William Thomson (Dumbarton footballer)

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William Thomson
Personal information
Full name William Thomson
Date of birth 4 May 1868
Place of birth Cardross, Scotland
Position(s) Inside forward
Centre half
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1889–1893 Dumbarton [1] [2] 31 (8)
1893 Aston Villa 0 (0)
1893–1894 Newton Heath [3] 3 (0)
1894–1898 Dumbarton 24 (3)
1898–1901 Clyde 25 (1)
International career
1892–1898 Scotland [4] 4 (1)
1895 Scottish League XI 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

William Thomson (born 4 May 1868) [5] was a Scottish footballer of the 1890s.

Contents

Career

Thomson played for Dumbarton (two spells), Aston Villa, Newton Heath and Clyde. He also played internationally for Scotland between 1892 and 1898. [6] [7]

Honours

Dumbarton [8]

Personal life

Thomson emigrated to Australia in approximately 1910, eventually settling in Drummoyne, Sydney.

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References

  1. Emms, Steve; Wells, Richard (2007). Scottish League Players' Records Division One 1890/91 to 1938/39. Beeston, Nottingham: Tony Brown. ISBN   978-1-899468-66-9.
  2. "William Thomson - Player Statistics (The Sons Archive - Dumbarton Football Club History)". www.sonsarchive.com. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
  3. "William Thomson - Manchester United Player Profile & Stats". www.mufcinfo.com. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
  4. Smith, Paul (2013). Scotland Who's Who. Pitch Publishing. ISBN   9781909178847.
  5. Mitchell, Andy (2021). The men who made Scotland: The definitive Who's Who of Scottish Football Internationalists 1872-1939. Amazon. ISBN   9798513846642.
  6. "Scotland - International Matches 1891-1900".
  7. "William Thomson | Player Statistics | Dumbarton (Sons Archive)".
  8. Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
  9. Dumbarton v. Vale of Leven. The Glasgow Herald, 20 February 1891, scan via London Hearts Supporters Club
  10. (Scotland player) William Thomson, London Hearts Supporters Club
  11. Our Opening League Battle. | Grand Win For Scotland. The Scottish Referee, 4 February 1895, scan via London Hearts Supporters Club