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Full name
  
Thomas Allan Muirhead

Name
  
Tommy Muirhead


Role
  
Footballer

Tommy Muirhead Tommy Muirhead of Rangers in 1926 GLASGOW RANGERS FC Pinterest

Date of birth
  
(1897-01-24)24 January 1897

Date of death
  
27 May 1979(1979-05-27) (aged 82)

Died
  
May 27, 1979, Helensburgh, United Kingdom

Position
  
Forward, Wing half, Midfielder

Place of death
  
Helensburgh, Scotland

Place of birth
  
Cowdenbeath, Scotland

Playing position
  
Forward / Wing half

Thomas "Tommy" Allan Muirhead (24 January 1897 in Cowdenbeath, Fife – 27 May 1979 in Helensburgh) was a Scottish footballer who played for Hibernian, Rangers and Scotland.

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Tommy Muirhead Tommy Muirhead Rangers Football Club Official Website

Hibs and Rangers

Muirhead, a forward who was occasionally deployed as a half-back, was signed by Rangers for £20 from Hibernian in May 1917. He made his debut, ironically against his former club, Hibs in a 3-0 win at Ibrox on 15 September 1917. He went on to score 49 goals in 353 appearances for Rangers and won 8 championship medals. He was also captain of the club for a spell.

American Soccer League

Muirhead's Rangers career was interrupted by a brief stint in the United States in 1925. Cash-rich American Soccer League club Boston Wonder Workers lured him across the Atlantic to assume the role of player-manager. However, despite the presence of several other Scots, including internationalists such as Alex McNab and Barney Battles, he could not settle in Boston and returned to Glasgow after only 14 games.

Scotland

Muirhead returned to Rangers where he played until 1930.

National team

Muirhead was capped at international level, making 8 appearances for Scotland. He captained Scotland in a 1-0 defeat against Ireland on 25 February 1928.

Manager

After his playing career, Muirhead had further spells in management with St Johnstone (1931–36) and Preston North End (1936–37) and he also worked as a sports journalist.

References

Tommy Muirhead Wikipedia