Tom Strang

Tom Strang (20 October 1881 – 17 August 1947) was a Scottish professional football who played as a Centre-half for Celtic, Bolton Wanderers and Aberdeen.

Tom Strang

Personal information
Date of birth	20 October 1881
Place of birth	West Calder, Scotland
Date of death	17 August 1947 (aged 65)
Place of death	Edinburgh, Scotland
Position(s)	Centre-half
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
	Celtic
1902–1903	Bolton Wanderers	3	(0)
1903–1907	Aberdeen	95	(3)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Strang was the first Aberdeen player to surpass 100 appearances and was the captain during the 1905–06 season.^[1] After retiring from football, Strang moved to Penicuik where he worked as a miner before he founded Strangs Football Pools around 1922. He later moved his business to Edinburgh where he would die in his home on August 17, 1947.^[2]

Career statistics

Club	Season	League			National Cup		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Bolton Wanderers	1902–03	First Division	3	0	0	0	3	0
Aberdeen	1903–04	Northern League	20	2	1	0	21	2
	1904–05	Scottish Division Two	20	0	3	0	23	0
	1905–06	Scottish Division One	30	1	2	1	32	2
	1906–07		25	0	2	0	27	0
	Total		95	3	8	1	103	4