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Template:Short description Script error: No such module "For". Template:Use British English Template:Use dmy dates Template:Infobox football biography Sir Thomas Finney (5 April 1922 – 14 February 2014) was an English international footballer who played from 1946 to 1960 as a centre forward for Preston North End and England. He is widely acknowledged to have been one of England's greatest ever players. He was noted for his loyalty to Preston, for whom he made 433 Football League and 39 FA Cup appearances, scoring a total of 210 goals. He played for England 76 times, scoring 30 goals.

Early life

Finney was born on 5 April 1922 at his parents' home on St Michael's Road, Preston, Lancashire, a few hundred yards from Deepdale stadium, the home of Preston North End. His parents were Maggie (née Mitchell) and Alf Finney. He had an elder brother called Joe and four sisters called Madge, Peggy, Doris and Edith. Alf was a clerical worker in local government who sometimes found himself unemployed on account of the changing economic climate.Template:Sfn When Tom was very young, the family moved to Daisy Lane in the Holme Slack area of Preston. They were struck by tragedy in 1927 when Maggie was suddenly taken ill and died, aged 32. Alf managed to keep the family together with the help of relations and neighbours.Template:Sfn

Inspired by his father, who was a keen football fan, Finney played the game from a very early age both at school and in the fields near his home. His ambition was always to become a professional footballer but he was somewhat frail and sickly in his youth and stood only Script error: No such module "convert". when he left school in 1936 at the age of fourteen. He became an apprentice for a local plumbing company called Pilkington's.Template:Sfn

The following year, Finney saw an advert placed by Preston North End in the local newspaper for junior players aged fourteen to eighteen. He asked his father to help him get a trial. His father met Preston trainer Will Scott and it was arranged. Finney had an outstanding match in the trial and was immediately offered a contract at the wage of £2 10s a week. He went home to get his father's approval but Alf Finney refused, insisting that he must first complete his apprenticeship before signing professional terms. Preston were nevertheless happy with this and Finney joined them as an amateur, doing his training in the evenings after work and eligible to play for the club's junior teams.Template:Sfn

Largely inspired by Bill Shankly, who was a first team regular, and helped by Scott, Finney worked hard in training and began to enhance his skills and technique.Template:Sfn He later described Shankly as his "football mentor".Template:Sfn Finney soon won a place in Preston's youth team, known as the B team, which won four trophies while he played for them. Although he was satisfied with plumbing as a full-time career, he set himself the goal of becoming a professional footballer and playing for the club's first team.Template:Sfn

Second World War

Turning professional

Finney was 17 when the Second World War began in September 1939. His elder brother Joe was playing for Netherfield and training with nearby Blackburn Rovers. Their father thought it would be sensible for both his sons to be at the same club. Finney had a trial for Netherfield at this time, but was rejected by the Kendal club. Almost 70 years later, Finney returned to the ground at Parkside Road, Kendal, as a guest of the club. The club's then chairman apologised to Finney on the pitch in front of 500 fans, describing Netherfield's decision as the "biggest mistake in football history".[1]

In January 1940, Finney was about to join Rovers when he received a letter from North End which resulted in him signing on as a professional. He later recalled that he was signed on wartime terms of ten shillings a match.Template:Sfn

First-class league and cup football had been suspended for the duration, but regional wartime competitions were organised as a boost to the people's morale. There were ten regional leagues in 1939–40 and Preston were in the North West League, finishing as runners-up to champions Bury.[2] Finney continued to play youth team football through the season.Template:Sfn

1940–41 season

The number of leagues were reduced to two in 1940 and Preston joined the North Regional League (NRL) for the 1940–41 season, which began on Saturday 31 August 1940. They began their campaign with an away match against Liverpool at Anfield. Finney, now 18, made his first team debut playing on the right wing (wearing the no. 7 shirt). Five of his youth team colleagues, including Andy McLaren, also made their first team debuts. Played before an estimated 6,000 people, the result was a 3–3 draw after Preston led 3–2 at half-time. The Liverpool team included Bob Paisley, Billy Liddell and, playing as a guest, Stan Cullis. For military reasons, neither Matt Busby of Liverpool nor Bill Shankly of Preston were available. The Lancashire Evening Post praised Finney's performance as he was involved in creating two of the Preston goals and, but for a lucky save by Sam Bartram, would have scored the winning goal near the end of the match.[3][4]

With Finney in the team, Preston went on to enjoy a successful season and won the NRL with 18 wins in the 29 matches they played. They also won the Football League War Cup, defeating Arsenal 2–1 in a replay at Ewood Park after the final at Wembley Stadium ended 1–1.[5] There were 36 teams in the 1940–41 NRL – 34 in the South Regional League (SRL) – but, because of wartime demands limiting the availability of players and venues, fixtures were often unfulfilled. For example, Bury played the most matches (38) while their near neighbours Bolton Wanderers could only manage 16.[5]

The War Cup began in February with ties played on a two-legged, home-and-away basis. Finney began with two goals at home against Bury, a match described as a thriller that ended 4–4. Preston won 2–1 in the second leg at Gigg Lane and then enjoyed convincing victories over Bolton Wanderers and Tranmere Rovers to reach the quarter finals. They defeated Manchester City 5–1 on aggregate but faced a tough semi-final tie against Newcastle United. Preston won the first leg at home 2–0 and held on for a 0–0 draw in the second at St James' Park. In one of his rare appearances that season, Bill Shankly scored both goals in the home leg.Template:Sfn

