John Thomson
Scottish footballer, born 1896
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| Intro | Scottish footballer, born 1896 | |||||||||||
| Places | United Kingdom Scotland | |||||||||||
| was | Athlete Football player Association football player | |||||||||||
| Work field | Sports | |||||||||||
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| Birth | 27 July 1896, Greenock, Inverclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom | |||||||||||
| Death | 1 May 1980Westchester County, New York, USA (aged 83 years) | |||||||||||
| Star sign | Leo | |||||||||||
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Biography
John Youngman Thomson (27 July 1896 – May 1980), sometimes known as Jack Thomson, was a Scottish professional footballer who made 97 appearances in the Football League for Brentford, Bristol Rovers, Plymouth Argyle, Chesterfield, Aberdare Athletic and Coventry City as a goalkeeper.
Personal life
Thomson was brother-in-law to Bristol Rovers teammate David Steele. He served in the Royal Navy during the First World War. Thomson later emigrated with this wife to the United States and they lived in Brooklyn, where he worked as a yardman. He joined the United States Army Reserve in December 1936 and served through the Second World War. At the time of his death in May 1980, Thomson was living in Ossining, New York.
Honours
Nuneaton Town
- Nuneaton Charity Cup: 1929–30
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Other | Total | |||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Bristol Rovers | 1921–22 | Third Division South | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | |
| Alloa Athletic | 1922–23 | Scottish First Division | 35 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 36 | 0 | |
| Partick Thistle | 1923–24 | Scottish First Division | 28 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 33 | 0 | |
| Brentford | 1925–26 | Third Division South | 40 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 42 | 0 | |
| Plymouth Argyle | 1926–27 | Third Division South | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | |
| Chesterfield | 1927–28 | Third Division North | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 23 | 0 | |
| Coventry City | 1927–28 | Third Division South | 3 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||
| Nuneaton Town | 1928–29 | Birmingham Combination | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Career Total | 141 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 152 | 0 | ||