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Tommy Tait
Personal information
Full name Thomas Somerville Tait
Date of birth (1879-09-13)13 September 1879
Place of birth Carluke, Scotland
Date of death 2 October 1942(1942-10-02) (aged 63)
Place of death Cleland, Scotland
Position(s) Right half
Senior career*
Years Team Apps ( Gls)
000 Cambuslang Rangers
1899–1903 Airdrieonians 67 (6)
1903–1906 Bristol Rovers 96 (1)
1906–1912 Sunderland 181 (3)
1912–1913 Dundee 22 (0)
000 Jarrow
000 Armadale
International career
1911 Scotland 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Thomas Somerville Tait (13 September 1879 – 2 October 1942) was a Scottish footballer, who played for Sunderland and the Scotland national football team as a right half.

Club career

Raised in Lanarkshire, Tait began his career locally with Airdrieonians, [1] then moved to England to join Bristol Rovers in 1903. He transferred to Sunderland three years later and made his debut for the club on 1 September 1906 against Newcastle United in a 4–2 win at St. James' Park. [2] Tait played for Sunderland from 1906 to 1912, though he didn't win a trophy; [3] he made 181 league appearances and scored 3 goals while at Roker Park. [4] His later clubs included Dundee. [1]

International career

Having taken part in the Home Scots v Anglo-Scots trial match in 1909, [5] Tait made his only appearance for Scotland against Wales in a 2–2 draw on 6 March 1911 at Ninian Park. [6]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine. {{ cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= ( help)
  2. ^ "Sunderland 4-2 Newcastle". The Stat Cat. Retrieved 31 July 2008.
  3. ^ "Tommy Tait". A Love Supreme. Retrieved 31 July 2008.
  4. ^ "Tommy Tait". The Stat Cat. Archived from the original on 31 August 2006. Retrieved 31 July 2008.
  5. ^ Football. | Home Scots, 3; Anglo-Scots, 1., The Glasgow Herald, 23 March 1909
  6. ^ "Mon 06 Mar 1911 Wales 2 Scotland 2". London Hearts Supporters Club. Retrieved 31 July 2008.
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