1925-28
(BAR-170) Cricketers, Footballers & Teams
Barratt & Co.
200 cards
Dave Galloway has left a comment against the checklist to say that the T. Curry card listed as playing for Aberdeen is incorrect. After some research I agreed with Dave. Tom Curry played for Aberdare Athletic though it doesn't seem that a corrected card was ever produced.
Dave thought it might be the Tom Curry who played for Newcastle United from 1919-1929, before moving to Stockport County. He later became a trainer with firstly, Carlisle United, and then Manchester United and lost his life in the Munich air disaster in 1958.
The Tom Curry that played for Aberdare Athletic was also at Newcastle United but never player for the first team, other than a friendly against Hull City in April 1927. He began his football career with Clarence Wesleyans and signed for Barnsley in January 1920, making one appearance in the Football League. He later played for Jarrow, Scotswood and Pandora Temperance before signing for Aberdare Athletic in June 1923, who were in the Third Division (South), but he only made 4 appearance for the Welsh club. In October 1925 he was given a trial by Newcastle United and signed for them in April 1926. He was known as 'Curry No.2' because the Tom Curry mentioned earlier had been at the club for some time by then.
The checklist for this collection can be seen here - Barratt & Co. - (BAR-170) Cricketers, Footballers & Teams.
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