Tommy Preston

For the Airdrieonians player, see Thomas Preston (footballer).

Tommy Preston
Personal information
Full name Thomas Baxter Preston
Date of birth (1932-10-03)3 October 1932
Place of birth Longstone, Edinburgh, Scotland
Date of death 16 April 2015(2015-04-16) (aged 82)
Place of death Edinburgh, Scotland
Position(s) Inside forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Newtongrange Star
1953–1964 Hibernian[1] 225 (35)
1964–1965 St Mirren[2] 1 (0)
Total 226 (35)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Thomas Baxter 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]

  1. ^ a b "Tommy Preston". www.ihibs.co.uk. Retrieved 30 January 2011.
  2. ^ "ST. MIRREN  : 1946/47 - 2009/10". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database. Retrieved 30 January 2011.
  3. ^ Murray, Scott (2 April 2010). "The Joy of Six: Oft-forgotten Fairs and Uefa Cup classics". The Guardian. Retrieved 30 January 2011.
  4. ^ Hardie, David (22 July 2008). "Hibs beating Barca will be nothing Nou". Edinburgh Evening News. Retrieved 30 January 2011.
  5. ^ "Tommy Preston, Hibs legend, dies aged 82". The Scotsman. 16 April 2015. Retrieved 17 April 2015.
  6. ^ "Former Hibs' star Tommy Preston dies aged 82". The Edinburgh Reporter.
  7. ^ Reid, Scott (18 April 2015). "Thomas Preston". The Herald. Herald & Times Group. Retrieved 18 April 2015.