Tommy McDermott


Thomas McDermott was a Scottish professional footballer who played as an inside forward.

Career

Born in Bridgeton, Glasgow, McDermott spent his early career with Cambuslang Hibernian, Dundee, Celtic, Everton of England's top division and second-tier Chelsea.
After a second spell at Dundee, he joined Bradford City from Hibernian in February 1908. He made 8 league appearances for the West Yorkshire club, scoring once. He left the club in November 1908 to join Gainsborough Trinity; early in the following year was he back in Scotland featuring for Kilmarnock, followed by Forfar Athletic and the newly-formed Dundee Hibernian.
He later returned to the north-west of England, playing with amateur teams Anfield Royal, St Helens Recreation and Wirral Railway's works team. Back in Scotland, he then signed for Vale of Leven and Broxburn Shamrock before coming home to the Glasgow area to play for Clyde in 1913.