Tommy Sale
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Thomas Sale | ||
| Date of birth | 30 April 1910 | ||
| Place of birth | Stoke-on-Trent, England | ||
| Date of death | 10 November 1990 (aged 80) | ||
| Place of death | Stafford, England | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1929–1930 | Stoke City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1930–1936 | Stoke City | 161 | (75) |
| 1936–1938 | Blackburn Rovers | 65 | (25) |
| 1938–1946 | Stoke City | 42 | (23) |
| 1947 | Northwich Victoria | ||
| 1948 | Hednesford Town | ||
| Total | 268 | (123) | |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Thomas "Tommy" Sale (30 April 1910 – 10 November 1990) was an English footballer who played as a forward. Born in Stoke-on-Trent, Sale had two spells at his home town club, Stoke City, amassing 483 appearances, either side of a two-year stint at Blackburn Rovers. Later in his career, he had brief spells at Northwich Victoria and Hednesford Town, before opting to retire at the age of 39.
As a fourteen-year-old, Tommy Sale worked in a Pottery factory. In conjunction with his work, he played football for Stoke St Peter's (a youth side that were linked with Stoke City). His performances attracted the attention of Tom Mather, Stoke City's manager. In August 1929, at the age of 19, he signed with Stoke City on amateur terms.
In May 1930, Sale signed a professional contract with Stoke City. On Christmas Day, of the same year, Sale made his senior début in a match against Bradford City. By the 1932–33 season, Sale had established himself as a prominent member of the team, helping Stoke win the Second Division with 11 goals in 21 appearances. In the following two seasons, Sale was the club's top scorer. He scored 17 times in the 1933–34 season, in which Stoke finished 12th in the First Division. In the subsequent season, 1934–35, Sale scored 21 goals, helping Stoke to a 10th-place finish in the First Division.
Bob McGrory, Tom Mather's successor as Stoke manager, sold Tommy Sale to Blackburn Rovers in March 1936, for the sum of £6,000. This surprised supporters at the time, however McGory had confidence in Freddie Steele, who he had earmarked as a potential replacement for Sale. Sale spent two years at Blackburn before departing. Blackburn were relegated from the First Division in his first season at the club, 1935–36, finishing bottom of the table. He left the club halfway through the subsequent season, 1936–37, in which Blackburn finished 12th in the Second Division.
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