Tom Armstrong (footballer)

Tom Armstrong
Personal information
Full name Thomas Armstrong
Date of birth 4 April 1954[1]
Place of birth Belfast, Northern Ireland[1]
Playing position Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1979 San Diego Sockers 9[1] (2[1])
1979-1980 San Jose Earthquakes[1] 19 (4)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Tom Armstrong (born 4 April 1954 in Belfast, Northern Ireland) is a Northern Irish former footballer.

Playing career

Armstrong scored 21 goals for Ards F.C. during the 1978–79 Irish League.[2]

San Diego Sockers

Signing for the San Diego Sockers in 1979, Armstrong expressed gratefulness in escaping the then unsubsiding Northern Irish civil war.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "NASL-Tom Armstrong". www.nasljerseys.com.
  2. ↑ Di Maggio, Roberto (8 June 2017). "Northern Ireland - List of Topscorers". RSSSF. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
  3. ↑ Rock 'N' Roll Soccer: The short life and fast time son the North American Soccer League pg. 65


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