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Thomas Henry Atherton (8 January 1879 – 1955) was an English professional footballer who played in the Scottish League for Partick Thistle, Motherwell, Dundee and St Bernard's as an outside right.[4] He also played in England for Brentford, Tottenham Hotspur and Grimsby Town.[1][5]

Tommy Atherton

Atherton while with Brentford in 1903.
Personal information
Full name	Thomas Henry Atherton[1]
Date of birth	8 January 1879[2]
Place of birth	West Derby, England
Date of death	1955 (aged 75–76)[3]
Place of death	Exeter, England
Position(s)	Outside right
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
	Dundee Wanderers
	Hibernian
0000–1898	Edinburgh Benburb
1898–1899	Tottenham Hotspur	2	(0)
1899	Dunfermline Juniors
1899	St Bernard's	6	(0)
1900	Raith Rovers
1900–1901	Partick Thistle	18	(4)
1901–1902	Dundee	8	(2)
1902–1904	Grimsby Town	2	(0)
1903–1904	→ Brentford (loan)	22	(2)
1904–1905	Motherwell	12	(3)
National team
1901	Scottish League XI	1	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Personal life

Atherton was the son of Samuel Atherton and Ann Williams and was the older brother of footballer Bobby Atherton.[6][7] Atherton married Rachel Steedman Scott in Morningside in 1903 and they had three children.[2]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Tottenham Hotspur	1898–99[8]	Southern League First Division	2	0	0	0	—		2	0
St Bernard's	1899–1900[4]	Scottish League First Division	6	0	0	0	—		6	0
Partick Thistle	1900–01[9]	Scottish League First Division	18	4	1	0	4[lower-alpha 1]	0	23	4
Dundee	1901–02[10]	Scottish League First Division	8	2	2	0	—		10	2
Brentford (loan)	1903–04[11]	Southern League First Division	22	2	5	0	—		27	2
Motherwell	1904-05[4]	Scottish League First Division	12	0	3	0	—		15	0
Career total			68	8	11	0	4	0	83	8

References

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