fullname youthclubs years youthyears clubs caps birth_place goals height position birth_date article_title name
ian bryson hurlford united 1980 1997 1997 -- 1999 -- 1981 1988 -- 1993 1993 1993 -- 1980 -- 1981 hurlford united sheffield united barnsley preston rochdale 215 156 16 151 54 kilmarnock , scotland 40 38 3 19 1 1.80 y midfielder 26 november 1962 ian bryson
 ian bryson
ian bryson

ian bryson -lrb- born 26 november 1962 in kilmarnock -rrb- is a scottish footballer .
he began his career at hurlford united before moving to kilmarnock , where he spent seven years making almost 200 appearances , mostly as a midfielder .
after moving to england , he spent the next 5 years of his career at sheffield united with whom he was promoted to the old first division .
after a brief spell at barnsley , he joined preston north end in 1993 on his 31st birthday , where he briefly played alongside a young david beckham .
bryson was appointed captain of the north west club .
although preston lost the third division playoff final 4-2 to wycombe wanderers , bryson himself scored with a spectacular overhead kick .
two years later he led them to the third division title , lifting the trophy at deepdale in front of a capacity crowd .
bryson ended his professional league career at rochdale , later playing for bamber bridge .
however , he is still remembered with great affection at preston , one of the founding members of the football league , where he also spent time coaching youngsters at north end 's academy .
ian still lives in preston and still plays regularly for ac sporting in the preston area veterans league .
