Tom Finney

Tom Finney is the kind of footballer I wish modern fans understood better. In an era of nine-figure transfers, a man who spent his entire career at Preston North End feels almost mythical, and his 210 goals across nearly five hundred appearances back up the legend. What moves me most, though, is that he kept working as a plumber alongside his playing days and stayed grounded even after a knighthood. He earned greatness not through showmanship but through loyalty and humility. I think he belongs in any honest conversation about England's finest, and his story deserves retelling now more than ever.

Name (English)

Tom Finney

Name (Japanese)

トム・フィニー

Reading

とむ・ふぃにー

Born

April 5, 1922 – February 14, 2014

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Aries / Dog

Origin

Preston, United Kingdom

Occupation

association football player

Awards & achievements

• Commander of the Order of the British Empire
• Knight Bachelor

• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom%20Finney
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%88%E3%83%A0%E3%83%BB%E3%83%95%E3%82%A3%E3%83%8B%E3%83%BC
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q352338

Tags

• association football player

Last updated

2026-06-21

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.