Biography
Experienced wing half Helsby spent a single season at City, having already successfully battling a heart condition earlier in his career.
Helsby had spent several seasons around the north west football scene before enjoying six seasons at Cardiff, Bradford and Swindon, prior to his move to Anlaby Road. He won a Welsh Cup winners medal at Cardiff in 1930. Helsby died in 1961.
Details
Nationality: England
Date/Place of Birth: 4 April 1904, Runcorn
Hull City First Game: 29 August 1934, Plymouth Argyle A (Division Two), 30 years, 147 days old
Hull City Final Game: 4 May 1935, Notts County H (Division Two), 31 years, 30 days old
Clubs
Rhyl Athletic, Wigan Borough (1925-1926), Ellesmere Port Town, Northwich Victoria, Runcorn, Cardiff City (1928-1931), Bradford City (1931-1933), Swindon Town (1933-1934), Hull City (1934-1935), Newport County (1935-1936)
Hull City Record
Career: 23 apps, 0 goals
Tom Helsby| Season | LGE App | LGE Gls | FAC App | FAC Gls | FLC App | FLC Gls | EUR App | EUR Gls | OTH App | OTH Gls |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1934/35 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - |