Tom McKillop
Personal information
Full name Thomas Boyd McKillop
Date of birth 27 October 1917
Place of birth Dreghorn, Scotland
Date of death February 1984(1984-02-00) (aged 66)
Place of death Bromley, England
Position(s) Right half
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
– Dreghorn
1935–1946 Rangers 73 (1)
1946–1947 Asturias
1947–1954 Rhyl
International career
1938 Scotland 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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 daughter Liz was raised in Wales, but was later a prominent civil servant in Scotland during the 1990s.[9]

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

References

  1. 1 2 "Thomas McKillop". londonhearts.com. London Hearts Supporters' Club. Retrieved 9 September 2012.
  2. ↑ Rangers player McKillop, Tom, FitbaStats
  3. ↑ [A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players], John Litster / Scottish Football Historian magazine, October 2012
  4. ↑ "The War Years". rangers.premiumtv.co.uk. Rangers FC. Retrieved 9 September 2012.
  5. 1 2 Scottish football's Mexican adventure in 1946, Scottish Sport History, 29 May 2018
  6. ↑ The Rhyl Team Pictured On An Open Top Bus After Winning The Welsh Cup Final [10 May 1948], Shutterstock
  7. ↑ Keith on the Ball, Rhyl Life, 16 April 2010
  8. ↑ Fruits of The Forrest, Daily Record, 30 March 2009
  9. ↑ Appreciation: Liz Drummond, former Scottish Office director of information, The Scotsman, 25 August 2016


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