Tom Scannell
Thomas Scannell was an Irish professional footballer.
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 .
The father of actor Tony Scannell who became familiar to many through his role as DS Ted Roach in the television series, The Bill.
