Tommy Inns
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Thomas Frederick William Inns[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 30 January 1911 | ||
| Place of birth | Plaistow, England | ||
| Date of death | 1987 (aged 76) | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[2] | ||
| Position | Full back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| West Ham Schoolboys | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Clapton | |||
| 1933–1936 | West Ham United | 4 | (0) |
| 1936–1938 | Millwall | 88 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Thomas Frederick William Inns (30 January 1911 – 1987) was a footballer who played as full back.
Career
[edit | edit source]Inns began his senior career with amateur side Clapton, before signing for Second Division club West Ham United. Inns made his debut for West Ham on 26 December 1933, in a 1–1 draw against Swansea Town. Inns would make three more appearances for West Ham, before dropping down to the reserves. In 1936, along with West Ham teammate Dave Mangnall, Inns signed for rivals Millwall.[3]
On 31 August 1936, Inns made his debut for Millwall, in a 2–0 home win against Queens Park Rangers. Despite missing the opening day of the season two days prior, Inns would go on to play all 47 of Millwall's remaining games, as the club reached the FA Cup semi-finals for the third time in the club's history.[4] Inns' last appearance for Millwall would come on 5 November 1938, in a 1–0 loss against Southampton.[5]
References
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- 1911 births
- 1987 deaths
- 20th-century English sportsmen
- Clapton F.C. players
- English Football League players
- English men's footballers
- Footballers from the London Borough of Newham
- Men's association football defenders
- Millwall F.C. players
- People from Plaistow, Newham
- West Ham United F.C. players
- English football defender, 1910s birth stubs