The final at Wembley was the biggest event of Finney's career so far and he described the experience at some length in his autobiography. Playing on the right wing, he directly faced Eddie Hapgood, who was the England captain, and Finney said the prospect made him "feel quite weak at the knees".Template:Sfn Because of wartime travel constraints, only a few hundred Preston fans were in the 60,000 crowd but among them were Finney's father and brother. Finney got the better of Hapgood to provide the assist for McLaren to score the opening goal. He says Preston should have made the most of their advantage but they failed to score from several good chances and Arsenal equalised with a goal by Denis Compton. The match ended 1–1 and Finney said the team were disappointed.Template:Sfn

The Preston fans formed the majority of the crowd at the replay in Blackburn. Finney recalled that it was touch-and-go as to whether Bobby Beattie, their Scottish international inside forward would be able to play because of his RAF commitments. He had not arrived at Deepdale when the team set off for Blackburn and they were surprised to find him waiting at Ewood; he had gone straight there after getting a late release to play. Beattie scored both of their goals as they defeated Arsenal 2–1; Bernard Joy scored an equaliser for Arsenal after Beattie's first.Template:Sfn Finney gave most of the credit to Beattie but both of the goals came from moves in which he was primarily involved.Template:Sfn Finney recalled that, for winning the War Cup, each of the Preston players were awarded five wartime savings certificates with a value of fifteen shillings apiece.Template:Sfn Having faced Finney twice, the experienced Hapgood said he was "amazed to see a right-winger dribbling so brilliantly with his left foot".Template:Sfn

1942–43 season

In December 1942, Finney made a guest appearance for Southampton in a 3–1 defeat by Arsenal at The Dell.[6][7]

Service in Egypt and Italy

Aged 20, Finney was called up in April 1942 and assigned as a trooper to the Royal Armoured Corps.Template:Sfn

He was sent to Egypt and served with Montgomery's Eighth Army.[8] When on leave in North Africa, he was able to play for army football teams against local opposition.[9] Many years later, he met the Egyptian film actor Omar Sharif, who told him that as a teenager he had been a substitute for one of the teams Finney played against, but he did not take part in the match.Template:Sfn

In April 1945, Finney took part in the final offensive at the Battle of the Argenta Gap as a Stuart tank driver with the 9th Lancers.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".

First-class playing career

Preston North End

League debut

League football resumed on Saturday 31 August 1946. Preston were in the First Division and began the new season with a home match against Leeds United.Template:Sfn Playing on the right wing, Finney made his debut in a team that included Bill Shankly and Andy Beattie. The crowd was over 25,000 and, on what Finney called "a carnival sort of afternoon", Preston won 3–2.Template:Sfn Finney said he was "lucky enough to score one of the goals" and his biographer Paul Agnew cites this as a typical example of Finney's modesty.Template:Sfn Newspapers of the day reported that Preston's win was a "one-man show"; that Finney created all their goals; that Leeds would have won but for Finney; and that Finney's goal, Preston's second, was "a brilliant solo effort".Template:Sfn Although this match was his league debut, he was by no means a newcomer to the team, and the local supporters knew from his wartime appearances that Finney was an outstanding prospect. It was not until he played league football that his genius as a player was fully recognised.Template:Sfn

Finney went on to play for Preston in fourteen English league seasons from 1946–47 to 1959–60, including twelve in the First Division.Template:Sfn He played in the Second Division for two seasons after Preston were relegated at the end of the 1948–49 season. In the Second Division, Preston finished sixth in 1949–50 and then won the division championship in 1950–51.Template:Sfn The club was thereby promoted back to the First Division where they remained for ten years until the end of the 1960–61 season, the one following Finney's retirement.Template:Sfn Preston's best league position during Finney's career was second in both the 1952–53 and 1957–58 seasons.Template:Sfn

Second income

Post-war demand for plumbers ensured that Finney had a second income to supplement the £14 he received as a footballer.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". He became known as "The Preston Plumber" and ran his own successful plumbing business from the 1940s until the 1990s.[10]

Palermo approach

Along with Stanley Matthews, Finney was English football's most famous player in the decade after the war.[11] In 1952, Preston's chairman Nat Buck rejected an offer for Finney worth £10,000 over two years from Italian club Palermo, and Finney remained a one-club player.[12]

1950s

In the 1952–53 season, Preston were runners-up to Arsenal in the First Division. Preston won their last three games and this run took them two points clear of Arsenal at the top of the league table, but Arsenal still had a game in hand. This match, at home to Burnley, was the championship decider and was played on the night before the 1953 FA Cup Final. Arsenal had to win to equal Preston's points total and overtake them on goal average.Template:Refn They won 3–2 and claimed the title by the margin of 0.099 of a goal. It was the closest that Finney came to a major title in his career.[11]

He played for Preston in the 1954 FA Cup final against West Bromwich Albion, his only cup final appearance. Preston lost 3–2 and Finney revealed in his autobiography that he was not fully match fit and "did not give his best performance".Script error: No such module "Unsubst".

Finney formed an attacking partnership with Tommy Thompson in the 1950s. In the 1956–57 season they scored a combined total of 57 goals; in 1957–58 their combined tally was 60 goals.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". Preston were First Division runners-up again in 1957–58, five points behind champions Wolverhampton Wanderers.[11]

England

Finney made his international debut for England on 28 September 1946, only four weeks after his Football League debut. The match was at Windsor Park against Ireland in the Home Championship. Finney scored once in England's 7–2 victory. He later said the match was his "proudest day as a footballer".[13]

Finney won 76 caps and scored 30 goals in an England career that spanned twelve years and included 51 victories.[14] He scored his 29th international goal in June 1958 against the Soviet Union to become joint England all-time top-scorer, sharing the record with Vivian Woodward and Nat Lofthouse.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". In October the same year, he netted his 30th goal, against Northern Ireland, to become the sole holder of the record.[15] Finney made his final appearance for England on 22 October 1958, in a 5–0 win over the Soviet Union at Wembley. In the same match, Lofthouse equalled Finney's tally of 30 goals for England.[16] Both were surpassed by Bobby Charlton on 12 October 1963.[17]

Style and technique

Finney was a versatile attacking player who could operate in any forward position on either side of the pitch or at centre forward. In the 1950s, he was often compared with Stanley Matthews and football fans would debate who was the best player, given Matthews' dribbling skills and Finney's all-round ability.[10] Relatively small in stature, Finney could withstand hard tackling, but his movement, speed and ball control invariably enabled him to avoid contact with defenders. While Finney was himself a frequent goal scorer, he was also a creator of goals and it was because of his assists that he was considered "the ideal team man".[10]

Finney was voted Footballer of the Year in 1953–54. He won the award again in 1956–57, becoming the first player to win it a second time.[10]

Finney respected the rules of football and believed in fair play and sportsmanship. He was never booked or sent off in his career.[12] Both on and off the field, he always had a reputation as a gentleman.[10] Dave Whelan supported this view when he said of Finney: "He was and still is a total gentleman".[18]

Retirement from Preston North End

Finney retired from competitive football in 1960 because of a persistent groin injury.[12] He had played his entire career for his local club, making 433 League appearances and scoring 187 goals. At the end of the 1960–61 season, the first after Finney's retirement, Preston were relegated from the First Division[19] and have not returned to the top flight since.

Finney continued playing football after he left Preston, often appearing in charity and benefit matches. In 1962, he played in the Eastern Canada Professional Soccer League with Toronto City, scoring one goal in his only appearance.[20] In 1963, he played for Northern Irish club Distillery against Benfica in the European Cup.[21]

Later years

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Finney with the Football League championship trophy in 1999

Finney continued to run his plumbing business in Preston and he also worked for local charities and hospitals.[10] On 9 November 1988, he was the subject of This Is Your Life. Finney was led to believe he was attending a sports function in central London, and was then surprised by the host Michael Aspel and many of Finney's former teammates.[22][23] In 2007, he was awarded an honorary fellowship by Myerscough College in Preston.[24] Celebrating Finney's 90th birthday in 2012, Tommy Docherty said "To me, Messi is Finney reborn".[19]

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The Splash sculpture outside the old National Football Museum in Preston

On 31 July 2004, Finney unveiled the water feature sculpture The Splash, by sculptor Peter Hodgkinson, outside Deepdale stadium which at that time housed The National Football Museum.[25] The sculpture was inspired by the 1956 Sports Photograph of the Year which shows Finney beating two Chelsea defenders at a waterlogged Stamford Bridge,[26] which was taken on 25 August 1956 by photographer John Horton.[27] The museum relocated to Manchester in 2012 but the statue remains at Deepdale.

Finney maintained his links with Preston North End as the club's president and 2006 marked 60 years since his League debut for the club. To celebrate this diamond anniversary, the National Football Museum, an organisation which he championed and with which he had close links, invited football fans to sign a specially commissioned flag which was presented to Finney at the beginning of the 2006–07 season to mark his 60 years with Preston.[28] He was also club president of non-league Kendal Town.[29]

Finney was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 1961 Birthday Honours after his retirement from competitive football. Later, in recognition of his charitable work, he was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 1992 New Year Honours and then knighted in the 1998 New Year Honours.[10]

Personal life

Finney was married to Elsie Noblett from 1945 until her death in 2004. They had two children: a son Brian (born 1947) and a daughter Barbara (born 1950). In her later years, Lady Finney suffered from Alzheimer's disease, which led Finney, as her full-time carer, to be a strong supporter of the Alzheimer's Society.[30] Two Preston care homes, Finney House and Lady Elsie Finney House, are named after the Finneys.[31][32]

Death and legacy

Finney died in Preston on 14 February 2014.[33] The cause of death was not announced.[34] At the time of his death aged 91, he was one of England's oldest living former international footballers.[35]

Finney was highly regarded by his former teammate Bill Shankly, who described Finney as "the greatest player I ever saw, bar none".[10] On another occasion, Shankly said that Finney was "a ghost of a player but very strong. He could have played all day in his overcoat".[12] Stanley Matthews once ranked him alongside Pelé, Diego Maradona, George Best and Alfredo Di Stéfano as one of the few players who could "dictate the pace and course of a game on a regular basis".[34]

In a tribute to Finney, The Football Association described him as "one of England's all-time greatest players" and Bobby Charlton said Finney's contributions to football were "immeasurable".[34] In April 2014, Northern Premier League club Bamber Bridge announced their Irongate Ground would be renamed the Sir Tom Finney Stadium.[36]

