Tommy Cain

Tommy Cain

Personal information
Full name	Thomas Cain[1]
Date of birth	10 November 1892
Place of birth	Horsenden Hill, England
Date of death	September 1975 (aged 82)
Place of death	Ealing, England
Playing position	Wing half
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
	Richmond YMCA
	→ Bohemian (guest)
	Queens Park Rangers
	Guildford United
	Dartford
	Sheppey United
1924–1925	Brentford	11	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals)

Thomas "Tommy" Cain (10 November 1892–September 1975) was an English football wing half who played in the Football League for Brentford.^[1]

Club career

Early years

A wing half, Cain began his career at Richmond YMCA before the outbreak of the First World War in 1914.^[1] During the war, he guested for Irish side Bohemian.^[1] After the war, he was on the books at Queens Park Rangers, Guildford United, Dartford and Sheppey United.^[1]

Brentford

Cain joined Division Three South side Brentford in 1924.^[1] He made 12 appearances and scored no goals for the struggling side before departing the following year.^[1][2]

References

1. Haynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920-2006. Harefield: Yore Publications. p. 33. ISBN 978-0955294914.
2. "Brentford Football Club History". brentfordfchistory.co.uk. Retrieved 2014-09-22.