Thomas Wilson (15 September 1930 – 21 April 1992) was an English professional

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who played for

Nottingham Forest Nottingham Forest Football Club is a professional association football club based in West Bridgford, Nottinghamshire, England. The club competes in the Premier League, the top tier of English football league system, English football. Founde ...

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Walsall Walsall (, or ; locally ) is a market town and administrative centre of the Metropolitan Borough of Walsall, in the West Midlands (county), West Midlands, England. Historic counties of England, Historically part of Staffordshire, it is located ...

. Signed for Nottingham Forest from local club Cinderhill Colliery in 1951, originally played as a winger; switched to centre forward in 1956 and scored 14 goals in the 1956–57 season, in which Forest were promoted to the

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. Had his most prolific season in 1958-59, when he scored 21 League and 6 FA Cup goals, including the second goal in the

1959 FA Cup final The 1959 FA Cup final was contested by Nottingham Forest and Luton Town at Wembley. Forest were playing in their second FA Cup final, while Luton were making their first final appearance in their history. Forest won 2–1 to win their second tit ...

. Transferred to Walsall in 1960-61 and whilst with them, they gained promotion from the old Third to the Second Division. Tommy left League football in 1962. He joined Cambridge City in the Southern League and whilst with them, they won the League Championship. On leaving Cambridge City, he joined Chelmsford City as team captain, during which time they were runners-up in the Southern League Championship. In the summer of 1965 Tommy joined the newly formed semi-professional team Brentwood Town FC as Team Manager. Brentwood Town had just been admitted to the Metropolitan League. Tommy Wilson married a young woman called Molly Dracott, and she then became known as Molly Wilson. They had met whilst Tommy was playing for Nottingham Forest; she had helped out with the trainees who lived in a house, right next to the Nottingham Forest Football ground, which overlooked the stadium. They had 3 sons together.

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Nottingham Forest *

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: 1958–59

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Wilson, Tommy 1930 births 1992 deaths English men's footballers English football managers Nottingham Forest F.C. players Walsall F.C. players Cambridge City F.C. players Chelmsford City F.C. players Brentwood Town F.C. managers English Football League players Men's association football forwards Sportspeople from Bedlington 20th-century English sportsmen