Tommy Hyslop Explained

Tommy Hyslop should not be confused with Tom Hislop.

Tommy Hyslop
Fullname:Bryce Thomas Scouller[1]
Birth Date:20 August 1871
Birth Place:Auchinleck, Scotland
Death Place:Paisley, Scotland
Position:Forward
Years1:1889
Clubs1:Elderslie
Years2:1890–1892
Years3:1892
Years4:1893–1894
Clubs4:Sunderland
Caps4:19
Goals4:10
Years5:1894–1896
Clubs5:Stoke
Caps5:33
Goals5:24
Years6:1896–1898
Clubs6:Rangers
Caps6:30
Goals6:23
Years7:1898–1899
Clubs7:Stoke
Caps7:12
Goals7:0
Years8:1899–1900
Clubs8:Rangers
Caps8:5
Goals8:3
Years9:1900–1902
Caps9:14
Goals9:6
Years10:1902–1903
Years11:1903–1904
Clubs11:Johnstone
Years12:1904–1906
Clubs12:Abercorn
Caps12:17
Goals12:2
Years13:1906–1907
Clubs13:Philadelphia Thistle
Years14:1907
Clubs14:Tacony Philadelphia
Totalcaps:120
Totalgoals:68
Nationalyears1:1896–1897
Nationalteam1:Scotland
Nationalcaps1:2
Nationalgoals1:1

Bryce Thomas Scouller,[1] known by his sporting name Thomas Hyslop (20 August 1871[2] – 21 April 1936) was a Scottish footballer who played in the Football League for Stoke City and Sunderland[3] He also played for Sunderland and Rangers.

He represented the Scotland national team, playing twice against England in 1896 and in 1897, scoring on his debut. He was one of a group of five men who were the first to be selected while playing for an English club,[4] and also the first Stoke player to be capped by Scotland.[5]

Career

Hyslop was born as Bryce Scouller in Ayrshire but grew up in Elderslie, Renfrewshire; he began his career with Elderslie and also played football whilst serving with the Royal Scots.[3] [1] He moved to England and joined Millwall Athletic (using the pseudonym Tommy Hyslop – his middle name and his mother's maiden name– to escape his military connections)[1] before joining Football League side Sunderland in 1893.[3] He spent one season at Sunderland and joined a struggling Stoke side in March 1894.[3]

Hyslop, as he was now known in football circles, 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.[3] In 1895–96 he finished top scorer with 21 goals to his name and at the end of the campaign he returned to Scotland with Rangers,[3] [1] where he won the Glasgow Merchants Charity Cup, Scottish Cup and Glasgow Cup in 1896–97[6] [7] and retained the latter two trophies the following season.[8]

He made a short unsuccessful return to Stoke in 1898 before continuing his career in Scotland.[3] [1] [9] He later moved to Canada, where he used his birth name but supplied a false age enabling him to enlist in the Canadian Expeditionary Force during World War I, and also played football in the United States before returning to Scotland. He died in Paisley in 1936.[1]

Career statistics

Club

Source:

ClubSeasonLeagueFA CupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Sunderland1893–94First Division191000001910
Stoke1894–95First Division67001077
1895–96First Division271734003021
Rangers1895–96[10] Scottish Division One00001010
1896–97Scottish Division One1710551293424
1897–98Scottish Division One131320642117
Stoke1898–99First Division1200000120
Rangers1898–99Scottish Division One00001212
1899–1900Scottish Division One531171135
Career total99601110281613886

International

Source:

National teamYearAppsGoals
Scotland189610
189711
Total21

International goals

Scores and results list Scotland's goal tally first.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bryce Scouller, aka Tom Hyslop: the double identity of Scotland's soldier internationalist. Scottish Sport History. 19 January 2016. 2 December 2017.
  2. often recorded as 22 September 1874
  3. Book: Matthews, Tony. The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. 1994. Lion Press. 0-9524151-0-0.
  4. http://www.doigsden.co.uk/NedDoig.htm#5 Anglo Scottish Recognition
  5. Web site: Player Records. Stoke City. 2009-09-03.
  6. Web site: Scottish Soccer - League Division One - Rangers . media storehouse . 2 December 2017.
  7. Web site: Rangers player Tommy Hyslop matches 1896–97. Fitbastats. 2 December 2017.
  8. Web site: Rangers player Tommy Hyslop matches 1897–98. Fitbastats. 2 December 2017.
  9. A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players. John Litster. Scottish Football Historian magazine. October 2012.
  10. Web site: Hyslop, Tommy. Fitbastats. 7 October 2014.