Tommy Ring

This article is about the Scottish footballer. For the Danish singer, see Thomas Ring.

Tommy Ring

Personal information
Full name	Thomas Ring
Date of birth	(1930-08-08)8 August 1930
Place of birth	Glasgow, Scotland
Date of death
Position(s)	Left winger
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1948–1949	Ashfield
1949–1960	Clyde	280	(124)
1960–1961	Everton	27	(6)
1961–1963	Barnsley	21	(1)
1963	Aberdeen	2	(0)
1963–1964	Fraserburgh
1964–1965	Stevenage Town
International career
1953–1957	Scotland	12	(2)
1953–1957	Scottish League XI	8	(4)
1952	Scottish League Two XI	1	(2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Thomas "Tommy" Ring (8 August 1930 – 5 October 1997) was a Scottish footballer who played for Ashfield, Clyde, Everton, Barnsley, Aberdeen, Fraserburgh F.C, Stevenage Borough F.C, and the Scotland national team.

Club career

Ring was born in Glasgow and is perhaps best known for his time at Scottish club Clyde, during which he won the Scottish Cup in 1955 and 1958. Ring scored the winning goal in the replayed 1955 Scottish Cup Final, against Celtic. Ring also won Scottish Division Two championships in 1951-52 and 1956-57.

Ring was transferred to Everton in January 1960 for £12,000. Ring made a significant contribution at Everton in the 1960-61 season, and is still considered one of their best players hence many headlines were written concerning him such as 'Blues could just "Ring" for service', etc. Ring left Everton, due to a broken leg injury, in November 1961 and joined Barnsley. He returned to Scotland in 1963 with a short spell at Aberdeen before ending his career with again, short spells at Fraserburgh FC in the Scottish Highland Football League, and with Stevenage Town FC in the English Southern Football League.

International career

Ring was capped 12 times by Scotland, all of which were earned while at Clyde, and scored two goals. One goal was against the famous Hungary team of Ferenc Puskás during the 1954-55 season. The other was scored against England at Wembley in 1957; Ring scored after just one minute, but England went on to win 2-1. Of the 12 caps Ring won, five were earned while Clyde were a Division Two club. He also represented the Scottish League XI.

In popular culture

His name has become a running gag on BBC Radio Scotland's Off the Ball radio programme as his surname has multiple connotations. This ensures that he makes it into the show's 'team of the week' almost every week.

External links

• Tommy Ring at scottishfa.co.uk