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Thomas "Tom" Strang

1903-07

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Thomas 'Tom' Strang - Original B&W picture - No copyright - attached - Colorisation by Graeme Watson 2021

Thomas "Tom" Strang

Football Player, No 5 Centre Half (Capt.)

  • Birth: 12 Oct 1881 • Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland
  • Death: 17 Aug 1947 • Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

He founded Strangs Football Pools around 1922 and later moved
his business to Edinburgh.


Experience

  • Senior Debut:

    Northern league, Div 2
  • 15 Aug 1903

  • Div 1 (Old)

    16 Mar 1907

    St Mirren 2 v 2 Aberdeen

    Cunningham, Gray - Wilson (2)

    Tom was the first player to make 100th competitive apperances for Aberdeen FC.

Photo

  • Aberdeen F.C. 1904-05

    • Aberdeen F.C. 1904-05 - No copyright - attached

    Back Row L-R: Robert Murray, Robert Macfarlane, Thomas Strang.
    Front Row L-R: James Robertson, Augustus Lowe, William McAulay, George Ritchie.


Photo

  • Aberdeen F.C. 1904-05 with Scottish Qualifying Cup

    • Aberdeen F.C. 1904-05 with Scottish Qualifying Cup, Original B&W picture - No copyright - attached. Colorisation by Graeme Watson 2021.

    Back Row L-R: James Philip, Augustus Lowe, Alexander Halkett, Thomas Strang,
    Robert Macfarlane, George Ritchie, Peter Simpson.
    Front Row L-R: James Robertson, George McNicol, Robert Murray,
    Duncan McNicol, Henry Low, William McAulay.


Honours (1903-1907)

Trophys Description Year Location
Scottish Qualifying Cup - Silhouette Scottish Qualifying Cup
26 Nov 1904
Dens Park, Dundee, Scotland

External Link

  • Family Tree Official's, Player's and staff details: Ancestry.com
    A.F.C Official's, Player's and staff details source: AFC Heritage - The Official Aberdeen Football Club Heritage Trust.
    Aberdeen Football Club 1904 Logo - Designed by Graeme Watson © 2019
    Team Photo: Aberdeen F.C. 1904-05 - Original B&W picture - No copyright - attached.
    Team Photo Aberdeen F.C. 1904-05 with Scottish Qualifying Cup, Original B&W picture - No copyright - attached. Colorisation by Graeme Watson 2021.
    Profile Photo: Thomas "Tom" Strang - Original B&W picture - No copyright - attached. Colorisation by Graeme Watson 2021.
    Insert Skecth: Thomas 'Tom' Strang - Original B&W picture - No copyright - attached.
    Header Background: Aberdeen Football Club, Pittodrie Stadium, Main Stand Entrance, 2015, Aberdeen, Scotland - Copyright © 2015 Graeme Watson.

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