Tom Blair
Thomas Blair was a Scottish footballer who played as a goalkeeper.Career
Blair was prominent in the 1910s playing for Kilmarnock, with the culimation of his nine-year spell there being a Scottish Cup win in 1920, lifting the trophy as team captain. He then moved to England with Manchester City, spending two years there but only the regular in his position in the second campaign.
By now in his 30s, Blair accepted an invitation to play in the American Soccer League, appearing for teams including Fall River Marksmen and New Bedford Whalers. After several years in the United States he returned to Scotland with Ayr United then spent time in Northern Ireland at Linfield before becoming a coach at Dundee United in 1937. That same year he made a final, emergency SFL appearance in a 7–1 defeat to St Bernard's, aged 45.
