Tommy Bryce (born 27 January 1960 in

Johnstone Johnstone ( sco, Johnstoun,
gd, Baile Iain) is a town ...

) is a Scottish former

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ...

. Bryce had a playing career spanning 21 seasons from 1980–81 with Scottish Football League clubs

Kilmarnock Kilmarnock (, sco, Kilmaurnock; gd, Cill Mheàrnaig (IPA: ʰʲɪʎˈveaːɾnəkʲ, "Marnock's church") is a large town and former burgh in East Ayrshire, Scotland and is the administrative centre of East Ayrshire, East Ayrshire Council. ...

Stranraer Stranraer ( , in Scotland also ; gd, An t-Sròn Reamhar ), also known as The Toon, is a town in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. It is located in the historical parish of Inch in the historic county of Wigtownshire. It lies on the shores of L ...

, Queen of the South,

Clydebank Clydebank ( gd, Bruach Chluaidh) is a town in West Dunbartonshire, Scotland. Situated on the north bank of the River Clyde, it borders the village of Old Kilpatrick (with Bowling, West Dunbartonshire, Bowling and Milton, West Dunbartonshire, Mil ...

Ayr United Ayr United Football Club are a football club in Ayr, Scotland, who play in the Scottish Championship, the second tier of the Scottish Professional Football League. Formed in 1910 by the merger of Ayr Parkhouse and Ayr F.C., their nickname is ...

and

Arbroath Arbroath () or Aberbrothock ( gd, Obar Bhrothaig ) is a former royal burgh and the largest town in the council area of Angus, Scotland, with a population of 23,902. It lies on the North Sea coast some ENE of Dundee and SSW of Aberdeen. The ...

. Bryce also served as player-manager of

Partick Thistle Partick Thistle Football Club are a professional association football, football club from Glasgow, Scotland. Despite their name, the club are based at Firhill Stadium in the Maryhill area of the city, and have not played in Partick since 1908. ...

during the 1998-99 season. Since retiring as a player Bryce has been a manager in Scottish Junior football.

Career

Bryce was signed for Queens by manager Nobby Clark. Bryce is referred to at as 'Tommy Bryce Mark 2' to avoid confusion with the Tommy Bryce who played for Queens in the 1970s. When Bryce (Mark 2) was later interviewed for the Queens official website, among those he named as the best players he played beside were

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, Jimmy Robertson, Alan Davidson and Jim Thomson. At Queens Bryce scored a hat-trick in 1 minute and 46 seconds meriting an application to the

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as the fastest hat-trick in senior football. Bryce is also the seventh highest goalscorer in the

Dumfries Dumfries ( ; sco, Dumfries; from gd, Dùn Phris ) is a market town and former royal burgh within the Dumfries and Galloway council area of Scotland. It is located near the mouth of the River Nith into the Solway Firth about by road from the ...

club's history with 95 goals. The appointment of Bryce as Partick Thistle's player-manager in 1998 came as a surprise. Bryce failed to turn the club's fortunes around that season, however, and he was replaced by John Lambie in March 1999.Partick prepare to make a stand
''

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'', 13 November 2001. On 18 July 2013 Bryce was appointed the manager of Scottish Junior club

Glenafton Athletic Glenafton Athletic Football Club is a Scottish football club, based in New Cumnock, Ayrshire. Members of the Scottish Junior Football Association, they play in the West of Scotland Football League. The club has won the Scottish Junior Cup twice ...

from

New Cumnock New Cumnock is a town in East Ayrshire, Scotland. It expanded during the coal-mining era from the late 18th century, and mining remained its key industry until its pits were shut in the 1960s. The town is southeast of Cumnock, and east of Ayr. ...

. . On 4 January 2015 Bryce resigned as the manager of Glenafton Athletic.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Bryce, Tommy 1960 births Living people People from Johnstone Scottish footballers Association football forwards Kilmarnock F.C. players Stranraer F.C. players Queen of the South F.C. players Clydebank F.C. (1965) players Ayr United F.C. players Partick Thistle F.C. players Arbroath F.C. players Scottish Football League players Scottish football managers Partick Thistle F.C. managers Footballers from Renfrewshire Scottish Football League managers Scottish Junior Football Association managers Glenafton Athletic F.C. managers

Career

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