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Scottish footballer

William Thomson
Personal information
Full name William Thomson
Date of birth 29 April 1874
Place of birth Dundee, Scotland
Date of death 12 December 1917(1917-12-12) (aged 43)
Place of death Greenock, Scotland
Position(s) Right winger
Youth career
1891–1892 Clydemore
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1892–1893 Dundee Our Boys
1893–1896 Dundee 50 (9)
1896–1899 Bolton Wanderers 45 (5)
1899 Victoria United
1899–1900 Bristol City
Total 95 (14)
International career
1896 Scotland 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

William Thomson (29 April 1874 – 12 December 1917) was a Scottish footballer who played as a right winger.

Career

Born in Dundee, Thomson played club football in the Scottish Football League for Dundee, and in the English Football League for Bolton Wanderers. He made one appearance for Scotland in 1896.

He died in an accident while working as a shipyard engineer during World War I.

References

  1. ^ William Thomson at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
  2. ^ Mitchell, Andy (2021). The men who made Scotland: The definitive Who's Who of Scottish Football Internationalists 1872-1939. Amazon. ISBN 9798513846642.
  3. John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  4. "Bill Thomson | Player Statistics | Dundee (Dee Archive)". deearchive.co.uk. Retrieved 19 November 2022.
  5. Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. SoccerData. ISBN 1-899468-67-6.
  6. Paul Smith (2013). Scotland Who's Who: International Players 1872–2013. Pitch Publishing. p. 276.


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