Bobby Thomson (footballer, born 1955)

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Bobby Thomson
Personal information
Full name Robert Thomson [1]
Date of birth (1955-03-21) 21 March 1955 (age 68)
Place of birth Glasgow, Scotland
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) [2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
–1973 Glasgow United
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1973–1978 St Johnstone 118 (17)
1978–1981 Greenock Morton 90 (25)
1981–1982 Middlesbrough 20 (2)
1982–1985 Hibernian 62 (12)
1985 → Greenock Morton (loan) 11 (2)
1985–1987 Blackpool 52 (6)
1987 Hartlepool United 3 (0)
1987–1988 Hamilton Academical 22 (4)
Southport
International career
1978–1980 Scottish League XI [3] 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Robert "Bobby" Thomson (born 21 March 1955) is a Scottish former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

Glasgow-born Thomson began his League career with St Johnstone and would spend five years at the club before moving to Greenock Morton. He moved to England to play for Middlesbrough but returned to Scotland a year later to play for Hibernian. [4] Thomson played 78 games for Hibs, but he was banned for six months after an incident with a linesman during a match against St Johnstone in 1983. [4] He was a regular under the management of Pat Stanton, but fell out of favour when John Blackley became Hibs manager. [4] Thomson briefly returned to Morton in 1985, on loan from Hibs.

Thomson joined Blackpool in August 1985, at a time when the club was about to embark on something of a revival under the management of Sam Ellis. "Thomson's aggression and experience will stiffen competition in the attack," said Ellis of the signing. [5] A brief spell at Hartlepool United followed, before joining Hamilton Academical. Thomson then moved into non-League football with Southport.

Since retiring from football, Thomson has been employed as a day care worker. [4] His daughter, Hollie, has played for Hibernian and Scotland. [4]

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References

  1. ↑ "Bobby Thomson". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
  2. ↑ Dunk, Peter, ed. (1987). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1987–88. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 66. ISBN   978-0-356-14354-5.
  3. ↑ "Bobby Thomson - Scotland Football League Record from 01 Nov 1978 to 17 Mar 1980 clubs - Morton".
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 "Hibee Hollie makes bad boy so proud". Edinburgh Evening News. Johnston Press. 7 March 2012. Retrieved 8 March 2012.
  5. ↑ Gillatt, Peter (30 November 2009). Blackpool FC on This Day: History, Facts and Figures from Every Day of the Year. Pitch Publishing Ltd. ISBN   978-1-905411-50-4.
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