Thomas Edwin Binder (26 January 1889 – 23 August 1969) was an English professional

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who played as an

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for

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in the 1910s.

Football career

Binder was born in

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and started his football career with nearby

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, then playing in the Southern League Second Division. In March 1913, whilst still an amateur, he joined

of the Southern League First Division and made his debut on 19 April, in place of

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, in a 3–0 defeat at

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in the penultimate game of the season. He retained his place for the final match of the season a 3–3 draw with Gillingham. During the summer of 1913, he was awarded a professional contract and played the first six matches of the 1913–14 season before losing his place to

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. Binder spent most of the remainder of his time at The Dell in the reserves, making only two further first team appearances and in the summer of 1914 he returned to Kettering.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Binder, Tom 1889 births 1969 deaths People from North Northamptonshire English men's footballers Men's association football outside forwards Kettering Town F.C. players Southampton F.C. players Southern Football League players Footballers from Northamptonshire