Tommy Sloan (footballer, born 1964)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Thomas Sloan | ||
| Date of birth | 24 August 1964 | ||
| Place of birth | Irvine, Scotland | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Auchinleck Talbot (manager) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Annbank United | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1983-84 | Stranraer | 1 | (0) |
| 1983-86 | Ayr United | 24 | (4) |
| 1986-88 | Annbank United | ||
| 1988-91 | Queen of the South | 66 | (12) |
| 1990-91 | Kilmarnock | 7 | (1) |
| 1991-97 | Stranraer | 211 | (59) |
| Kilwinning Rangers | |||
| Ardrossan Winton Rovers | |||
| 2003-11 | Auchinleck Talbot | ||
| Total | 309 | (76) | |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2003– | Auchinleck Talbot | ||
|
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Thomas "Tommy" Sloan (born 24 August 1964), is a Scottish former footballer who played as a striker for several clubs in the Scottish Football League. He is currently the manager of Auchinleck Talbot with whom he has won the Scottish Junior Cup on four occasions.
Career
Born in Irvine, Sloan began his career at Junior level with his hometown [1] club Annbank United. After a single appearance for Stranraer as a trialist, he joined Ayr United for a spell before dropping back into Junior football with Annbank. Stepping up a second time in 1988, this time to Queen of the South, Sloan later moved to Kilmarnock before joining Stranraer on a permanent basis in 1991. During a successful six seasons at Stair Park, he made over 200 league appearances, helping the club to the Scottish League Division Two title in 1993–94, and winning the 1996–97 Scottish Challenge Cup. These were Stranraer's first ever league promotion and national cup honour respectively.
Dropping back again to Junior level, he joined Kilwinning Rangers in 1997, winning the Scottish Junior Cup in 1999. Sloan later moved to Ardrossan Winton Rovers, where he played alongside his son Tommy Jr.,[2] before joining Auchinleck Talbot as player-manager in 2003. To date, he has guided Talbot to four Scottish Junior Cup victories including the league and cup double twice West Super League Premier Division in 2005–06 & 2012-13.
Throughout his career, he has been known by the nickname "Tucker".[3]
Playing honours
Stranraer
- 1996–97
- 1993–94
Kilwinning Rangers
- 1998–99
Managerial honours
Auchinleck Talbot
- 2005–06, 2008–09, 2010–11, 2012-2013
West of Scotland Super League Premier Division
- 2005–06, 2012-13, 2013-14
References
- ↑ Ayrshire Post, 3 June 2011
- ↑ Whitletts looking to keep in it the family Daily Record, 3 September 2003. Retrieved 3 June 2011.
- ↑ Evening Times 9 November 2010.