Tom Scannell, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Tom Scannell

Irish footballer

Date of Birth: 02-Jun-1925

Place of Birth: Youghal, Munster, Ireland

Date of Death: 01-Jan-0001

Profession: association football player

Nationality: Ireland

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Thomas "Tom" Scannell (3 June 1925 - 30 November 1993) was an Irish professional football player. He left his native Youghal for England at a young age and played out his whole Football League career with one club, Southend United.
He made a total of 102 appearances for Southend between 1950 and 1955, having signed from Tilbury in December 1949.
He moved to Folkestone after leaving Southend United in June 1955. A goalkeeper, he made just a solitary senior appearance for the Republic of Ireland national football team, when aged 29, in an experimental line-up that defeated Luxembourg by 1-0 in a World Cup qualifier in 1954 [1]. The father of actor Tony Scannell who became familiar to many through his role as DS Ted Roach in the television series, The Bill.