Tom Wylie (footballer, born 1896) explained

Thomas Wylie (born 14 March 1896) was a professional footballer who played for Queen of the South, Blackburn Rovers and Swindon Town.

A left back from Darvel in Ayrshire, Wylie joined Queens from Galston in August 1920 (neither were Scottish Football League members at that time)[1] and made nine appearances and scored three goals for the club before he joined Blackburn Rovers in February 1921. He was the last of three players to make such a move in a short time frame, after Jimmy McKinnell and Willie McCall. This (along with the transfer of Ian Dickson to Aston Villa) helped fund the Dumfries club's purchase of Palmerston Park.[2]

Wylie left Blackburn in 1926 after 174 Football League First Division appearances and 17 in the FA Cup.[3] [4] He had a short spell with neighbouring Darwen, then joined Swindon Town; he remained in Wiltshire until 1930 when he returned to Ayrshire and appeared for Junior sides Beith and Irvine Meadow.[5]

Notes and References

  1. A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players. John Litster. Scottish Football Historian magazine. October 2012.
  2. http://qosfc.com/AboutQueens/QueensLegends/tabid/115/Default.aspx Details of Queen of the South's purchase of Palmerston Park in the feature on Ian Dickson
  3. http://qosfc.com/AboutUs/QueensLegends/tabid/115/Default.aspx Connections between Dumfries and Blackburn Rovers in the Queen of the South profile on Jackie Oakes
  4. https://www.vintagefootballers.com/product/wylie-tom-image-1-blackburn-1924/ Wylie Tom Image 1 Blackburn Rovers 1924
  5. http://www.swindon-town-fc.co.uk/Person.asp?PersonID=WYLIETOM Tommy Wylie