Tom Finney Dies at 91 years

mike65 · 14-02-2014 11:22pm #1

Even I don't remember one of Englands greatest!

A one club man, who could have played for anyone, though PNE were a decent side back then of course.

1946–1960 Preston North End 433 games 187 goals

England v Ireland

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oj8LgRq-QkE

ollie1 · 14-02-2014 11:26pm

R.I.P Tom Finney. Poor Ireland took a beating that day.

jamaamaj · 14-02-2014 11:28pm

Legendary Liverpool manager Bill Shankly, who played with Finney at Preston, once said of him: "Tom Finney would have been great in any team, in any match and in any age ... even if he had been wearing an overcoat."

R.I.P

ShamoBuc · 14-02-2014 11:47pm

One of the All Time Greats...R.I.P.

Skid X · 15-02-2014 1:12am

RIP, a Gentleman and a legend.

I remember this interview, when he said Liverpool had played one of the greatest team performances ever.

Such a generous thing to say, at a time when it was more usual to hear former players saying how football was terrible compared to the old days

shamrock55 · 15-02-2014 1:21am

I remember his interview after the forrest game, superb player and man by all accounts, RIP Tom Finney

padd b1975 · 15-02-2014 1:02pm

A true great and I don't need stats about assists and other pointless bull to say that.

RIP.

Red Kev · 15-02-2014 4:06pm

Yes he was a true gent. Mourinho and a good many others in football today could take a leaf out of his book.

grenache · 22-02-2014 2:18am

A proper gent, not like most of the "all take and no give" style of footballers today. Preston will always be a great club with a great history, with thanks in no small part to Tom Finney.

RIP

eagle eye · 22-02-2014 1:02pm

RIP Tom Finney. For sure he was an all-time great and a one club man too. I hadn't heard about his death until I saw this thread today.

A story comes to mind and its about him attending a Blackburn Rovers game at Ewood Park in the early part of the decade. He was spotted and asked why he decided to go to a Blackburn game and he said it was to see Damien Duff in the flesh. He loved to watch younger players breaking through.

Pighead · 22-02-2014 1:13pm

I read an article recently about the time Finney came out of retirement to play a European Cup match for Northern Ireland side Distillery.

Distillery were playing a brilliant Benfica side in the first round and their manager called up Finney to ask him to play for them. Distillery drew 3-3 at home against Eusebio and his teammates. Finney decided not to play the away leg though and Distillery lost 5-0.

So technically Finney was actually a two club man.

Tom Finney Dies at 91 years

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