Thomas Weston (2 August 1890 – 1952) was a

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby ...

who played in

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for Aston Villa and Stoke.

Career

Weston was born in

Halesowen Halesowen ( ) is a market town in the Metropolitan Borough of Dudley, in the county of West Midlands, England. Historically an exclave of Shropshire and, from 1844, in Worcestershire, the town is around from Birmingham city centre, and fro ...

and played for several amateur sides before joining Aston Villa in 1911. He soon established himself as first choice full back and earned a reputation as a tough and uncompromising defender. He helped Villa win the

FA Cup The Football Association Challenge Cup, more commonly known as the FA Cup, is an annual knockout football competition in men's domestic English football. First played during the 1871–72 season, it is the oldest national football competi ...

in 1912–13 and 1919–20. He made 178 appearances for the "Villans" in the seven seasons he spent at

Villa Park Villa Park is a football stadium in Aston, Birmingham, England, with a seating capacity of 42,682. It has been the home of Premier League side Aston Villa since 1897. The ground is less than a mile from both Witton and Aston railway station ...

, helping them finish runners-up in the First Division twice in 1912–13 and 1913–14. He left in the summer of 1922 and joined newly promoted Stoke where he only managed to play four matches in 1922–23 before deciding to retire.

Career statistics

Honours

; Aston Villa *

winner: 1912–13, 1919–20

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Weston, Tommy 1890 births 1952 deaths People from Halesowen English men's footballers Men's association football fullbacks Coombs Wood F.C. players Stourbridge F.C. players Aston Villa F.C. players Stoke City F.C. players English Football League players