Steven James Hislop (born 14 June 1978) is a Scottish former footballer. He played in the Scottish Premier League for Inverness Caledonian Thistle and Livingston.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Steven James Hislop[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 14 June 1978 | ||
| Place of birth | Edinburgh, Scotland | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Easthouses U21 | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2000–2001 | East Stirlingshire | 36 | (15) |
| 2001–2003 | Ross County | 47 | (17) |
| 2003–2005 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 48 | (11) |
| 2005–2006 | Gillingham | 8 | (0) |
| 2006–2007 | Livingston | 23 | (1) |
| 2007–2009 | Raith Rovers | 55 | (15) |
| 2009–2010 | Arbroath | 22 | (6) |
| 2010–2012 | East Fife | 50 | (7) |
| 2012–2014 | Bo'ness United | ||
| 2014–2015 | Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 2015–2016 | Arbroath (assistant) | ||
| 2016 | Whitehill Welfare | ||
| 2016–2017 | Linlithgow Rose (assistant) | ||
| 2017–2020 | Broxburn Athletic (assistant) | ||
| 2022–2023 | Tranent Juniors (assistant) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career edit
Playing edit
Hislop began his professional career with East Stirlingshire at the age of 22 before moving to full-time football with Ross County a year later.[2] A move to Inverness Caledonian Thistle in early 2003 saw Hislop win the Scottish Challenge Cup and the Scottish Football League First Division title.[2][3] He had a short spell in England with Gillingham before returning to Scotland with Livingston in January 2006.[4][5]
Hislop went on to play for Raith Rovers where he won a Scottish Football League Second Division title before turning part-time with Arbroath and East Fife while opening in business as an optician.[2][6]
Hislop joined Junior club Bo'ness United in June 2012 and moved on to Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic in the summer of 2014 where he assumed a player/coach role.[7][8]
In 2013, he represented the Scotland Junior International Team at the Junior International Quadrangular Tournament scoring a hat trick in 6–0 against The Isle of Man.
Coaching edit
After retiring from football, Hislop took up the role of assistant manager at Arbroath, working alongside Todd Lumsden.[9] On 31 March 2016, Hislop became manager of Whitehill Welfare in the Lowland Football League,[10] however, in November 2016, after just seven months with the club, Hislop resigned from his position as manager to take up the role of assistant manager to Todd Lumsden at Linlithgow Rose.[11] Hislop and manager Lumsden were fired on 2 May 2017.[12]
On 1 September 2022, Hislop was appointed assistant manager of Colin Nish at Tranent Juniors.[13]
References edit
- ^ "Steve Hislop". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 28 February 2017.
- ^ a b c "Hislop happy to let others score as East Fife look to topple League leaders". Scottish Professional Football League. 25 March 2011. Retrieved 5 August 2014.
- ^ "Hislop in Highland switch". BBC Sport. 13 February 2003. Retrieved 5 August 2014.
- ^ "Gillingham recruit striker Hislop". BBC Sport. 25 August 2005. Retrieved 5 August 2014.
- ^ "Livingston complete Hislop deal". BBC Sport. 11 January 2006. Retrieved 5 August 2014.
- ^ "Arbroath snap up striker Hislop". BBC Sport. 20 June 2009. Retrieved 21 June 2009.
- ^ "New faces for Rose, BU". Linlithgow Gazette. 29 June 2012. Retrieved 5 August 2014.
- ^ Parkinson, Brendan. "Changes to back room team". Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic. Archived from the original on 8 August 2014. Retrieved 5 August 2014.
- ^ "Dick Campbell: Arbroath appoint former Forfar manager". BBC Sport. BBC. 8 March 2016. Retrieved 9 March 2016.
- ^ "Manager Vacancy Update". Whitehill Welfare FC. 31 March 2016. Retrieved 6 April 2016.
- ^ "Bingham is new boss at Whitehill Welfare". Midlothian Advertiser. Johnston Publishing Ltd. 18 November 2016. Retrieved 18 November 2016.
- ^ Linlithgow Rose part company with manager Todd Lumsden‚ edinburghnews.scotsman.com, 2 May 2017
- ^ Colin Nish unveiled as the new Tranent Juniors manager, eastlothiancourier.com, 1 September 2022
External links edit
- Steve Hislop at Soccerbase
- Steve Hislop at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
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