Thomas Urwin (5 February 1896 – 7 May 1968) was an English international

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, who played as an outside forward.

Career

Born in Haswell, Urwin played professionally for Middlesbrough,

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and

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, and earned four caps for England between 1923 and 1926.

Personal life

Urwin served as a gunner in the

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during the First World War and saw action at

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and in India.

References

1896 births 1968 deaths English men's footballers England men's international footballers Middlesbrough F.C. players Newcastle United F.C. players Sunderland A.F.C. players English Football League players English Football League representative players British Army personnel of World War I Royal Field Artillery soldiers Men's association football outside forwards Shildon A.F.C. players People from Haswell, County Durham Footballers from County Durham {{England-footy-forward-1890s-stub