Tom McAnearney (6 January 1933 – 14 February 2012) was a Scottish

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player and

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. Born in

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, he played at

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, with his brother

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, and later at

Peterborough United Peterborough United Football Club is an English professional football club based in Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, England. The team compete in League One, the third tier of the English football league system. Peterborough have a long-standing ...

and

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. After he retired he joined the Sheffield Wednesday coaching staff. He spent one season as manager of

Crewe Alexandra Crewe Alexandra Football Club is an English professional association football club based in the town of Crewe, Cheshire, that competes in League Two, the fourth tier of the English football league system. Nicknamed 'The Railwaymen' because of ...

. In the early 1970s he took over as manager at Aldershot and managed them to their first ever promotion during the 1972-73 season and their highest ever league finish the following season. McAnearney died on 14 February 2012, aged 79, from undisclosed causes.

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* Tom was a serviceman in the Royal Air Force, serving at RAF workshop in 1955. 1933 births 2012 deaths Footballers from Dundee Scottish footballers Sheffield Wednesday F.C. players Peterborough United F.C. players Aldershot F.C. players Aldershot F.C. managers Bury F.C. managers Crewe Alexandra F.C. managers English Football League players English Football League managers Association football wing halves Place of death missing Scottish football managers {{Scotland-footy-midfielder-1930s-stub