Tommy Preston
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Thomas Baxter Preston | ||
| Date of birth | 3 October 1932 | ||
| Place of birth | Longstone, Edinburgh, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 16 April 2015 (aged 82) | ||
| Place of death | Edinburgh, Scotland | ||
| Playing position | Inside forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Newtongrange Star | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1953–1964 | Hibernian[1] | 225 | (35) |
| 1964–1965 | St. Mirren[2] | 1 | (0) |
| Total | 226 | (35) | |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Thomas Baxter "Tommy" 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]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Tommy Preston". www.ihibs.co.uk. Retrieved 30 January 2011.
- ↑ "ST. MIRREN : 1946/47 - 2009/10". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Database. Retrieved 30 January 2011.
- ↑ Murray, Scott (2 April 2010). "The Joy of Six: Oft-forgotten Fairs and Uefa Cup classics". The Guardian. Retrieved 30 January 2011.
- ↑ Hardie, David (22 July 2008). "Hibs beating Barca will be nothing Nou". Edinburgh Evening News. Retrieved 30 January 2011.
- ↑ "Tommy Preston, Hibs legend, dies aged 82". The Scotsman. 16 April 2015. Retrieved 17 April 2015.
- ↑ "Former Hibs’ star Tommy Preston dies aged 82". The Edinburgh Reporter.
- ↑ Reid, Scott (18 April 2015). "Thomas Preston". The Herald (Herald & Times Group). Retrieved 18 April 2015.