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Tommy Magee

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713: 491: in (1.59 m) tall, Magee was the smallest ever player to appear for West Bromwich Albion's first team. His short stature earned him nicknames such as "Wee Tommy", "Pocket Hercules" and the "Mighty Atom". After 434 first team appearances for Albion (394 in the league), he joined 455:. Magee played in all but two of the club's league matches during the season. In 1926–27 he was the only West Bromwich Albion player to appear in all 42 league matches, but the club were relegated to Division Two in 22nd (last) position. 466:, and a few days later was part of the team that secured promotion as Second Division runners-up. As of October 2019, he remains the only Albion player to have won both a League Championship medal and an 799: 784: 789: 839: 834: 824: 804: 503:
as player-manager; he later became a coach at the club before retiring from football around 1947. He died in his home town of Widnes in May 1974.
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resumed for the 1919–20 season, and Magee made his league début on the opening day of the campaign, against
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Although the next few seasons were less successful for Albion, Magee nonetheless won five
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Magee was married to Elizabeth, with whom he had two daughters. Elizabeth died of a
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in 1918 and scored in his first match, helping Albion to a 3–1 victory against
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England international association footballer & rugby league footballer
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that season, the only time in the club's history that they have been
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on 5 March 1923, while his last cap was won two years later against
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during the 1920s. He made his international début against
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in May 1934 on a free transfer, becoming the club's
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In the following match, away at 14: 840:West Bromwich Albion F.C. players 835:St Helens Recreation RLFC players 825:Rugby league players from Widnes 78:May 1974 (aged 74–75) 805:English Football League players 747:. Breedon Books. p. 125. 649:. Breedon Books. p. 149. 470:winners' medal with the club. 300: 280: 1: 290: 285: 815:English rugby league players 830:Runcorn F.C. Halton players 795:Crystal Palace F.C. players 592:. Know the Score. pp.  528:First Division runners-up: 856: 810:English men's footballers 674:. Headline. p. 217. 335: 311:St Helens Recreation RLFC 268: 264: 244: 136:Widnes Athletic (amateur) 135: 118: 96: 85: 77: 66: 51: 43: 26: 820:Footballers from Widnes 743:Matthews, Tony (2007). 645:Matthews, Tony (2005). 589:West Brom's Cult Heroes 558:Joyce, Michael (2012). 670:McOwan, Gavin (2002). 586:Wright, Simon (2006). 499:. 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Widnes
Widnes
Wing half
West Bromwich Albion
Crystal Palace
Runcorn
England
St Helens Recreation RLFC
footballer
wing half
West Bromwich Albion
England
caps
Widnes
rugby league
Appleton Hornets
St Helens Recs
West Bromwich Albion
trenches
First World War
Derby County
Midland Victory League
First World War
The Football League
Oldham Athletic
Newcastle United
First Division
champions of England
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