Tommy Coyne
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Thomas Coyne | ||
| Date of birth | 14 November 1962 | ||
| Place of birth | Govan, Scotland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1980–1981 | Hillwood Boys Club | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1981–1983 | Clydebank | 80 | (38) |
| 1983–1986 | Dundee United | 62 | (9) |
| 1986–1989 | Dundee | 89 | (50) |
| 1989–1993 | Celtic | 105 | (43) |
| 1993 | Tranmere Rovers | 12 | (1) |
| 1993–1998 | Motherwell | 132 | (59) |
| 1998–2000 | Dundee | 18 | (0) |
| 1999 | → Falkirk (loan) | 8 | (1) |
| 2000–2001 | Clydebank | 15 | (4) |
| 2001 | Albion Rovers | 1 | (0) |
| Total | 522 | (205) | |
| National team | |||
| 1992–1997 | Republic of Ireland | 22 | (6) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2000–2001 | Clydebank | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Thomas "Tommy" Coyne (born 14 November 1962) is a former football player and manager. Coyne played for several clubs, mostly in Scotland, including Clydebank, Dundee United, Dundee, Celtic and Motherwell. He was the top goalscorer of the Scottish Premier Division three times, a feat he achieved with three clubs (Dundee, Celtic and Motherwell). Coyne played international football for the Republic of Ireland, qualifying due to his Irish ancestry. Towards the end of his playing career he was also the manager of Clydebank, a position he left after six months.
Tommy Coyne played for Hillwood Boys Club before starting his professional career at Clydebank, where he made his debut in the 1981-82 season, in which he scored 9 goals in 31 matches. After scoring 19 in 38 matches in his second season, he began the 1983-84 season with 10 goals in 11 games before being sold to Dundee United, then a rising force in Scottish football as part of the New Firm, for £60,000. However, Coyne failed to reproduce his form at Tannadice and scored only 9 goals in 62 games, though he did score a few goals in the UEFA Cup. Halfway through the 1986-7 season he was transferred to city rivals Dundee, where he found his scoring boots again, notching up 9 goals in 20 games in the second half of the season. In the 1987-88 season Coyne was top scorer in the Premier Division as he scored 33 goals in 43 matches. After scoring 9 goals in 20 matches at the start of the 1988-89 season he was sold on to Celtic.
Coyne again failed to reproduce his form at the start of his Celtic career and did not score for the remainder of the season. The following season was also hardly a success, with 7 goals in 23 games. The next season, 1990-91 saw Coyne revert to his previous form with 18 goals in 26 games, as he finished the season as top scorer. Despite scoring 15 goals in the following season and 3 in 10 games at the start of the 1992-93 season, Coyne was transferred to Tranmere Rovers in March 1993.
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