Ahead of the 2021–22 EFL Championship season, the EFL agreed that the West Lancashire derby between Preston North End and Blackpool would take place at Deepdale on the evening of 5 April 2022, to celebrate the centenary of Finney's birth. Preston won 1–0 before a crowd of 18,740, nearly a full house.[37]

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionTemplate:Sfn
Club Season League National Cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Preston North End 1946–47 First Division 32 7 3 2 — 35 9
1947–48 First Division 33 13 4 1 — 37 14
1948–49 First Division 24 7 2 2 — 26 9
1949–50 Second Division 37 10 1 1 — 38 11
1950–51 Second Division 34 13 2 0 — 36 13
1951–52 First Division 33 13 0 0 — 33 13
1952–53 First Division 34 17 3 2 — 37 19
1953–54 First Division 23 11 8 3 — 31 14
1954–55 First Division 30 7 3 2 — 33 9
1955–56 First Division 32 17 1 1 — 33 18
1956–57 First Division 34 23 6 5 — 40 28
1957–58 First Division 34 26 1 0 — 35 26
1958–59 First Division 16 6 0 0 — 16 6
1959–60 First Division 37 17 6 4 — 43 21
Distillery 1963–64 Irish League 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
Career total 433 187 40 23 1 0 474 210

International goals

Scores and results list England's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Finney goal.
List of international goals scored by Tom FinneyTemplate:Sfn
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 28 September 1946 Windsor Park, Belfast, Northern Ireland {{ Template:Yesno alias = Ireland shortname alias = Ireland flag alias = Flag of Ireland.svg flag alias-1783 = Saint Patrick's Saltire.svg flag alias-4prov = Four Provinces Flag.svg flag alias-green = Green harp flag of Ireland.svg flag alias-football = Saint Patrick's Saltire.svg link alias-football = Ireland national football team (1882–1950) flag alias-hockey = Flag of Ireland hockey team.svg flag alias-field hockey = Flag of Ireland hockey team.svg empty = Ireland Wolfhounds flag alias-indoor hockey = Flag of Ireland hockey team.svg flag alias-rugby union = IRFU flag.svg flag alias-rugby sevens = IRFU flag.svg flag alias-rugby league = Four Provinces Flag.svg flag alias-cricket = Cricket Ireland flag.svg link alias-cricket = Ireland cricket team flag alias-quidditch = Flag of Quidditch Ireland.svg flag alias-air force=Flag of the Irish Air Corps.svg link alias-air force=Irish Air Corps link alias-naval=Irish Naval Service flag alias-military=Flag_of_the_Irish_Defence_Forces.svg link alias-military=Irish Defence Forces flag alias-army=Flag of the Irish Defence Forces.svg link alias-army=Irish Army flag alias-navy=Irish Naval Service Colour.svg link alias-navy=Irish Naval Service flag alias-coast guard=Coast Guard Flag (Ireland).svg link alias-coast guard=Irish Coast Guard size = name = altlink = national football team altvar = football variant =

}} || align="center"|4–0 || align="center"|7–2 || 1946–47 British Home Championship

2 30 September 1946 Dalymount Park, Dublin, Republic of Ireland {{safesubst: Template:Yesno alias = Republic of Ireland shortname alias = Ireland flag alias = Flag of Ireland.svg link alias-naval = Irish Naval Service flag alias-air force = Flag of the Irish Air Corps.svg link alias-air force = Irish Air Corps flag alias-army = Flag of the Irish Defence Forces.svg link alias-army = Irish Army link alias-navy = Irish Naval Service link alias-football = Republic of Ireland national football team name alias-football = Republic of Ireland link alias-futsal = Republic of Ireland national football team name alias-futsal = Republic of Ireland link alias-beachsoccer = Republic of Ireland national football team name alias-beachsoccer = Republic of Ireland flag alias-rugby union = Flag placeholder.svg border-rugby union = flag alias-cricket = Flag placeholder.svg border-cricket = link alias-netball = Republic of Ireland national netball team name alias-netball = Republic of Ireland size = name = altlink = national football team altvar = football variant =

}} || align="center"|1–0 || align="center"|1–0 || Friendly

3 27 November 1946 Leeds Road, Huddersfield, England {{ Template:Yesno alias = Netherlands flag alias = Flag of the Netherlands.svg flag alias-prinsengeus = Naval Jack of the Netherlands.svg flag alias-army =Flag of the Royal Netherlands Army.svg flag alias-air force=Flag of the Royal Netherlands Air Force.svg link alias-air force= Royal Netherlands Air Force link alias-army= Royal Netherlands Army flag alias-naval = Flag of the Netherlands.svg link alias-naval = Royal Netherlands Navy flag alias-navy = Naval Jack of the Netherlands.svg link alias-navy=Royal Netherlands Navy flag alias-marines = Naval Jack of the Netherlands.svg link alias-marines = Netherlands Marine Corps size = name = altlink = national football team variant =

