Thomas McKenzie (footballer)

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Thomas McKenzie
Personal information
Full name Thomas McKenzie [1]
Date of birthc.1884 [2]
Place of birth Glasgow, Scotland
Position(s) Centre forward
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1902–1903 Petershill
1903–1905 Third Lanark 50 (29)
1905–1906 Sunderland 8 (1)
1906–1907 Plymouth Argyle 26 (10)
1907 Portsmouth
1907–1908 Glossop 6 (1)
1908–1909 Queens Park Rangers 9 (1)
Dunfermline Athletic
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Thomas McKenzie was a Scottish professional footballer who played as a centre forward in the Scottish League, Southern League and Football League in the early 20th century. [1] [3]

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Career

A centre forward, McKenzie began his professional career with Scottish League First Division club Third Lanark. [4] He was a member of the squads which won the league championship in 1903–04 and the Scottish Cup in 1904–05 and he scored 33 goals in 60 appearances for the club. [5] [6] [7] [8] McKenzie subsequently became a journeyman in English football and played in the Southern and Football Leagues for Sunderland, Plymouth Argyle, Portsmouth, Glossop and Queens Park Rangers. [1] [3]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational CupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Third Lanark 1903–04 [8] Scottish Division One 2111211 [a] 02412
1904–05 [8] 2314521 [a] 02916
1905–06 [8] 64001 [a] 175
Total502973316033
Sunderland 1905–06 [2] First Division 810081
Plymouth Argyle 1906–07 [9] Southern League First Division2610102710
Queens Park Rangers 1908–09 [10] Southern League First Division910091
Career total9341833110345
  1. 1 2 3 Appearance in Glasgow Cup

Honours

Third Lanark

References

  1. 1 2 3 Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 190. ISBN   978-1905891610.
  2. 1 2 "Thomas McKenzie". Sunderland AFC – Statistics, History and Records – from TheStatCat. Retrieved 11 January 2017.
  3. 1 2 "McKenzie Thomas Sunderland 1905". Vintage Footballers. Retrieved 24 December 2018.
  4. Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
  5. Enckevort, John Van (13 January 2014). "Soccer Stories: One Hit Wonders: Third Lanark (Scotland), 1903–04". Soccer Stories. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
  6. 1 2 "Scotland 1903/04". RSSSF . Retrieved 10 July 2020.
  7. 1 2 "Games played by Thomas McKenzie in 1904/1905". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 June 2015.
  8. 1 2 3 4 5 "Third Lanark Player Thomas B. McKenzie Details". www.fitbastats.com. Retrieved 21 June 2015.
  9. Scallan, Trevor. "Thomas McKenzie". GoS-DB. Retrieved 11 January 2017.
  10. "Seasonal Stats – 1908–09". QPRnet. Retrieved 24 December 2018.