Sir Thomas Finney CBE (5 April 1922 – 14 February 2014) was an English international footballer who played from 1946 to 1960 as a winger or 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 all-around ability, sportsmanship and 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. He was nicknamed the "Preston Plumber" because of his local plumbing business and he was affectionately known as "Mr Preston" by Prestonians past and present. More about Tom Finney
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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.In total, we tracked 0 items since 01/09/2012. The chart below shows the trade volume over time.
The most expensive item with a signature of Tom Finney (RARE VINTAGE LEATHER FOOTBALL SIGNED BY SIR TOM FINNEY - EXACT PHOTO PROOF) was sold in May 2014 for £299.99 while the cheapest item (Umbro England Shirt Boys signed tom finney age 6-7 years) found a new owner for £0.98 in May 2019.
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Heroes, wingers and Tom Finney (01/23/15): Out of the Cup, a blessing in disguise, two weeks to re-charge batteries, let the bruises go down and get injured players back on the grass.