Tommy Lander

Tommy Lander

Personal information
Playing position	Half-back
Youth career
	Talke Alexandra
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
1897–1902	Burslem Port Vale	62	(2)
Total		62	(2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals)

Thomas "Tommy" J. Lander was a footballer who played for Burslem Port Vale at the turn of the 20th century.

Playing career

Lander joined Burslem Port Vale from Talke Alexandra in March 1897.^[1] He played 16 Second Division games in the 1898–99, but only appeared eight times in the league during the 1899–1900 campaign.^[1] He played 13 league and FA Cup matches in the 1900–01 season, and scored his first goal in the Football League on 1 December, in a 3–2 win over Barnsley at the Athletic Ground.^[1] He claimed another goal on 29 December, in a 3–2 defeat to Birmingham City at Muntz Street.^[1] He played 25 league games in the 1901–02 season, before being released at the end of the season.^[1]

Statistics

Club	Season	Division	League		FA Cup		Other		Total
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Burslem Port Vale	1896–97	Midland League	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	1897–98		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	1898–99	Second Division	16	0	1	0	5	0	22	0
	1899–1900		8	0	2	0	2	0	12	0
	1900–01		12	2	1	0	0	0	13	2
	1901–02		25	0	1	0	1	0	27	0
Total			62	2	5	0	8	0	75	0

References

1. Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 167. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.