Tommy Hyslop

Tommy Hyslop

Personal information
Full name	Thomas Hyslop[1]
Date of birth	22 September 1874[1]
Place of birth	Mauchline, Scotland[1]
Date of death	1936 (aged 61–62)[1]
Place of death	Glasgow, Scotland[1]
Playing position	Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
–	Elderslie
–	Army Football
–	Millwall Athletic
1893–1894	Sunderland	19	(10)
1894–1896	Stoke	33	(24)
1896–1898	Rangers	30	(23)
1898–1899	Stoke	12	(0)
1899–1900	Rangers	5	(3)
–	Partick Thistle
–	Wanderers
–	Johnstone
–	Philadelphia Thistle
Total		99	(60)
National team
1896–1897	Scotland	2	(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals)

Thomas "Tommy" Hyslop (22 September 1874 – 1936) was a Scottish footballer who played in the Football League for Stoke City and Sunderland^[1] He was the first Stoke player to be capped by Scotland.^[2] He represented the Scotland national team, playing twice against England in 1896 and in 1897, scoring on his debut. He also played for Sunderland and Rangers.

Career

Hyslop was born in Mauchline and began his career with Elderslie and also played football whilst serving with the Royal Scots.^[1] He moved to England and joined Millwall Athletic before joining Football League side Sunderland in 1893.^[1] He spent one season at Sunderland and joined a struggling Stoke side in March 1894.^[1] Hyslop made an instant impact at Stoke scoring seven goals in the final six matches of the 1894–95 season to move Stoke away from the foot of the table.^[1] In 1895–96 he top scored with 21 goals to his name and at the end of the campaign he returned to Scotland with Rangers.^[1] He made a short return to Stoke in 1898 but continued his career in Scotland.^[1]

Career statistics

• Sourced from Tommy Hyslop profile at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Sunderland	1893–94	First Division	19	10	0	0	0	0	19	10
Stoke	1894–95	First Division	6	7	0	0	1	0	7	7
	1895–96	First Division	27	17	3	4	0	0	30	21
Rangers	1895–96[3]	Scottish Division One	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
	1896–97[3]	Scottish Division One	17	10	5	5	12	9	34	24
	1897–98[3]	Scottish Division One	13	13	2	0	6	4	21	17
Stoke	1898–99	First Division	12	0	0	0	0	0	12	0
Rangers	1898–99[3]	Scottish Division One	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	2
	1899–1900[3]	Scottish Division One	5	3	1	1	7	1	13	5
Career total			99	60	11	10	28	16	138	86

International goals

Scores and results list Scotland's goal tally first.

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	3 April 1897	London, England	England	1–1	2–1	Friendly

References

1. Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN 0-9524151-0-0.
2. "Player Records". Stoke City. Retrieved 2009-09-03.
3. "Hyslop, Tommy". Fitbastats. Retrieved 7 October 2014.

External links

• Tom Hyslop at scottishfa.co.uk
• International stats at Londonhearts.com