Tommy Lunn
Encyclopedia
Thomas Henry 'Tommy' Lunn (9 July 1883–1960) was an English
professional footballer who played for Brownhills Albion, Wolverhampton Wanderers
, Tottenham Hotspur
and Stockport County
.
club. Lunn collected a winners medal in the 1908 FA Cup Final
.
In 1909 he signed for Tottenham Hotspur where he featured in a further 91 matches in all competitions between 1909–1912. He played regularly over the next two seasons but was replaced by John "Tiny" Joyce
in 1912. He played two more games in early 1913 but on taking out a publican’s licence he was suspended for breach of contract.
Lunn went on to play for Stockport County where he ended his playing career.
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
professional footballer who played for Brownhills Albion, Wolverhampton Wanderers
Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.
Wolverhampton Wanderers Football Club is an English professional association football club that represents the city of Wolverhampton in the West Midlands region. They are members of the Premier League, the highest level of English football. The club was founded in 1877 and since 1889 has played at...
, Tottenham Hotspur
Tottenham Hotspur F.C.
Tottenham Hotspur Football Club , commonly referred to as Spurs, is an English Premier League football club based in Tottenham, north London. The club's home stadium is White Hart Lane....
and Stockport County
Stockport County F.C.
Stockport County Football Club is an English football club based in Stockport, Greater Manchester. The club formed in 1883 as Heaton Norris Rovers, shortly afterwards merging with Heaton Norris F.C., and adopted the current name on 24 May 1890 on the creation of the County Borough of Stockport...
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Football career
Lunn began his career with Brownhills Albion before joining Wolverhampton Wanderers in 1904. The goalkeeper made 129 appearances for the MolineuxMolineux stadium
Molineux Stadium is a Premier League football stadium situated in Whitmore Reans, Wolverhampton, England. It has been the home ground of Wolverhampton Wanderers Football Club since 1889, and has a long and illustrious history as the first 'new build' stadium in Football League history, one of the...
club. Lunn collected a winners medal in the 1908 FA Cup Final
1908 FA Cup Final
The 1908 FA Cup Final was contested by Wolverhampton Wanderers and Newcastle United at Crystal Palace Park. Newcastle had just finished fourth in the First Division during this season, after two successive league titles and this was their third FA Cup final appearance in four years...
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In 1909 he signed for Tottenham Hotspur where he featured in a further 91 matches in all competitions between 1909–1912. He played regularly over the next two seasons but was replaced by John "Tiny" Joyce
John Joyce (footballer)
John William Joyce was an English footballer who played as a goalkeeper for various clubs between 1898 and 1920. Throughout his career, he was known to supporters as "Tiny" in allusion to his size, being 6 feet tall and weighing 14 stone.-Football career:Joyce was born in Burton upon Trent,...
in 1912. He played two more games in early 1913 but on taking out a publican’s licence he was suspended for breach of contract.
Lunn went on to play for Stockport County where he ended his playing career.