| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Thomas Hymers [1] | ||
| Date of birth | 29 April 1935 [1] | ||
| Place of birth | Thorne, England [1] | ||
| Date of death | May 1987 (aged 52) [2] | ||
| Place of death | Sheffield, [2] England [1] | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
| Frickley Colliery | |||
| 1959–1961 | Doncaster Rovers | 23 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Thomas Hymers (29 April 1935 – May 1987) was an English footballer who played as a defender (association football) in the Football League for Doncaster Rovers. [1]
Career
Hymers was born in Thorne, which was then in the West Riding of Yorkshire. He worked in Frickley Colliery and also played for their football team. [1] He joined Doncaster Rovers in 1958 and played in 22 matches during the 1959–60 season and five matches in 1960–61 which included Doncaster's first match in the League Cup, a 3–1 victory over Stoke City. [1] Unfortunately for Hymers he scored an own goal, giving him the dubious honour of being Stoke's first goalscorer in the League Cup. [3]
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Doncaster Rovers [1] | 1959–60 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 |
| 1960–61 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| Career total | 23 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 0 | |
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Tommy Hymers profile". doncasterrovers.co.uk. Retrieved 28 May 2012.
- ^ a b "Tom Hymers". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 1 December 2017.
- ^ "Landmarks". Stoke City F.C. Retrieved 1 December 2017.
 | This biographical article related to association football in England, about a defender born in the 1930s, is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
- 1935 births
- 1987 deaths
- People from Thorne, South Yorkshire
- Sportspeople from the Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster
- Footballers from South Yorkshire
- Men's association football defenders
- English men's footballers
- Frickley Athletic F.C. players
- Doncaster Rovers F.C. players
- English Football League players
- English football defender, 1930s birth stubs
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Thomas Hymers [1] | ||
| Date of birth | 29 April 1935 [1] | ||
| Place of birth | Thorne, England [1] | ||
| Date of death | May 1987 (aged 52) [2] | ||
| Place of death | Sheffield, [2] England [1] | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
| Frickley Colliery | |||
| 1959–1961 | Doncaster Rovers | 23 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Thomas Hymers (29 April 1935 – May 1987) was an English footballer who played as a defender (association football) in the Football League for Doncaster Rovers. [1]
Career
Hymers was born in Thorne, which was then in the West Riding of Yorkshire. He worked in Frickley Colliery and also played for their football team. [1] He joined Doncaster Rovers in 1958 and played in 22 matches during the 1959–60 season and five matches in 1960–61 which included Doncaster's first match in the League Cup, a 3–1 victory over Stoke City. [1] Unfortunately for Hymers he scored an own goal, giving him the dubious honour of being Stoke's first goalscorer in the League Cup. [3]
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Doncaster Rovers [1] | 1959–60 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 |
| 1960–61 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| Career total | 23 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 0 | |
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Tommy Hymers profile". doncasterrovers.co.uk. Retrieved 28 May 2012.
- ^ a b "Tom Hymers". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 1 December 2017.
- ^ "Landmarks". Stoke City F.C. Retrieved 1 December 2017.
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| This biographical article related to association football in England, about a defender born in the 1930s, is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
- 1935 births
- 1987 deaths
- People from Thorne, South Yorkshire
- Sportspeople from the Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster
- Footballers from South Yorkshire
- Men's association football defenders
- English men's footballers
- Frickley Athletic F.C. players
- Doncaster Rovers F.C. players
- English Football League players
- English football defender, 1930s birth stubs