}} || align="center"|6–1 || align="center"|8–2 || Friendly

4 3 May 1947 Highbury, London, England {{ Template:Yesno alias = France flag alias = Flag of France.svg flag alias-1790 = Flag of France (1790–1794).svg flag alias-1794 = Flag of France (1794–1815, 1830–1958).svg flag alias-1814 = Flag of the Kingdom of France (1814-1830).svg flag alias-1830 = Flag of France (1794–1815, 1830–1958).svg flag alias-1848 = Drapeau france 1848.svg flag alias-1848a = Drapeau france 1848.svg flag alias-1848b = Flag of France (1794–1815, 1830–1958).svg flag alias-1974 = Flag of France (lighter variant).svg flag alias-naval = Civil and Naval Ensign of France.svg flag alias-naval-1790 = Flag of French-Navy-Revolution.svg flag alias-air force = Flag of France.svg link alias-air force = French Air and Space Force flag alias-coast guard = French Maritime Gendarmerie racing stripe.svg border-coast guard = link alias-coast guard = French Maritime Gendarmerie flag alias-army = Flag of France.svg link alias-army = French Army link alias-naval = French Navy flag alias-navy = Civil and Naval Ensign of France.svg link alias-navy = French Navy size = name = altlink = national football team variant =

}} || align="center"|1–0 || align="center"|3–0 || Friendly

5 25 May 1947 Estádio Nacional, Lisbon, Portugal {{ Template:Yesno alias = Portugal flag alias = Flag of Portugal.svg flag alias-1248 = PortugueseFlag1248.svg flag alias-1385 = PortugueseFlag1385.svg flag alias-1495 = Flag Portugal (1495).svg flag alias-1578 = Flag Portugal (1578).svg flag alias-1640 = Flag Portugal (1640).svg flag alias-1707 = Flag Portugal (1707).svg flag alias-1750 = Flag of Portugal (1750).svg flag alias-1816 = Flag of the United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil, and the Algarves.svg flag alias-1830 = Flag Portugal (1830).svg flag alias-civil = Flag Portugal sea (1830).svg flag alias-air force=Portugal Air force fin flash.svg flag alias-army = Military flag of Portugal.svg link alias-air force = Portuguese Air Force link alias-army = Portuguese Army link alias-naval = Portuguese Navy flag alias-navy=Naval Jack of Portugal.svg link alias-navy = Portuguese Navy flag alias-marines=Naval Jack of Portugal.svg link alias-marines=Portuguese Marine Corps size = name = altlink = national football team variant =

}} || align="center"|4–0 || align="center"|10–0 || Friendly

6 21 September 1947 Heysel Stadium, Brussels, Belgium {{ Template:Yesno alias = Belgium flag alias = Flag of Belgium (civil).svg flag alias-government = Government Ensign of Belgium.svg flag alias-state = Flag of Belgium.svg flag alias-1830 = Flag of Belgium (1830).svg flag alias-1858 = Royal ensign of Belgium (1858).svg flag alias-army = Flag of the Belgian Land Component.svg link alias-army = Belgian Land Component flag alias-naval = Naval Ensign of Belgium.svg link alias-naval = Belgian Navy flag alias-air force = Air Force Ensign of Belgium.svg link alias-air force = Belgian Air Component flag alias-navy = Naval Ensign of Belgium.svg link alias-navy = Belgian Navy size = name = altlink = national football team variant =

}} || align="center"|3–0 || rowspan="2" style="text-align:center"|5–2 || rowspan="2"|Friendly

7 4–2
8 18 October 1947 Ninian Park, Cardiff, Wales {{ Template:Yesno alias = Wales flag alias = Flag of Wales (1959–present).svg flag alias-1807 = Flag of Wales (1807–1953).svg flag alias-1953 = Flag of Wales (1953–1959).svg flag alias-1959 = Flag of Wales (1959).svg size = name = variant = 1807 altlink = national football team

}} || align="center"|1–0 || align="center"|3–0 || 1947–48 British Home Championship

9 10 April 1948 Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland {{ Template:Yesno alias = Scotland flag alias = Flag of Scotland.svg flag alias-1542 = Flag of Scotland (traditional).svg link alias-football = Scotland men's national football team size = name = altlink = national football team variant =

}} || align="center"|1–0 || align="center"|2–0 || 1947–48 British Home Championship

10 16 May 1948 Stadio Comunale, Turin, Italy {{ Template:Yesno alias = Italy flag alias = Flag of Italy.svg flag alias-1861 = Flag of Italy (1861–1946).svg flag alias-1943 = War flag of the Italian Social Republic.svg flag alias-2003 = Flag of Italy (2003–2006).svg flag alias-civil = Civil Ensign of Italy.svg flag alias-naval = Naval Ensign of Italy.svg flag alias-navy-1947 = Naval Ensign of Italy (1947-2013).svg link alias-naval = Italian Navy link alias-air force = Italian Air Force link alias-army = Italian Army flag alias-navy = Naval Ensign of Italy.svg link alias-navy = Italian Navy link alias-roller hockey = Italy {{{mw}}} national roller hockey team size = name = variant = altlink = national football team altvar = football

}} || align="center"|3–0 || rowspan="2" style="text-align:center"|4–0 || rowspan="2"|Friendly

11 4–0
12 10 November 1948 Villa Park, Birmingham, England {{ Template:Yesno alias = Wales flag alias = Flag of Wales (1959–present).svg flag alias-1807 = Flag of Wales (1807–1953).svg flag alias-1953 = Flag of Wales (1953–1959).svg flag alias-1959 = Flag of Wales (1959).svg size = name = variant = 1807 altlink = national football team

}} || align="center"|1–0 || align="center"|1–0 || 1948–49 British Home Championship

