Thomas H. McIntosh
Appearance
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Thomas Herbert McInotsh | ||
Date of birth | 24 February 1879 | ||
Place of birth | Sedgefield, County Durham, England | ||
Date of death | 29 October 1935 | (aged 56)||
Place of death | Liverpool, England | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1895–1902 | Darlington | ||
Managerial career | |||
1902–1911 | Darlington (secretary) | ||
1911–1919 | Middlesbrough (secretary) | ||
1919–1935 | Everton (secretary) | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Thomas Herbert McIntosh (24 February 1879 – 29 October 1935) was secretary manager of Darlington, Middlesbrough and Everton
Biography
He played for Darlington before becoming secretary manager in 1902. He moved to
Philip Bach was charged with rebuilding the club following the match-fixing scandal involving the previous chairman Thomas Gibson-Poole and manager Andy Walker. He helped the club achieve their highest ever league position - third in the first division - but with a potential championship team taking shape his plans were interrupted by the outbreak of World War I. During the war, Boro released their players and closed down, while Ayresome Park
was used as a munitions store.
McIntosh joined the Teesside Pioneers, a battalion of Alexandra,
The Princess of Wales's Own (Yorkshire Regiment), formed in Middlesbrough in December 1914. He saw active service in France as a sergeant. Was commissioned and became 2nd Lieutenant 29 January 1917. When the war ended he guided Boro to the Northern Victory League title and prepared the club for a return to normality. In December 1919, however, an offer came in for his services from Everton
and he left with the blessing of the Boro board.
At Everton he was most famous for spotting and signing Dixie Dean. Under McIntosh's guidance Everton won the FA Cup and twice won the Football League Championship. He died from cancer in October 1935, and was eventually replaced as secretary manager at Everton by Theo Kelly.
Honours
As a secretary manager
- 1931–32
- 1930–31
- FA Charity Shieldwinner: 1928, 1932
- 1933
- FA Charity Shield runner-up: 1933
Managerial statistics
Team | From | To | Record | ||||
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G | W | L | D | Win % | |||
Darlington (secretary) | 1902 | 1911 | |||||
Middlesbrough (secretary) | 1911 | 1919 | 179 | 88 | 49 | 56 | 38.55 |
Everton (secretary) | August 1919 | May 1935 | 719 | 286 | 254 | 179 | 39.8 |
See also
- List of English football championship winning managers
External links
- Thomas McIntosh at Soccerbase