Playing Career
Casey was transferred from Irish League team Bangor to Leeds United in May 1949 where he played alongside the young John Charles. Following a season with Leeds he was transferred to Third Division Bournemouth, where he remained for the following two seasons. He joined Newcastle United at a time when they were enjoying the most successful period in their history having won the FA Cup in 1951 and 1952 and played in the 1952 FA Charity Shield match against Manchester United. He remained at Newcastle until 1958 with the highlight being the 1955 FA Cup Final when Newcastle defeated Manchester City 3-1. He played for First Division Portsmouth during season 1958-59, before being signed for Bristol City by his international manager Peter Doherty, where he remained until 1963.
He represented Northern Ireland in the 1958 FIFA World Cup Finals in Sweden where they reached the quarter finals before being defeated by France. Playing alongside colleagues such as Danny Blanchflower, Harry Gregg, Jimmy McIlroy and Peter McParland, Casey was nicknamed Tommy "Cast Iron" Casey due to his hard tackling approach.
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