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]

Tommy Hymers
Personal information
Full name Thomas Hymers[1]
Date of birth (1935-04-29)29 April 1935[1]
Place of birth Thorne, England[1]
Date of death May 1987 (1987-06) (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

Career

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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

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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

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h "Tommy Hymers profile". doncasterrovers.co.uk. Retrieved 28 May 2012.
  2. ^ a b "Tom Hymers". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 1 December 2017.
  3. ^ "Landmarks". Stoke City F.C. Retrieved 1 December 2017.