Tommy Bryceland, Scottish footballer, Died at 76

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Tommy Bryceland was born on March 1, 1939, and died on January 22, 2016.

He was a Scottish football player and manager from Greenock.

Tommy played for St. Mirren, Norwich City and Oldham Athletic and then went back to St. Mirren for a stint as player-manager.

As a scheming inside-forward/attacking midfielder, he made his name at St. Mirren, where he won the Scottish Cup in 1959.

Tommy relocated to Norwich City in 1962 and played 284 times for the Canaries, scoring 55 goals, between 1962 and 1969.

His stunts won him a place as one of the fan nominees in the inaugural Norwich City Hall of Fame.

His time at Norwich coincided with the club’s stay in the second division, notably finishing 6th in 1965.

Tommy Bryceland moved to Oldham Athletic in 1969, before returning to St. Mirren as player-manager in 1971.

His final scoring record for St. Mirren was 69 goals.

Tommy was inducted to the club’s Hall of Fame in May 2007.

Tommy Bryceland passed away at 76 yrs old.