Tom Pirie
Personal information
Full name Thomas Stuart Pirie[1]
Date of birth 9 December 1896
Place of birth Gorbals, Scotland
Date of death 14 May 1963(1963-05-14) (aged 66)[2]
Place of death Aberdeen, Scotland[2]
Height 5 ft 11.5 in (1.82 m)[2]
Position(s) Wing half
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
0000–1919 Battlefield Juniors
1919–1920 Bathgate
1920–1923 Queen's Park 93 (3)
1923 Manchester United 0 (0)
1924–1926 Aberdeen 37 (6)
1926–1928 Cardiff City 5 (0)
1928–1929 Bristol Rovers 12 (0)
1929 Brighton & Hove Albion 0 (0)
1929–1930 Ross County
Managerial career
1929–1930 Ross County (player-manager)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Thomas Stuart Pirie (9 December 1896 – 14 May 1963) was a Scottish amateur footballer who played as a wing half the Scottish League for Queen's Park and Aberdeen.[3][4][5] He also played in the Football League for Bristol Rovers and Cardiff City.[1] He ended his career with a player-manager spell at Ross County.

Personal life

After retiring from football, Pirie worked as a civil engineer.[2]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Queen's Park 1920–21[3] Scottish First Division 27 2 1 0 1[lower-alpha 1] 0 29 2
1921–22[3] 38 1 2 0 4[lower-alpha 2] 0 44 1
1922–23[3] Scottish Second Division 26 0 4 0 3[lower-alpha 3] 0 33 0
1923–24[3] Scottish First Division 2 0 0 0 — 2 0
Total 93 3 7 0 8 0 108 3
Aberdeen 1924–25[4] Scottish First Division 12 5 6 5 — 18 10
1925–26[4] 25 1 9 6 — 34 7
Total 37 6 15 11 — 52 17
Bristol Rovers 1928–29[6] Third Division South 12 0 2 0 — 14 0
Career total 142 9 24 11 8 0 174 20
  1. ↑ Appearance in Glasgow Merchants Charity Cup
  2. ↑ 2 appearances in Glasgow Merchants Charity Cup, 1 appearance in Glasgow Cup, 1 appearance in Lord Provost's Unemployment Fund
  3. ↑ 2 appearances in Glasgow Merchants Charity Cup, 1 appearance in Glasgow Cup

References

  1. 1 2 Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 232. ISBN 978-1905891610.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "O and P". The Bristol Rovers History Group. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 "Pirie, Thomas Stuart". QPFC.com – A Historical Queen's Park FC Website. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
  4. 1 2 3 "Tom Pirie". Aberdeen Football Club Heritage Trust. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
  5. ↑ Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
  6. ↑ "Rovers results, appearances and goalscorers 1899 to 2022". The Bristol Rovers History Group. Retrieved 9 July 2023.


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