two children: a son Brian (born 1947) and a daughter Barbara (born 1950). In her later years, Lady Finney suffered from Alzheimer's disease, which led Finney as her full-time carer to be a strong supporter of the Alzheimer's Society. Two Preston care homes, Finney House and Lady Elsie Finney House, are named after Tom and Elsie. Death and legacy Finney died in Preston on 14 February 2014. The cause of death was not announced. At the time of his death aged 91, he was one of England's oldest living former international footballers. Finney was highly regarded by his former teammate Bill Shankly, who described Finney as "the greatest player I ever saw, bar none". On another occasion, Shankly said that Finney was "a ghost of a player but very strong. He could have played all day in his overcoat". Stanley Matthews once ranked him alongside Pelé, Diego Maradona, George Best and Alfredo Di Stéfano as one of the few players who could "dictate the pace and course of a game on a regular basis". In a tribute to Finney, The Football Association said he was "one of England's all-time greatest players" and Bobby Charlton said Finney's contributions to football were "immeasurable". In April 2014, Northern Premier League club Bamber Bridge announced their Irongate Ground would be renamed the Sir Tom Finney Stadium. Ahead of the 2021–22 EFL Championship season, the EFL agreed that the West Lancashire derby between Preston North End and Blackpool would take place at Deepdale on the evening of Tuesday, 5 April 2022, to celebrate the centenary of Finney's birth. Preston won 1–0 before a crowd of 18,740, nearly a full house. Career statistics Club International goals Scores and results list England's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Finney goal. Honours Preston North End Football League First Division: runners-up 1952–53, 1957–58 Football League Second Division: winners 1950–51 FA Cup: runners-up 1954 England British Home Championship: winners 1946–47, 1947–48, 1949–50, 1951–52, 1952–53, 1953–54, 1955–56, 1956–57, 1957–58, 1958–59 Individual FWA Footballer of the Year: 1954, 1957 SPFA Special Merit Award: 2006 Notes References Bibliography Further reading Finney, Tom (1982). Tom Finney's Preston North End Scrapbook. Finney, Tom (1958). Finney on Football. ASIN B0000CK63X Finney, Tom (1955). Instructions to Young Footballers. ASIN B0000CJABP Finney, Tom (1953). Football Round the world. ASIN B0000CIMPY Booth, John. (ed.) (1998). Tom Finney: A Pictorial Tribute. External links Full list of Finney's