Tommy Muirhead

Tommy Muirhead

Personal information
Full name	Thomas Allan Muirhead
Date of birth	(1897-01-24)24 January 1897
Place of birth	Cowdenbeath, Scotland
Date of death
Place of death	Helensburgh, Scotland
Position(s)	Forward / Wing half
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1914–1917	Hibernian
1917–1924	Rangers	154	(49)
1924–1925	Boston Wonder Workers	14	(0)
1925–1930	Rangers	125	(13)
International career
1921–1924	Scottish League XI	5	(0)
1922–1929	Scotland	8	(0)
Managerial career
1924–1925	Boston Wonder Workers
1931–1936	St. Johnstone
1936–1937	Preston North End
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Thomas "Tommy" Allan Muirhead (24 January 1897 in Cowdenbeath, Fife – 27 May 1979 in Helensburgh) was a Scottish footballer who played for Hibernian, Rangers and Scotland.

Player

Hibs and Rangers

Muirhead, a forward who was occasionally deployed as a half-back, was signed by Rangers for £20 from Hibernian in May 1917. He made his debut, ironically against his former club, Hibs in a 3-0 win at Ibrox on 15 September 1917. He went on to score 49 goals in 353 appearances for Rangers and won 8 championship medals. He was also captain of the club for a spell.

American Soccer League

Muirhead's Rangers career was interrupted by a brief stint in the United States in 1925. Cash-rich American Soccer League club Boston Wonder Workers lured him across the Atlantic to assume the role of player-manager. However, despite the presence of several other Scots, including internationalists such as Alex McNab and Barney Battles, he could not settle in Boston and returned to Glasgow after only 14 games.

Scotland

Muirhead returned to Rangers where he played until 1930.

National team

Muirhead was capped at international level, making 8 appearances for Scotland. He captained Scotland in a 1-0 defeat against Ireland on 25 February 1928.

Manager

After his playing career, Muirhead had further spells in management with St Johnstone (1931–36) and Preston North End (1936–37) and he also worked as a sports journalist.