Sir Tom Finney, the footballer ... In 1936 he was a reserve for the town’s school side, which made a national final. He was then turned down for a trial by Preston because of his size, but ...

He will be 87 next month and March 26 has been designated Sir Tom Finney Day in Preston. The town will be decked out in its finest bunting next week and its dignitaries clad in their regalia as ...

“Tommy Finney ... bag my newspaper received in the days following his death. We were deluged with letters from fans - most with no connection to Preston - who wanted to publicly express the way ...

Tommy Docherty, who played alongside Finney for Preston and who described himself as the manager with more clubs than Jack Nicklaus, said at a banquet for Sir Tom's ... paper bag he used to ...

This week we will toast the 90th birthday of Sir Tom Finney, gentleman player ... house to Deepdale with his boots in a brown paper bag. His typical wage for his 473 appearances and 210 goals ...