Tommy Priestley
Template:Short description Script error: No such module "Unsubst". Script error: No such module "Unsubst". Template:Use British English Template:Infobox football biography Thomas James Montgomery Priestley (11 March 1911 – 28 July 1985) was a Northern Irish footballer who played at both professional and international levels as a striker.
Personal life
Born in Belfast, Priestley wore a rugby-style skull cap to cover his premature baldness.[1]
Career
Club career
Priestley began his senior career with Coleraine in 1928, after moving there from Cookstown. Priestley moved to Linfield in 1932, before signing with English side Chelsea just a year later. Priestley only spent one season with Chelsea - making 23 appearances in The Football League - before returning to Ireland with Shelbourne.
International career
Priestley earned two caps for Ireland between 1932 and 1933.
References
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External links
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- 1911 births
- 1985 deaths
- Pre-1950 IFA men's international footballers
- Coleraine F.C. players
- Linfield F.C. players
- Chelsea F.C. players
- Shelbourne F.C. players
- English Football League players
- Men's association football forwards
- Association footballers from Belfast
- Men's association footballers from Northern Ireland
- NIFL Premiership players