13 13 May 1949 Råsunda Stadium, Stockholm, Sweden {{ Template:Yesno alias = Sweden flag alias = Flag of Sweden.svg flag alias-army = Naval Ensign of Sweden.svg flag alias-air force =Naval Ensign of Sweden.svg flag alias-1818 = Swedish and Norwegian merchant flag 1818-1844.svg flag alias-1844 = Swedish civil ensign (1844–1905).svg flag alias-1905 = Flag of Sweden (pre-1906).svg flag alias-naval = Naval Ensign of Sweden.svg flag alias-naval-1844 = Naval Ensign of Sweden (1844-1905).svg flag alias-naval-1815 = Ensign of Sweden and Norway (1815–1844).svg link alias-army = Swedish Army link alias-air force = Swedish Air Force link alias-naval = Swedish Navy flag alias-navy = Naval Ensign of Sweden.svg link alias-navy = Swedish Navy link alias-football = Sweden men's national football team border-army = border-air force = border-naval = border-navy = border-naval-1815 = border-naval-1844 = size = name = altlink = national football team altvar = football variant =

}} || align="center"|1–3 || align="center"|1–3 || Friendly

14 18 May 1949 Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway {{safesubst: Template:Yesno alias = Norway flag alias = Flag of Norway.svg flag alias-old kingdom = Royal Standard of Norway.svg flag alias-1814 = Flag of Norway (1814–1821).svg flag alias-1818 = Swedish and Norwegian merchant flag 1818-1844.svg flag alias-1844 = Norge-Unionsflagg-1844.svg flag alias-state = Flag of Norway, state.svg border-state = flag alias-army = Flag of the Norwegian Army.svg border-army = link alias-army = Norwegian Army flag alias-war = Flag of Norway, state.svg link alias-war = Norwegian Armed Forces border-war = flag alias-naval = Naval Jack of Norway.svg border-naval = link alias-naval = Royal Norwegian Navy flag alias-air force = Royal Norwegian Air Force Flag.svg border-air force = link alias-air force = Royal Norwegian Air Force flag alias-navy = Flag of Norway, state.svg border-navy = link alias-navy = Royal Norwegian Navy flag alias-coast guard = Norwegian Coast Guard Racing Stripe.svg link alias-coast guard = Norwegian Coast Guard border-coast guard = size = name = altlink = national football team variant =

}} || align="center"|2–0 || align="center"|4–1 || Friendly

15 14 May 1950 Estádio Nacional, Lisbon, Portugal {{ Template:Yesno alias = Portugal flag alias = Flag of Portugal.svg flag alias-1248 = PortugueseFlag1248.svg flag alias-1385 = PortugueseFlag1385.svg flag alias-1495 = Flag Portugal (1495).svg flag alias-1578 = Flag Portugal (1578).svg flag alias-1640 = Flag Portugal (1640).svg flag alias-1707 = Flag Portugal (1707).svg flag alias-1750 = Flag of Portugal (1750).svg flag alias-1816 = Flag of the United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil, and the Algarves.svg flag alias-1830 = Flag Portugal (1830).svg flag alias-civil = Flag Portugal sea (1830).svg flag alias-air force=Portugal Air force fin flash.svg flag alias-army = Military flag of Portugal.svg link alias-air force = Portuguese Air Force link alias-army = Portuguese Army link alias-naval = Portuguese Navy flag alias-navy=Naval Jack of Portugal.svg link alias-navy = Portuguese Navy flag alias-marines=Naval Jack of Portugal.svg link alias-marines=Portuguese Marine Corps size = name = altlink = national football team variant =

}} || align="center"|1–0 || rowspan="4" style="text-align:center"|5–3 || rowspan="4"|Friendly

16 3–0
17 4–1
18 5–3
19 14 April 1951 Wembley Stadium, London, England {{ Template:Yesno alias = Scotland flag alias = Flag of Scotland.svg flag alias-1542 = Flag of Scotland (traditional).svg link alias-football = Scotland men's national football team size = name = altlink = national football team variant =

}} || align="center"|2–3 || align="center"|2–3 || 1950–51 British Home Championship

20 19 May 1951 Goodison Park, Liverpool, England {{ Template:Yesno alias = Portugal flag alias = Flag of Portugal.svg flag alias-1248 = PortugueseFlag1248.svg flag alias-1385 = PortugueseFlag1385.svg flag alias-1495 = Flag Portugal (1495).svg flag alias-1578 = Flag Portugal (1578).svg flag alias-1640 = Flag Portugal (1640).svg flag alias-1707 = Flag Portugal (1707).svg flag alias-1750 = Flag of Portugal (1750).svg flag alias-1816 = Flag of the United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil, and the Algarves.svg flag alias-1830 = Flag Portugal (1830).svg flag alias-civil = Flag Portugal sea (1830).svg flag alias-air force=Portugal Air force fin flash.svg flag alias-army = Military flag of Portugal.svg link alias-air force = Portuguese Air Force link alias-army = Portuguese Army link alias-naval = Portuguese Navy flag alias-navy=Naval Jack of Portugal.svg link alias-navy = Portuguese Navy flag alias-marines=Naval Jack of Portugal.svg link alias-marines=Portuguese Marine Corps size = name = altlink = national football team variant =

}} || align="center"|3–2 || align="center"|5–2 || Friendly

21 12 November 1952 Wembley Stadium, London, England {{ Template:Yesno alias = Wales flag alias = Flag of Wales (1959–present).svg flag alias-1807 = Flag of Wales (1807–1953).svg flag alias-1953 = Flag of Wales (1953–1959).svg flag alias-1959 = Flag of Wales (1959).svg size = name = variant = 1807 altlink = national football team

