Tommy Preston | |
Fullname: | Thomas Baxter Preston |
Birth Date: | 3 October 1932 |
Birth Place: | Longstone, Edinburgh, Scotland |
Death Place: | Edinburgh, Scotland |
Position: | Inside forward |
Clubs1: | Newtongrange Star |
Years2: | 1953–1964 |
Caps2: | 225 |
Goals2: | 35 |
Clubs2: | Hibernian[1] |
Years3: | 1964–1965 |
Caps3: | 1 |
Goals3: | 0 |
Clubs3: | St Mirren[2] |
Totalcaps: | 226 |
Totalgoals: | 35 |
Thomas Baxter Preston (3 October 1932 – 16 April 2015) was a Scottish footballer who played for Hibernian and St Mirren. Preston appeared for Hibernian in the 1958 Scottish Cup Final and made over 300 appearances for the club in all competitions.[1] He also scored a goal in a famous victory for Hibs against FC Barcelona.[3] [4]
Preston died in April 2015, aged 82.[5] [6] [7]