Tom Wolstenholme
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Thomas "Tom" Wolstenholme (born 1882, date of death unknown) was an English professional footballer who played as a half back. He started his career with Blackpool
, and later had spells with Bolton Wanderers
, Burnley
and Bradford Park Avenue
.
in the Football League Second Division
and made 28 league appearances in his debut season. He played 29 matches during the following campaign and was an ever-present during the 1904–05 season, appearing in all 35 league and cup matches. In the summer of 1905, Wolstenholme signed for First Division
side Bolton Wanderers
, where he played nine league games in two seasons with the club.
Wolstenholme returned to the Second Division when he joined Burnley
on a free transfer in June 1907. He made his debut for the club on 7 September 1907 in the 0–5 defeat away at West Bromwich Albion
, Burnley's heaviest defeat of the season. Wolstenholme played in every league and cup match in the 1907–08 season, the only Burnley player to do so. He played his final match for the club on 25 April 1908 in the 1–3 loss to Leicester Fosse. Doug MacFarlane
also played his last Burnley game in the same match. In June 1908, Wolstenholme moved to Bradford Park Avenue, his last professional club.
Blackpool F.C.
Blackpool Football Club are an English football club founded in 1887 from the Lancashire seaside town of Blackpool. They are competing in the 2011–12 season of the The Championship, the second tier of professional football in England, having been relegated from the Premier League at the end of the...
, and later had spells with Bolton Wanderers
Bolton Wanderers F.C.
Bolton Wanderers Football Club is an English professional association football club based in the area of Horwich in the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, Greater Manchester. They began their current spell in the Premier League in 2001....
, Burnley
Burnley F.C.
Burnley Football Club are a professional English Football League club based in Burnley, Lancashire. Nicknamed the Clarets, due to the dominant colour of their home shirts, they were founder members of the Football League in 1888...
and Bradford Park Avenue
Bradford Park Avenue A.F.C.
Bradford Association Football Club, previously also known as Bradford and since its reformation in the 1970s now referred to as Bradford Park Avenue, is a football club based in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England...
.
Career
Wolstenholme began his career in 1902 with BlackpoolBlackpool F.C.
Blackpool Football Club are an English football club founded in 1887 from the Lancashire seaside town of Blackpool. They are competing in the 2011–12 season of the The Championship, the second tier of professional football in England, having been relegated from the Premier League at the end of the...
in the Football League Second Division
Football League Second Division
From 1892 until 1992, the Football League Second Division was the second highest division overall in English football.This ended with the creation of the FA Premier League, prior to the start of the 1992–93 season, which caused an administrative split between The Football League and the teams...
and made 28 league appearances in his debut season. He played 29 matches during the following campaign and was an ever-present during the 1904–05 season, appearing in all 35 league and cup matches. In the summer of 1905, Wolstenholme signed for First Division
Football League First Division
The First Division was a division of The Football League between 1888 and 2004 and the highest division in English football until the creation of the Premier League in 1992. The secondary tier in English football has since become known as the Championship....
side Bolton Wanderers
Bolton Wanderers F.C.
Bolton Wanderers Football Club is an English professional association football club based in the area of Horwich in the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, Greater Manchester. They began their current spell in the Premier League in 2001....
, where he played nine league games in two seasons with the club.
Wolstenholme returned to the Second Division when he joined Burnley
Burnley F.C.
Burnley Football Club are a professional English Football League club based in Burnley, Lancashire. Nicknamed the Clarets, due to the dominant colour of their home shirts, they were founder members of the Football League in 1888...
on a free transfer in June 1907. He made his debut for the club on 7 September 1907 in the 0–5 defeat away at West Bromwich Albion
West Bromwich Albion F.C.
West Bromwich Albion Football Club, also known as West Brom, The Baggies, The Throstles, Albion or WBA, are an English Premier League association football club based in West Bromwich in the West Midlands...
, Burnley's heaviest defeat of the season. Wolstenholme played in every league and cup match in the 1907–08 season, the only Burnley player to do so. He played his final match for the club on 25 April 1908 in the 1–3 loss to Leicester Fosse. Doug MacFarlane
Doug MacFarlane
Dugald 'Doug' MacFarlane was an English professional footballer who played for Barrow, Burnley and Tottenham Hotspur.- Football career :...
also played his last Burnley game in the same match. In June 1908, Wolstenholme moved to Bradford Park Avenue, his last professional club.