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Sir Thomas Finney CBE (5 April 1922 – 14 February 2014) was an English international footballer who played from 1946 to 1960 as a winger or centre forward for Preston North End and England. He is widely acknowledged to have been one of England's greatest-ever players.
Proud of his Prestonian roots and proud to play his entire professional career with his home-town club, the man known as ‘the Preston Plumber’ will probably never be surpassed in the position of Preston North End’s greatest player of all time.
Scored on his England debuts at outside-right, outside-left and centre forward. Scored on his Preston debuts in all five forward positions. Made 71 appearances in Division 2 (now The Championship) and scored 23 goals. Scored in eight consecutive Preston appearances in 1957-58.
Feb 14, 2014 · Former Preston and England winger Sir Tom Finney has died at the age of 91. Finney made more than 400 league appearances for Preston North End between 1946 and 1960 and won 76 caps for England.
Sir Tom Finney was one of the greatest players of the post-war period, described by Bill Shankly as “the greatest player I ever saw, bar none”. He played for his home town team, Preston North End, for his entire career.
Feb 15, 2014 · Preston North End FC legend Tom Finney, one of England's greatest players and the first man to be named footballer of the year twice, has died at the age of 91.
Feb 14, 2014 · Former England and Preston footballer Sir Tom Finney has died at the age of 91. The club announced the "extremely sad news" of his death on its website. It said: "Sir Tom was the greatest player to ever play for Preston North End and one of the all-time greats for England.
