Thomas Thurston Garneys (25 August 1923 – 13 March 2007) was an English professional footballer who made over 240 appearances as a centre forward in the Football League for Ipswich Town.[1] He scored 143 goals in a seven-year spell, which was cut short by a persistent back injury.[2]

Tom Garneys
Personal information
Full name Thomas Thurston Garneys[1]
Date of birth 25 August 1923
Place of birth Leytonstone, England
Date of death 13 March 2007(2007-03-13) (aged 83)[1]
Place of death Basildon, England
Position(s) Centre forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Walthamstow Avenue
0000–1948 Leytonstone
1948–1949 Notts County 0 (0)
1949 Chingford Town
1949–1951 Brentford 12 (2)
1951–1958 Ipswich Town 247 (123)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Personal life

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After his retirement from football, Garneys ran The Milestone pub (now known as The Mulberry Tree) in Ipswich.[3][4] At the time of his death, he was living at a nursing home in Basildon.[3]

Career statistics

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Brentford 1949–50[5] Second Division 1 1 0 0 1 1
1950–51[5] 11 1 0 0 11 1
Total 12 2 0 0 12 2
Ipswich Town 1951–52[2] Third Division South 45 15 6 5 1[a] 0 52 20
1952–53[2] 34 18 6 6 40 24
1953–54[2] 44 19 7 5 51 24
1954–55[2] Second Division 23 20 1 1 24 21
1955–56[2] Third Division South 36 19 0 0 36 19
1956–57[2] 28 12 3 3 31 15
1957–58[2] Second Division 33 19 0 0 33 19
1958–59[2] 4 1 0 0 4 1
Total 247 123 25 20 1 0 273 148
Career total 259 125 25 20 1 0 285 150
  1. ^ Appearance in Ipswich Hospital Cup

Honours

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Ipswich Town

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Tom Garneys". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Tom Garneys". Pride of Anglia. Retrieved 14 September 2007.
  3. ^ a b c "Friday Feature: Tom Garneys – the one that got away". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 2 April 2023.
  4. ^ "Ipswich great Garneys passes away". BBC News. 13 March 2007. Retrieved 14 September 2007.
  5. ^ a b White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. pp. 380–381. ISBN 0951526200.