Tommy Bryce

Tommy Bryce
Personal information
Date of birth 27 January 1960 (1960-01-27) (age 52)
Place of birth Johnstone, Scotland
Playing position Forward
Youth career
–1980 Ferguslie United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
1980–1982 Kilmarnock 12 (0)
1982–1985 Stranraer 101 (14)
1985–1987 Queen of the South 83 (35)
1987–1989 Clydebank 74 (26)
1989–1992 Ayr United 110 (30)
1992–1993 Clydebank 24 (1)
1994–1998 Queen of the South 176 (49)
1998–1999 Partick Thistle 19 (3)
1999 Queen of the South 6 (0)
1999–2000 Arbroath 39 (6)
2000–2001 Stranraer 15 (0)
Teams managed
1998–1999 Partick Thistle
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Tommy Bryce (born 27 January 1960 in Johnstone) is a Scottish former association football player. Bryce had a playing career spanning 21 seasons from 1980-81 with Scottish Football League clubs Kilmarnock, Stranraer, Queen of the South of Dumfries, Clydebank, Ayr United and Arbroath.[1] Bryce also served as player-manager of Partick Thistle during the 1998–99 season.[2] As of May 2009, he was manager of junior club Kilbirnie Ladeside.[3]

Bryce was signed for Queen of the South by manager Nobby Clark.[4] He is referred to at Queen of the South as 'Tommy Bryce Mark 2' to avoid confusion with the Tommy Bryce who played for Queens in the 1970s. When Bryce (Mark 2) was later interviewed for the Queen of the South website, among those he named as the best players he played beside were George Cloy, Jimmy Robertson, Alan Davidson and Jim Thomson.[1]

The appointment of Bryce as Partick's player/manager in 1998 came as a surprise.[5] He failed to turn the club's fortunes around that season, however, and he was replaced by John Lambie in March 1999.[6]

Bryce holds the world record for the quickest hat trick in a football match at 1 minute and 46 seconds, doing so for Queen of the South.

References

  1. ^ a b Tommy Bryce career profile on "Queens Legends" on the Queen of the South website
  2. ^ QUEEN OF THE SOUTH : 1946/47 - 2008/09, NeilBrown football database.
  3. ^ Partick Thistle hand full-time contract to juniors ace Chris Erskine, The Glaswegian, 20 May 2009.
  4. ^ Nobby Clark interview and career profile
  5. ^ Thistle praying that the Bryce is right, Sunday Mirror, 7 June 1998.
  6. ^ Partick prepare to make a stand, The Scotsman, 13 November 2001.

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