}} || align="center"|1–0 || align="center"|5–2 || 1952–53 British Home Championship

22 21 November 1953 Yankee Stadium, New York City, US {{safesubst: Template:Yesno alias = United States flag alias = Flag of the United States.svg flag alias-1776 = Flag of the United States (1776–1777).svg flag alias-1777 = Flag of the United States (1777–1795).svg flag alias-1777-Ross = Betsy Ross flag.svg flag alias-1795 = Flag of the United States (1795-1818).svg flag alias-1795FM = Flag of the United States (1795–1818).svg flag alias-1818 = Flag of the United States (1818-1819).svg flag alias-1819 = Flag of the United States (1819-1820).svg flag alias-1820 = Flag of the United States (1820-1822).svg flag alias-1822 = Flag of the United States (1822–1836).svg flag alias-1836 = Flag of the United States (1836-1837).svg flag alias-1837 = Flag of the United States (1837-1845).svg flag alias-1845 = Flag of the United States (1845-1846).svg flag alias-1846 = Flag of the United States (1846-1847).svg flag alias-1847 = Flag of the United States (1847-1848).svg flag alias-1848 = Flag of the United States (1848-1851).svg flag alias-1851 = Flag of the United States (1851-1858).svg flag alias-1858 = Flag of the United States (1858-1859).svg flag alias-1859 = Flag of the United States (1859-1861).svg flag alias-1861 = Flag of the United States (1861-1863).svg flag alias-1863 = Flag of the United States (1863-1865).svg flag alias-1865 = Flag of the United States (1865-1867).svg flag alias-1867 = Flag of the United States (1867-1877).svg flag alias-1877 = Flag of the United States (1877-1890).svg flag alias-1890 = Flag of the United States (1890-1891).svg flag alias-1891 = Flag of the United States (1891-1896).svg flag alias-1896 = Flag of the United States (1896-1908).svg flag alias-1908 = Flag of the United States (1908-1912).svg flag alias-1912 = Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg flag alias-1959 = Flag of the United States (1959–1960).svg flag alias-1960 = Flag of the United States (Web Colors).svg flag alias-pantone = Flag of the United States (Pantone).svg flag alias-yacht = United States yacht flag.svg flag alias-air force = Flag of the United States Air Force.svg flag alias-coast guard-1799 = Ensign of the United States Revenue-Marine (1799).png flag alias-coast guard-1815 = Ensign of the United States Revenue-Marine (1815).png flag alias-coast guard-1836 = Ensign of the United States Revenue-Marine (1836).png flag alias-coast guard-1841 = Ensign of the United States Revenue-Marine (1841).png flag alias-coast guard-1867 = Ensign of the United States Revenue-Marine (1867).png flag alias-coast guard-1868 = Ensign of the United States Revenue-Marine (1868).png flag alias-coast guard-1915 = Ensign of the United States Coast Guard (1915-1953).png flag alias-coast guard-1953 = Ensign of the United States Coast Guard.svg flag alias-coast guard = Flag of the United States Coast Guard.svg link alias-coast guard = United States Coast Guard flag alias-army = Flag of the United States Army.svg link alias-naval = United States Navy flag alias-navy-1864 = Flag of the United States Navy (1864-1959).svg flag alias-navy = Flag of the United States Navy (official).svg link alias-navy = United States Navy link alias-marines = United States Marine Corps flag alias-marines-1914 = Flag of the United States Marine Corps (1914-1939).png flag alias-marines = Flag of the United States Marine Corps.svg link alias-merchant marine = United States Merchant Marine flag alias-merchant marine = Flag of the United States Merchant Marine Higher Resolution.jpg flag alias-space force = Flag of the United States Space Force.svg link alias-military = United States Armed Forces link alias-football = United States men's national soccer team link alias-Australian rules football = United States men's national Australian rules football team flag alias-23px = Flag of the United States (23px).png empty = USA Selects size = name = altlink = national football team altvar = football variant =

}} || align="center"|— || rowspan="2" style="text-align:center"|6–3 || rowspan="2"|Friendly

23 —
24 26 June 1954 St. Jakob Stadium, Basel, Switzerland {{ Template:Yesno alias = Uruguay flag alias = Flag of Uruguay.svg flag alias-1828 = Flag of Uruguay (1828-1830).svg link alias-naval = National Navy of Uruguay flag alias-army = Flag of Uruguayan Army.svg National Army of Uruguay link alias-air force = Uruguayan Air Force flag alias-air force = Flag of the Uruguayan Air Force.svg link alias-navy = National Navy of Uruguay size = name = altlink = national football team variant =

}} || align="center"|2–3 || align="center"|2–4 || 1954 FIFA World Cup
Quarter-finals

25 2 November 1955 Wembley Stadium, London, England {{ Template:Yesno alias = Northern Ireland flag alias = Ulster Banner.svg flag alias-assembly = Flag of Northern Ireland Assembly.svg flag alias-saltire = St Patrick's saltire.svg flag alias-union = Flag of the United Kingdom.svg size = name = altlink = national football team variant =

}} || align="center"|3–0 || align="center"|3–0 || 1955–56 British Home Championship

