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William Thomson (Dundee footballer)

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William Thomson
Personal information
Full name William Thomson[1]
Date of birth 29 April 1874[2]
Place of birth Dundee, Scotland[1]
Date of death 12 December 1917(1917-12-12) (aged 43)
Place of death Greenock, Scotland[2]
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

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Born in Dundee, Thomson played club football in the Scottish Football League for Dundee,[3][4] and in the English Football League for Bolton Wanderers.[5] He made one appearance for Scotland in 1896.[6][2]

He died in an accident while working as a shipyard engineer during World War I.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b William Thomson at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
  2. ^ a b c d 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.