Thomas Peacock was an English professional footballer who made over 100 appearances in the Football League for Nottingham Forest as an inside left.[1][3]

Tom Peacock
Personal information
Full name Thomas Peacock[1]
Date of birth 14 September 1912
Place of birth Morton, England
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[2]
Position(s) Inside left
Youth career
1930–1932 Nottingham University
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1931 Chesterfield 0 (0)
Bath City
Melton Mowbray
Matlock
1933–1945 Nottingham Forest 109 (57)
Chelsea (guest)
1942Brentford (guest) 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Personal life

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Peacock attended Tupton Hall School and the University of Nottingham and trained to be a teacher.[4] He began his teaching career in Somerset and following his football career, he became headmaster of St Edmunds C of E Primary School in Mansfield Woodhouse.[4]

Career statistics

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Nottingham Forest 1933–34[5] Second Division 15 7 3 4 18 11
1934–35[5] Second Division 36 21 4 0 40 21
1935–36[5] Second Division 29 20 2 1 31 21
1936–37[5] Second Division 7 3 0 0 7 3
1937–38[5] Second Division 8 3 1 0 9 3
1938–39[5] Second Division 14 3 1 0 15 3
Career total 109 57 12 5 131 62

References

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  1. ^ a b Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 227. ISBN 978-1905891610.
  2. ^ "Nottingham Forest. Hopes centred on 'Boy' Martin". Sunday Dispatch Football Guide. London. 23 August 1936. p. vii – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Players with no competitive, first-team pedigree". Sky is Blue. Retrieved 21 March 2017.
  4. ^ a b "Nottingham Forest at 150: Flashback: Reds stars to grace City Ground between 1915 and 1945". Nottingham Post. 3 November 2015. Retrieved 21 March 2017.
  5. ^ a b c d e f "Tom Peacock". The City Ground. Retrieved 14 July 2019.