Percy Hislop, also known as David Hislop (12 September 1870 – 1929) was a Scottish

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who played as a

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for

Aston Villa Aston Villa Football Club is a professional football club based in Aston, Birmingham, England. The club competes in the , the top tier of the English football league system. Founded in 1874, they have played at their home ground, Villa Park ...

. He had earlier played in Scotland for

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and Rangers, making an important contribution to the

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club's first national championship in the inaugural 1890–91 Scottish Football League, playing in all of the 18 regular fixtures and scoring in the play-off against

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,Football. League Championship–Rangers v. Dumbarton.
The Glasgow Herald, 22 May 1891 a 2–2 draw which resulted in the title being shared between the clubs. He moved to England shortly afterwards, but having scored on his debut and been a regular member of the starting line-up for Villa at the start of the

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season, he did not play for them again after October 1891, and the following year returned north with non-league

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1870 births 1929 deaths Scottish footballers English Football League players Scottish Football League players Aston Villa F.C. players Rangers F.C. players Partick Thistle F.C. players Forfar Athletic F.C. players Association football forwards {{Scotland-footy-forward-1870s-stub