Thomas "Tommy" Law was a Scottish

Scotland

Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...

 footballer

Football (soccer)

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. Playing at full-back, he spent his entire professional career

One club man

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 at Chelsea

Chelsea F.C.

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Born in Glasgow

Glasgow

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, he signed for David Calderhead

David Calderhead

David Calderhead was a Scottish footballer who later became a manager, notably of Chelsea.-Playing career:...

's Chelsea as a junior and made his debut for the club in 1926 against Bradford City. He soon established himself as Chelsea's first choice full-back, a position he would hold for most of his time at Stamford Bridge

Stamford Bridge (stadium)

Stamford Bridge is a football stadium in Fulham, in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham, West London, and is the home of Chelsea Football Club. The stadium is located within the Moore Park Estate also known as Walham Green and is often referred to as simply The Bridge...

 and was one of the less glamorous, though more reliable, members of a star-studded Chelsea squad which included his Scottish teammates, Hughie Gallacher

Hughie Gallacher

Hugh Kilpatrick "Hughie" Gallacher was a Scottish football player in the 1920s and 1930s. In 624 senior games, Gallacher scored 463 times....

, Alex Jackson

Alex Jackson

Alexander Skinner Jackson was a Scottish footballer.Alex Jackson was born in Renton in 1905. A highly-talented winger, known as the Gay Cavalier, he was particularly adept at dribbling and free kicks. He initially played for Renton Victoria Football Club but was transferred to Dumbarton F.C. in...

, Willie Ferguson

Willie Ferguson

William Copeland Ferguson was a Scottish footballer and manager best known for his time at Chelsea and Dumfries side Queen of the South. His position was usually as a left winger.-Early years:...

 and Andy Wilson. He made 318 appearances for Chelsea, scoring 19 goals, mainly from penalties

Penalty kick

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Law won two caps

Cap (sport)

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 for Scotland

Scotland national football team

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, both against England

England national football team

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. He made his debut during Scotland's famous "Wembley Wizards

Wembley Wizards

- Aftermath :When asked for his comment after the game, Alex James simply beamed a smile and said, “We could have had ten!”Back in Scotland the pubs did rather well and the newspapers were not slow in piling praise on the heads of those little no-hopers of the Scottish side...

" 5-1 win over England at Wembley

Wembley Stadium

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in 1928. His final cap came two years later, though this time the Scots lost 2-5.

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