Tom Cairns
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Thomas Cairns | ||
| Date of birth | 1896 | ||
| Place of birth | Chopwell, England | ||
| Date of death | 13 October 1917 (aged 22) | ||
| Place of death | Pas-de-Calais, France | ||
| Playing position | Inside left | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| – | Chopwell Villa | ||
| 1913–1914 | Newcastle City | ||
| 1914–1915 | Newcastle United | 1 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Thomas "Tom" Cairns (1896 – 13 October 1917) was an English professional football inside left who played in the Football League for Newcastle United.
Cairns enlisted as a gunner in the Royal Field Artillery in 1915, during the First World War. Serving in 'Z' 61st Trench Mortar Battery, he saw action at Fromelles and at the Third Battle Of Ypres. Cairns was killed east of Arras on 13 October 1917, during the build-up to the offensive on Cambrai. He has no known grave and is commemorated on the Arras Memorial.
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