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- Sir Thomas "Tom" Finney, CBE was an English footballer, famous for his loyalty to his hometown club, Preston North End F.C., for whom he made 569 first-class appearances, as well as for his performances for the England National Football Team.
Finney was born at his family home in Preston, Lancashire in 1922 to his parents Margaret (née Mitchell) and Alfred Finney.
For his various charitable work, he was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 1961 New Year Honours and a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 1992 New Year Honours, and was finally knighted six years later in the 1998 New Year Honours.
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- Played football for Preston North End from 1940 to 1960. One of the few players never to have been booked or sent-off throughout his career.
- His most successful World Cup was in 1954, when England progressed to the quarter-finals and were beaten 4-2 by Uruguay.
- He played for England in the FIFA World Cups of 1950, 1954 and 1958.
- He was awarded the OBE (Officer of the Order of the British Empire) in the 1961 Queen's New Year Honours List, the CBE (Commander of the Order of the British Empire) in the 1992 Queen's New Year Honours List and made a Knight Bachelor in the 1998 Queen's New Year Honours List for his services to Association Football.
- President of Preston North End FC
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