Oliver Tummon

Oliver Tummon

Personal information
Full name	Oliver Tummon
Date of birth	3 March 1884
Place of birth	Sheffield, England
Date of death	1 October 1955 (aged 71)
Place of death	Sheffield, England
Height	5 ft 6.5 in (1.69 m)
Playing position	Outside right or Outside left
Youth career
	South Street New Connection
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
1901–1902	Gainsborough Trinity
1902–1910	Sheffield Wednesday
1910–1912	Gainsborough Trinity
1912–1919	Oldham Athletic	108	(19)
1919–1920	Sheffield United	23	(2)
1920–1922	Barnsley
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals)

Oliver Tummon (born 3 March 1884 and died October 1955) was an English footballer who played as an outside right or outside left. Born in Sheffield he had spells at both Sheffield Wednesday and Sheffield United along with time at Gainsborough Trinity and Oldham Athletic.

Career

Tummon played as an amateur in the local Sheffield leagues before a spell at Gainsborough Trinity prompted Sheffield Wednesday to offer his a professional contract in 1903 after a year on their books on amateur terms.^[1] The form of other players in the side however meant that he was unable to secure a regular place in the first team and eventually returned to Gainsborough Trinity.^[1] This signalled the start of his most successful spell, having two ever present seasons at Gainsborough before moving to Oldham Athletic where he missed only six games in three seasons.^[1]

With the outbreak of World War I he returned to his home town of Sheffield to work in the munitions factories there and began to make regular guest appearances for Sheffield United.^[1] After the end of the war he was offered a permanent contract with the Blades but played only one further season before moving on to Barnsley where he finished his career.^[1]

References

1. Denis Clarebrough & Andrew Kirkham (2008). Sheffield United Who's Who. Hallamshire Press. pp. 323–324. ISBN 978-1-874718-69-7.