TCP
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British association football player
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Male
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Birth:
25 October 1885(Stockport, Stockport, Greater Manchester, United Kingdom)
Death:
4 June 1915(Gallipoli, Marmara Region, Turkey)
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The details
Biography
Introduction
Thomas Christopher Porter (25 October 1885 – 4 June 1915) was an English amateur football inside forward who played in the Football League for Stockport County and Glossop. He scored 13 goals in 8 appearances for England Amateurs and was a member of the Great Britain squad at the 1908 Summer Olympics, but did not play.
Personal life
Porter enlisted as a private in the Manchester Regiment during the First World War and was killed at Gallipoli on 4 June 1915. He is commemorated on the Helles Memorial.
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Stockport County | 1905–06 | Second Division | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| 1906–07 | 22 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 7 | ||
| 1907–08 | 24 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 8 | ||
| 1908–09 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 5 | ||
| Career total | 66 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 68 | 23 | ||