Episode 117 - Sir Tom Finney tribute - a podcast by We Are Going Up

RIP The Preston Plumber. This week the boys pay tribute to Sir Tom Finney, following his sad death at the age of 91. Finney was widely considered to be one of the greatest players in the history of the Football League, where he spent his entire career, playing for just one club - his beloved Preston North End. 

 

Finney also played 76 times for England, scoring 30 goals, featuring at the 1950, 1954 and 1958 World Cups. Ian Rigby, Preston's club historian, joins us to reflect on Sir Tom's incredible life and career - plus explain a bit more about what made him so deeply loved by football fans around the world. Ian is also the chairman of the Preston North End Former Players Association.

 

Elsewhere, we look back on a...  

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