Tom Brolly’s biography, net worth, fact, career, awards and life story

Thomas “Tom” Henry Brolly (1 June 1912 – June 1986) born in Belfast, Northern Ireland, was a Northern Irish international footballer who played as a half-back. He spent the majority of his career at Millwall, making a total of 263 appearances and scoring 11 goals in all competitions. He spent two spells with Millwall, fighting in World War 2 in between. Brolly won the Football League Third Division South championship with Millwall in 1938, and reached the FA Cup semi-final in the same season. . He was capped four times for Northern Ireland, playing in two games against Wales in 1937 and 1938 and against England and Wales in 1939. Later in his career he was a trainer at Crystal Palace, Chelmsford City, and at Ipswich Town with Bobby Robson. Brolly was nicknamed “The Professor” while coaching at the Robert Browning Institute in Walworth.