English footballer, striker. He played for the Preston North End football club and the England team.
Thomas Finney was considered one of the most famous and brightest football players of his time. Then the question was, how exactly does Thomas Finney among English football players of the 1950s, was the choice of every football fan personally.
early years
Born in England, in the City of Preston district, Lancashire County Administrative Center, located by the Ribble River. In the family of Thomas Finney and Margaret Mitchell. He loved football and dreamed of becoming a footballer. He was very short at 145 cm, which caused problems with physical condition. For this reason, Tom Finney did not want to take to football schools. But fate turned to face Thomas, his father was friends with the coach of the local club Preston, who had supported Thomas Finney his whole conscious life, and they watched him there.
The bosses of the team remained in a good impression after watching a young talented football player and included him in the team as an amateur. Tom played by imitating his idol, James. In the nineteen thirty-eighth year, he moved to the right edge closer to the attack - a position where he could fully realize his abilities and show what he was capable of, although his leading foot was always his left, but playing on the right was more comfortable.
Football career
In 1940, Finney entered into a professional contract with Preston. There was a war, so the teams could not hold full-fledged competitions, but football life in England did not stop. Finney won his first unofficial military cup tournament by defeating the Arsenal team, which has been smashing everyone on foggy albion since the 30s.
Soon after this finale, Thomas was drafted into the army, he was assigned to the tank forces by distribution, Finney's short stature played a key role, Thomas said that it was very easy for him to control the tank, he went to Egypt and went through the entire Italian campaign of anti-Hitler coalition operations.
Returning from the front, Thomas was able to quickly return to Preston - not only because he was a football player, but because, even before the war, he was educated and mastered the specialty of a plumber, which was very much appreciated in the city destroyed after the war. Tom Feeney also had the opportunity to play football again, and devote part of his time to his favorite game. Thomas worked during the day and went to training in the evening, and at the beginning of the 1946-47 season he made his debut for Preston in the first match.
Finney was a great dribbler, had excellent speed, thanks to her, he could run away from several defenders without obstacles. Thomas became physically stronger, became better on his feet, when they tried to take the ball away from him, improved his abilities when playing in the air. He brought all this to Preston after the war. The player’s career in the national team has been excellently developed.
The goal contribution to Preston's success was significant - 210 goals scored allowed Thomas Fenny to become the top scorer in club history
