Hislop began his professional career with East Stirlingshire at the age of 22 before moving to full-time football with Ross County a year later.
[4][5] Hislop went on to play for Raith Rovers where he won a Scottish Football League Second Division title before turning part-time with Arbroath and East Fife while opening in business as an optician.
[2][6] Hislop joined Junior club Bo'ness United in June 2012 and moved on to Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic in the summer of 2014 where he assumed a player/coach role.
After retiring from football, Hislop took up the role of assistant manager at Arbroath, working alongside Todd Lumsden.
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