26 30 November 1955 Wembley Stadium, London, England {{ Template:Yesno alias = Spain flag alias = Flag of Spain.svg flag alias-1506 = Flag of Cross of Burgundy.svg flag alias-1701 = Bandera de España 1701-1748.svg flag alias-1748 = Bandera de España 1748-1785.svg flag alias-1760 = Bandera de España 1760-1785.svg flag alias-1785 = Flag of Spain (1785–1873, 1875–1931).svg flag alias-1873 = Flag of the First Spanish Republic.svg flag alias-1874 = Flag of Spain (1785–1873, 1875–1931).svg flag alias-1931 = Flag of Spain (1931–1939).svg flag alias-civil-1931 = Flag of the Second Spanish Republic (plain).svg flag alias-1936 = Flag of the Bando Nacional (1936–1938).svg flag alias-1938 = Flag of Spain (1938–1945).svg flag alias-1945 = Flag of Spain (1945–1977).svg flag alias-1977 = Flag of Spain (1977–1981).svg flag alias-civil = Flag of Spain (civil).svg flag alias-civil-1785 = BandMercante1785.svg flag alias-navy = Flag of Spain.svg link alias-navy = Spanish Navy flag alias-marines = Flag of Spain.svg link alias-marines = Spanish Marine Infantry flag alias-army = Flag of Spain.svg link alias-army = Spanish Army flag alias-naval = Naval Jack of Spain.svg link alias-naval = Spanish Navy flag alias-air force = Flag of Spain.svg link alias-air force = Spanish Air and Space Force size = name = altlink = national football team variant = 1945

}} || align="center"|3–0 || align="center"|4–1 || Friendly

27 14 November 1956 Wembley Stadium, London, England {{ Template:Yesno alias = Wales flag alias = Flag of Wales (1959–present).svg flag alias-1807 = Flag of Wales (1807–1953).svg flag alias-1953 = Flag of Wales (1953–1959).svg flag alias-1959 = Flag of Wales (1959).svg size = name = variant = 1953 altlink = national football team

}} || align="center"|3–1 || align="center"|3–1 || 1956–57 British Home Championship

28 19 October 1957 Ninian Park, Cardiff, Wales {{ Template:Yesno alias = Wales flag alias = Flag of Wales (1959–present).svg flag alias-1807 = Flag of Wales (1807–1953).svg flag alias-1953 = Flag of Wales (1953–1959).svg flag alias-1959 = Flag of Wales (1959).svg size = name = variant = 1953 altlink = national football team

}} || align="center"|3–0 || align="center"|4–0 || 1957–58 British Home Championship

29 8 June 1958 Ullevi, Gothenburg, Sweden {{ Template:Yesno alias = Soviet Union flag alias = Flag of the Soviet Union.svg flag alias-1922 = Flag of the Soviet Union (1922–1923).svg flag alias-1923 = Flag of the Soviet Union (1924).svg flag alias-1924 = Flag of the Soviet Union (1924–1936).svg flag alias-1936 = Flag of the Soviet Union (1936 – 1955).svg flag alias-1955 = Flag of the Soviet Union.svg flag alias-coast guard-1924 = USSR, Flag KGB 1924.svg link alias-coast guard-1924 = Soviet Border Troops flag alias-coast guard-1935 = USSR, Flag KGB 1935.svg link alias-coast guard-1935 = Soviet Border Troops flag alias-coast guard = USSR, Flag KGB 1950.svg link alias-coast guard = Soviet Border Troops flag alias-air force=Flag of the Soviet Air Force.svg link alias-air force=Soviet Air Forces flag alias-army = Flag of the Soviet Union.svg link alias-army = Soviet Army flag alias-naval = Naval Ensign of the Soviet Union (1950–1991).svg flag alias-naval-1924 = Naval Ensign of the Soviet Union (1923–1935).svg flag alias-naval-1935 = Naval Ensign of the Soviet Union 1935.svg flag alias-VV MVD naval = USSR, Naval flag of ships by the Interior Force 1983.svg link alias-naval = Soviet Navy flag alias-navy = Naval Ensign of the Soviet Union (1950–1991).svg link alias-navy = Soviet Navy flag alias-marines= Flag of the Soviet Union.svg link alias-marines= Soviet Naval Infantry flag alias-military= Flag of the Soviet Union.svg link alias-military= Soviet Armed Forces size = name = altlink = national football team altvar = football variant = 1955

}} || align="center"|2–2 || align="center"|2–2 || 1958 FIFA World Cup
Group 4

30 4 October 1958 Windsor Park, Belfast, Northern Ireland {{ Template:Yesno alias = Northern Ireland flag alias = Ulster Banner.svg flag alias-assembly = Flag of Northern Ireland Assembly.svg flag alias-saltire = St Patrick's saltire.svg flag alias-union = Flag of the United Kingdom.svg size = name = altlink = national football team variant =

}} || align="center"|2–2 || align="center"|3–3 || 1958–59 British Home Championship

Honours

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England

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Notes

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References

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Bibliography

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Further reading

  • Finney, Tom (1982). Tom Finney's Preston North End Scrapbook. Template:ISBN
  • Finney, Tom (1958). Finney on Football. ASIN B0000CK63X
  • Finney, Tom (1955). Instructions to Young Footballers. ASIN B0000CJABP
  • Finney, Tom (1953). Football Round the world. ASIN B0000CIMPY
  • Booth, John. (ed.) (1998). Tom Finney: A Pictorial Tribute. Template:ISBN

External links

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