Tommy Hyslop
Quick Facts
Biography
Thomas "Tommy" Hyslop (22 September 1874 – 1936) was a Scottish footballer who played in the Football League for Stoke City and Sunderland He was the first Stoke player to be capped by Scotland. 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. He moved to England and joined Millwall Athletic before joining Football League side Sunderland in 1893. He spent one season at Sunderland and joined a struggling Stoke side in March 1894. 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. 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. He made a short return to Stoke in 1898 but continued his career in Scotland.
Career statistics
- Sourced from Tommy Hyslop profile at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Other | Total | |||||
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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 | Scottish Division One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
1896–97 | Scottish Division One | 17 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 9 | 34 | 24 | |
1897–98 | 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 | Scottish Division One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
1899–1900 | 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 |
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1 | 3 April 1897 | London, England | England | 1–1 | 2–1 | Friendly |