Thomas Yule (4 February 1888 – ?) was a Scottish

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who played on the left-wing for Lincoln City, Wolverhampton Wanderers, and

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in the 1910s.

Career

Yule played for Portobello before moving down to England to play for Lincoln City of the Second Division. 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 33 appearances, scoring seven goals. He joined

in the summer of 1913. The "left-wing flyer" made his debut in a 3–3 draw with Blackburn Rovers Reserves in a Central League match at

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on 1 September 1913. 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

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on 10 January 1914. Yule racked up 20 goals in 77 appearances before departing the club in January 1915.

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Yule, Tom 1888 births Year of death missing People from Douglas Water Footballers from South Lanarkshire Scottish men's footballers Men's association football wingers Lincoln City F.C. players Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. players Port Vale F.C. players English Football League players