Tommy Cheadle

Tommy Cheadle
Personal information
Full name Thomas Cheadle
Date of birth (1919-04-08)8 April 1919
Place of birth Stoke-on-Trent, England
Date of death 4 September 1993(1993-09-04) (aged 74)
Place of death Bucknall, Stoke-on-Trent, England
Position(s) Defender; forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1946–1957 Port Vale 333 (14)
1957–1959 Crewe Alexandra 37 (0)
Total 370 (14)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Thomas Cheadle (8 April 1919 – 4 September 1993) was an English footballer. He played for Port Vale in various positions for over a decade. It was his time as a "hard-man" centre-back, captaining some of the most successful Vale sides in the club's history, that made Cheadle a legend at the club. He helped the "Valiants" to win the Third Division North title and to reach the FA Cup semi-finals in 1953–54. He ended his career in 1959, following two years with Crewe Alexandra.