host of exotic locations including Hong ...
Sir Tom Finney 1922-2014 Sir Tom was a one-club man who spent his entire playing career with his home town team, Preston North End, scoring a record 187 goals in 433 games. Sir Tom was one of England's all-time great players, winning 76 caps and scoring 30 goals.
Sir Thomas Finney's goals, assists and dribbles for the national team. He earned 76 caps, scoring 30 goals.
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