Tom Scannell

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Thomas "Tom" Scannell (born 3rd June 1925) was an Irish professional football player

He left his native Youghal for England at a young age and played out his whole Football League career with one club, Southend United. He made a total of 102 appearances for Southend between 1950 and 1955, having signed from Tilbury in December 1949. He moved to Folkestone after leaving Southend United in June 1955.

A goalkeeper, he made just a solitary senior appearance for the Republic of Ireland national football team, when aged 29, in an experimental line-up that defeated Luxembourg by 1-0 in a World Cup qualifier in 1954.

The father of actor Tony Scannell, who became familiar to many through his role in the television series, The Bill, he died in 1994.