Steven James Hislop (born 14 June 1978) is a Scottish former

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. He played in the

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for

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and

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Career

Playing

Hislop began his professional career with

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at the age of 22 before moving to full-time football with Ross County a year later. A move to

in early 2003 saw Hislop win the

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title. He had a short spell in England with Gillingham before returning to Scotland with

in January 2006. Hislop went on to play for

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where he won a

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title before turning part-time with

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and East Fife while opening in business as an

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. Hislop joined

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club

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in June 2012 and moved on to

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in the summer of 2014 where he assumed a player/coach role. In 2013, he represented the

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at the

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scoring a

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in 6–0 against

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Coaching

After retiring from football, Hislop took up the role of assistant manager at

, working alongside

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. On 31 March 2016, Hislop became manager of Whitehill Welfare in the

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, 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

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. Hislop and manager Lumsden were fired on 2 May 2017. On 1 September 2022, Hislop was appointed assistant manager of

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at Tranent Juniors.Colin Nish unveiled as the new Tranent Juniors manager
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References

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* * 1978 births Living people Footballers from Edinburgh Scottish men's footballers East Stirlingshire F.C. players Ross County F.C. players Inverness Caledonian Thistle F.C. players Livingston F.C. players Gillingham F.C. players Raith Rovers F.C. players Arbroath F.C. players East Fife F.C. players Bo'ness United F.C. players Bonnyrigg Rose F.C. players English Football League players Scottish Football League players Scottish Junior Football Association players Men's association football forwards British opticians Scotland men's junior international footballers {{Scotland-footy-forward-1970s-stub