Thomas Edward Maley (8 November 1864 – 24 August 1935) was a Scottish
football
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player and manager.
Born in
Portsmouth
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to a soldier from
County Clare
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, Maley spent his entire playing career in Scotland, with
Partick Thistle
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Celtic
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(playing on the losing side in the 1889 Scottish Cup Final).(Celtic player) Maley, Tom FitbaStats An amateur during his playing days, he worked as a school teacher and later governor. He left this role in 1902 to become manager of
Manchester City
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, helping them to their first major honour, the 1903–04
FA Cup
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. He was involved in the 1905
English football bribery scandal
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which resulted in him being banned from football. After leaving City in 1906 he became manager of Bradford Park Avenue then later assisted
Southport
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.
Two of Maley's brothers also found fame in the footballing world. Alex Maley was a manager with Clyde,
Clydebank
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Crystal Palace
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while
Willie Maley
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was a Scottish international and later manager of Celtic between 1897 and 1940. It was on a visit to the family home in
Brother Walfrid
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and the rest of the Celtic deputation first met Willie Maley (Tom was out courting his wife-to-be), and their invitation to Willie to also come along was important in Celtic's history.
Maley died in 1935 and was buried at Kentigern RC cemetery in
Glasgow
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