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| Date of
Birth: 07/10/1894 - 04/03/1959 |
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| With the Reds: 1919-1930 |
| Height: |
| Weighh |
| Debut: 25th October
1919 v Barnley (A) D1 won 2-1 (Aged 24) |
| 1st team games:
374 |
| 1st team goals: 11 |
| International caps
with Liverpool: 5 England |
| International goals
with Liverpool: |
| Characteristics: |
| Former clubs: Burnley
(manager), Crystal Palace (manager), Newport (manager), Leicester City (manager) |
| Birth Place: Liverpool |
| Honours: 2 One Division Championship
1921-22, 1922-23 |
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League |
FA Cup |
Total |
| Seasons |
App |
Gls |
App |
Gls |
App |
Gls |
| 1919-20 |
23 |
1 |
5 |
|
28 |
1 |
| 1920-21 |
40 |
|
3 |
|
43 |
|
| 1921-22 |
40 |
2 |
3 |
|
43 |
2 |
| 1922-23 |
41 |
3 |
4 |
|
45 |
3 |
| 1923-24 |
27 |
|
5 |
|
32 |
|
| 1924-25 |
22 |
|
2 |
|
24 |
|
| 1925-26 |
29 |
1 |
3 |
|
32 |
1 |
| 1926-27 |
40 |
|
4 |
|
44 |
|
| 1927-28 |
42 |
3 |
2 |
|
44 |
3 |
| 1928-29 |
28 |
1 |
2 |
|
30 |
1 |
| 1929-30 |
9 |
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9 |
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| Total |
341 |
11 |
33 |
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374 |
11 |
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PROFILE
Locally born, Tom Bromilow asked Liverpool for a trial and two years later was an England
international.
The First World War was nearing its end when Bromilow tentatively enquired about the
possibility of a trial. His request was granted and the rest, as they say his history.
The youngster was pitched into the first team at left half and impressed immediately. A
fine tackler whose distribution was also one of his major assets Bromilow established
himself as a regular member of the team and missed just two games in each of the club's
successive title-winning season's in the early twenties.
International recognition deservedly came his way and he won the first of five caps
against Wales in 1921. Although the remainder of the decade brought little in terms of
success at Anfield Bromilow continued to serve the club with loyalty and distinction and
was an ever-present in the 1927/28 season.
After hanging up his boots he went to coach in Amsterdam before returning to England and
embarking on a managerial career with Burnley, Crystal Palace and Leicester City.
He died suddenly on a train on March 4 1959, while scouting for Leicester City, on his way
home from a cup-tie between Wrexham and Merthyr Tydfil.
Left-half Tom made 341 League appearances for Liverpool during the decade which
followed the end of the First World War, his debut coming in a First Division fixture with
Burnley at Turf Moor on 25th October 1919. Having played 23 times during that debut
season, he would miss only 5 matchesдover the next 3 seasons, which included the club's
3rd and 4th League championships in successive seasons, 1921-22 and 1922-23. Tom was a
regular member of Liverpool's defence for the rest of the decade, making his final
appearance for the club at Blackburn on the last dayдofдthe 1929-30 season. Tom made 33
appearances in the F.A. cup competition for Liverpool and was also picked to represent
England on 5 occasions.
One day near the end of World War One, a shy lad called Tom Bromilow tentatively enquired
about the possibility of a trial at Anfield. The youngster's request was granted and
Bromilow proved his ability immediately, taking up the left-half position which he went on
to hold with eminence. Small and slim, Bromilow learned his football in the Army where his
modest stature became a positive asset as he scorned physical contact and developed his
intellect, becoming complete master of the art of constructive half-back play. A precise
tackier and an adept distributor, he was the brains behind the two title-winning sides of
1921-3, missing only three games in that period. It was said that to see him feed his
forwards with defence-splitting passes was a lesson in the art of pure football. Bromilow
won five full England caps and made nearly 350 League appearances for Liverpool. His
playing days over, he managed in Dutch football, Crystal Palace (twice), Newport, Burnley
and Leicester. He died suddenly, on a train at Nuneaton, returning from watching Wrexham
play Merthyr Tydfil in a cup tie.
ENGLAND
1921 v Wales; 1922 v Wales, Scotland; 1923 v Belgium; 1925 v Northern
Ireland (5) |
