Career
Born in Portsmouth to a soldier from County Clare, Maley spent his entire playing career in Scotland, with Partick Thistle, Dundee Harp, Hibernian, Third Lanark and Celtic. An amateur during his playing days, he worked as a school teacher and later governor. He left this role in 1902 to become manager of Manchester City, helping them to their first major honour, the 1903-1904 FA Cup.
After leaving City in 1906 he became manager of Bradford Park Avenue then later assisted Southport.
Two of Maley"s brothers also found fame in the footballing world. Alex Maley was a manager with Clyde, Clydebank, Hibernian and Crystal Palace while Willie Maley was a Scottish international and later manager of Celtic between 1898 and 1940.
Tom Maley died in 1935 and was buried at Kentigern Remote Control cemetery in Glasgow.