Tom_McKillop_(footballer)

Tom McKillop (footballer)

Tom McKillop (footballer)

Scottish footballer


Thomas Boyd McKillop (27 October 1917 – February 1984) was a Scottish footballer who played for Rangers, winning the Scottish Football League title on two occasions with the Govan club (1936–37 and 1938–39).[1][2][3] His football career was then interrupted by the Second World War, during which he served in the British Army.[4] At the end of the war, he accepted an invitation from William Reaside to play in Mexico, alongside Jackie Milne and Jimmy Hickie.[5] He then moved to Wales to play for Rhyl,[6][7] and later managed the club.[5][8] His daughters Sarah and Liz were raised in Wales, Liz was later a prominent civil servant in Scotland during the 1990s.[9]

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McKillop represented Scotland once, in a 3–1 victory against Netherlands in May 1938.[1]


References

  1. "Thomas McKillop". londonhearts.com. London Hearts Supporters' Club. Retrieved 9 September 2012.
  2. [A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players], John Litster / Scottish Football Historian magazine, October 2012
  3. "The War Years". rangers.premiumtv.co.uk. Rangers FC. Retrieved 9 September 2012.
  4. Scottish football's Mexican adventure in 1946, Scottish Sport History, 29 May 2018
  5. Keith on the Ball, Rhyl Life, 16 April 2010
  6. Fruits of The Forrest, Daily Record, 30 March 2009



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