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Tommy Bamford

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Thomas "Tommy" Bamford (born November 2, 1905 in Port Talbot, died 12 December 1967 in Wrexham) was a Welsh football player.

Bamford, who was 5' 9", started his career with Wrexham A.F.C. in 1928. With 175 league goals (201 in all competitions) between 1928-34, he is the club's all-time record league goalscorer. In the 1933-34 season, he scored a club record 44 league goals (and 50 in total for the season), another record which still stands today.

He transferred to Manchester United in 1934. In his career with United, he would score 57 goals, including 14 in 23 games in 1937-38. He left for Swansea Town in 1938.

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