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Tommy Sanders
Appearances: 14 Goals: 0
Clean Sheets: 4
Date / Year of birth: 8th May 1940
Position: Goalkeeper
Season of first appearance: 1969/70
Season of last appearance: 1969/70
Also played for: Charlton Athletic (0), Folkestone Town, Ashford Town, Sittingbourne and Folkestone
Mitcham-born keeper who began his career with Charlton as a youngster before being released at the end of the 1958/59 season.
Tommy joined Folkestone in the summer of 1959 and then linked up with Ashford in March 1960.
On 17.12.60 he was sent off during the Nuts & Bolts' 3-1 home win over Ramsgate and initially refused to leave the field. Tommy made a total of 47 Southern League appearances for Ashford before returning to Folkestone in June 1961.
He was Folkestone's 'Player of the Year' for the 1961/62 campaign.
Tommy later had a spell with Sittingbourne before rejoining Ashford in July 1964. He made 22 Southern League appearances during 1964/65 but was released at the end of the season.
After a third spell at Folkestone Tommy signed for Margate in August 1969. He made his debut in a Southern League game at Hereford on 9.8.69, the opening day of the 1969/70 season. Tommy went on to make a total of 14 appearances during the early months of the campaign before departing.
He worked as a PE teacher during his spell with Margate and in 2011 he was living in Folkestone.
|
SEASON (CLUB) |
FULL (MAX) |
SUB |
GLS |
FAC |
FAT |
SLC |
KSC |
KFC | |
|
1969/70 (MFC) |
14 (72) |
0 |
0 |
SOUTHERN LEAGUE PREMIER DIVISION (13TH OF 22) |
1R |
3QR |
3R |
RU |
RU |