Personal information | |||
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Full name | Thomas Parker Sloan [1] | ||
Date of birth | 4 October 1880 | ||
Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland | ||
Position(s) | Centre half | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
Thornliebank | |||
1899–1900 | Glasgow Perthshire | ||
1900–1914 | Third Lanark | 233 | (11) |
International career | |||
1904 | Scotland | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Thomas Parker Sloan (born 4 October 1880) was a Scottish footballer who played as a centre half.
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