John Thomson (footballer, born 1896)

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John Thomson
Thomson while with Brentford in 1925.
Personal information
Full name John Youngman Thomson[1]
Date of birth 27 July 1896
Place of birth Greenock, Scotland
Date of death May 1980 (aged 83)[2]
Place of death Westchester County, New York, United States[2]
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[3]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
Caledonian Juniors
0000–1921 Benburb
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1921–1922 Bristol Rovers 5 (0)
1922 Aberaman Athletic
1922–1923 Alloa Athletic 35 (0)
1923–1925 Partick Thistle 28 (0)
1924–1925 Aberdare Athletic 20 (0)
1925–1926 Brentford 40 (0)
1926–1927 Plymouth Argyle 7 (0)
1927–1928 Chesterfield 22 (0)
1928 Coventry City 3 (0)
Aberdare Athletic
1928–1929 New York Nationals 0 (0)
1929 Nuneaton Town 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

John Youngman Thomson (27 July 1896 – May 1980), sometimes known as Jack Thomson,[4] 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.[1][5][6]

Personal life[edit]

Thomson was brother-in-law to Bristol Rovers teammate David Steele.[3] He served in the Royal Navy during the First World War.[3] Thomson later emigrated with this wife to the United States and they lived in Brooklyn, where he worked as a yardman.[3] He joined the United States Army Reserve in December 1936 and served through the Second World War.[3] At the time of his death in May 1980, Thomson was living in Ossining, New York.[3]

Honours[edit]

Nuneaton Town

  • Nuneaton Charity Cup: 1929–30[4]

Career statistics[edit]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Bristol Rovers 1921–22[3] Third Division South 5 0 1 0 — 6 0
Alloa Athletic 1922–23[7] Scottish First Division 35 0 1 0 — 36 0
Partick Thistle 1923–24[7] Scottish First Division 28 0 5 0 — 33 0
Brentford 1925–26[8] Third Division South 40 0 2 0 — 42 0
Plymouth Argyle 1926–27[9] Third Division South 7 0 0 0 — 7 0
Chesterfield 1927–28[10] Third Division North 22 0 1 0 — 23 0
Coventry City 1927–28[11] Third Division South 3 0 — — 3 0
Nuneaton Town 1928–29[4] Birmingham Combination 1 0 — 1[a] 0 2 0
Career Total 141 0 10 0 1 0 152 0
  1. ^ Appearance in Nuneaton Charity Cup

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Haynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920–2006. Harefield: Yore Publications. p. 160. ISBN 978-0955294914.
  2. ^ a b "Player-based information – 1921–2016". Sky is Blue – The Chesterfield FC history resource. Archived from the original on 7 December 2020. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g "S, T and U". The Bristol Rovers History Group. Retrieved 15 March 2023.
  4. ^ a b c "Nuneaton Town 1919–1937 Part 2" (PDF). pp. 3–4. Retrieved 2 October 2016.
  5. ^ "Goalkeepers' records in the Football League". Sky is Blue – The Chesterfield FC history resource. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
  6. ^ Jose, Colin (25 June 1998). The American Soccer League: The Golden Years of American Soccer 1921–1931. Scarecrow Press. p. 455. ISBN 9781461716129.
  7. ^ a b Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
  8. ^ White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. p. 368. ISBN 0951526200.
  9. ^ Scallan, Trevor. "Jack Thomson". GoS-DB. Retrieved 18 December 2016.
  10. ^ "Chesterfield FC line-ups, 1919 to date: 1927–28". Sky is Blue – The Chesterfield FC history resource. Retrieved 18 December 2016.
  11. ^ "John Thomson". 11v11.com. Retrieved 14 June 2015.


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