Thomas Yule (4 February 1888 – ?) was a Scottish footballer who played on the left-wing for Lincoln City, Wolverhampton Wanderers, and Port Vale in the 1910s.

Tom Yule

Yule in a Port Vale team photo.
Personal information
Full name	Thomas Yule[1]
Date of birth	(1888-02-04)4 February 1888[1]
Place of birth	Douglas Water, South Lanarkshire, Scotland[1]
Position(s)	Left-winger
Youth career
	Portobello
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1909–1911	Lincoln City	63	(8)
1911–1913	Wolverhampton Wanderers	33	(7)
1913–1915	Port Vale	53	(13)
Total		149	(28)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Playing career

Yule played for Portobello before moving down to England to play for Lincoln City of the Second Division.[2] He moved on to Wolverhampton Wanderers in 1911. Wolves finished fifth in the Second Division in 1911–12 and then tenth in 1912–13. In his two seasons at Molineux, Yule made a total of 33 appearances, scoring seven goals.[3] He joined Port Vale in the summer of 1913.[1] The "left-wing flyer" made his debut in a 3–3 draw with Blackburn Rovers Reserves in a Central League match at The Old Recreation Ground on 1 September 1913.[1] He was a regular in the team and helped them reach the FA Cup first round in the 1913–14 season, which they lost 3–0 to Bolton Wanderers on 10 January 1914.[1] Yule racked up a total of 20 goals in 77 appearances before departing the club in January 1915.[1]

Statistics

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