Former Motherwell Scottish Cup winner Tommy Sloan dies

Jan 21 2010 by Andrew McGilvray, Hamilton Advertiser

FORMER Motherwell and Hearts winger Tommy Sloan has died, aged 84.

He passed away at the Royal Alexandra Hospital in Paisley on Wednesday, January 13.

Tommy is probably best-known as being part of the talented Motherwell Scottish Cup-winning team in season 1951-52, when the Fir Park side beat Dundee 4-0 in front of 136,274 people at Hampden Park.

Barrhead man Sloan started his career at Arthurlie, where he won a Scotland junior cap, before moving on to join Hearts in 1951.

After six years at Tynecastle he moved to Motherwell in a joint-transfer alongside team-mate Charlie Cox, and Sloan stayed with the Steelmen until 1957 when he was released.

Three years were spent at Gloucester City in England, before he made a return to Scotland to coach Arthurlie in 1960.

Tommy Sloan is survived by his wife Martha, son Michael and daughters Isobel, Frances and Susan, and grandchildren Robin and Nina.

CUP FINAL HERO: Tommy Sloan was in victorious ’Well side in 1951-52 when they won the Scottish Cup at Hampden.