Thomas Weston was a footballer who played in the Football League for Aston Villa

Aston Villa F.C.

Aston Villa Football Club is an English professional association football club based in Witton, Birmingham. The club was founded in 1874 and have played at their current home ground, Villa Park, since 1897. Aston Villa were founder members of The Football League in 1888. They were also founder...

 and Stoke

Stoke City F.C.

Stoke City Football Club is an English professional football club based in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire that plays in the Premier League. Founded in 1863, it is the oldest club in the Premier League, and considered to be the second oldest professional football club in the world, after Notts...

. He made four appearances for Stoke and one hundred fifty four for Aston Villa.

Career

Joined up in 1917 as a Private in British Army. He took part in the action on the St Quentin front, which lasted from 21st to the 26th March 1918, and was wounded in the attack on Ervilliers on the 26th of that month.

Thomas Weston spent 10 years at Villa Park winning the FA cup

FA Cup

The Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a knockout cup competition in English football and is the oldest association football competition in the world. The "FA Cup" is run by and named after The Football Association and usually refers to the English men's...

 in 1913 and 1920. He joined the Potters as cover for Bob McGrory

Bob McGrory

Robert McGrory was a Scottish footballer who played as a defender. After starting his career at Dumbarton, he later moved to the English club Burnley where he made three appearances. In 1921, he moved to First Division side Stoke City where he made 511 appearances as a full-back. He later became a...

 and Alec Milne

Alec Milne

Alexander Soutar "Alec" Milne is a Scottish former professional footballer.-Career:Milne began his career at Arbroath before moving to Cardiff City in 1957. By the end of his first season at the club he had established himself in the side...

before retiring in 1923