Bryce Thomas Scouller, known by his sporting name Thomas Hyslop (20 August 1871often recorded as 22 September 1874 – 21 April 1936) was a Scottish footballer who played in the Football League for Stoke City and Sunderland He also played for Sunderland and Rangers.
He represented the Scotland national team, playing twice against England in 1896 and in 1897, scoring on his debut. He was one of a group of five men who were the first to be selected while playing for an English club,Anglo Scottish Recognition, Doigs Den and also the first Stoke player to be capped by Scotland.
Career Hyslop was born as Bryce Scouller in Ayrshire but grew up in Elderslie, Renfrewshire; he began his career with Elderslie and also played football whilst serving with the Royal Scots. He moved to England and joined Millwall Athletic (using the pseudonym Tommy Hyslop – his middle name and his mother's maiden name– to escape his military connections) before joining Football League side Sunderland in 1893. He spent one season at Sunderland and joined a struggling Stoke side in March 1894.
Hyslop, as he was now known in football circles, made an instant impact at Stoke scoring seven goals in the final six matches of the 1894–95 season to move Stoke away from the foot of the table. In 1895–96 he finished top scorer with 21 goals to his name and at the end of the campaign he returned to Scotland with Rangers, where he won the Glasgow Merchants Charity Cup, Scottish Cup and Glasgow Cup in 1896–97 and retained the latter two trophies the following season.
He made a short unsuccessful return to Stoke in 1898 before continuing his career in Scotland. He later moved to Canada, where he used his birth name but supplied a false age enabling him to enlist in the Canadian Expeditionary Force during World War I, and also played football in the United States before returning to Scotland. He died in Paisley in 1936.
Career statistics Club + Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueFA CupOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsSunderland1893–94First Division191000001910Stoke1894–95First Division670010771895–96First Division271734003021Rangers1895–96Scottish Division One000010101896–97Scottish Division One17105512934241897–98Scottish Division One131320642117Stoke1898–99First Division1200000120Rangers1898–99Scottish Division One000012121899–1900Scottish Division One531171135Career total99601110281613886
International Source:
National teamYearAppsGoalsScotland189610189711Total21
International goals Scores and results list Scotland's goal tally first. # Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition1 3 April 1897 London, England 1–1 2–1 Friendly
References
External links
International stats at Londonhearts.com