Tom Williamson (Scottish footballer)

Tom Williamson
Personal information
Full name	Thomas Robertson Williamson
Date of birth	8 February 1901
Place of birth	Dalmuir, Scotland
Date of death	1 April 1988 (aged 87)
Place of death	Norwich, England
Position(s)	Half-back
Senior career*
Years	Team
	Kirkintilloch Rob Roy
1922–1923	Blackburn Rovers
1923–1926	Third Lanark
1926–1930	Stoke City
1931–1933	Norwich City
	Frost's Athletic
Total
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Thomas Robertson "Tom" Williamson (8 February 1901 – 1 April 1988) was a Scottish footballer who played in the Football League for Blackburn Rovers, Norwich City and Stoke.^[1]

Career

Williamson was a Ship's plater working on the River Clyde before he started to play junior football for Kirkintilloch Rob Roy at weekends before signing for English First Division side Blackburn Rovers.^[1] Unfortunately, he never fitted in at Ewood Park and he returned to Scotland to sign for Third Lanark.^[1] In 1926 Stoke City moved in and persuaded Williamson to sign for them in an attempt to gain an instant return to the Second Division.^[1] Williamson proved to be a shrewd signing by Tom Mather as he displayed his quality in his first season with Stoke winning the Football League Third Division North in 1926–27.^[1]

He was almost and ever present in 1927–28 missing just two matches as Stoke had a good return to the second tier finishing 5th.^[1] For the next two seasons Williamson forged a fine half back partnership with both Len Armitage and Harry Sellars and this trio were a vital part of Stoke's midfield towards the end of the 1920s.^[1] In 1931 he left the Victoria Ground and joined Norfolk club Norwich City where he played for two seasons before retiring.^[1] He continued to live in Norwich until his death in 1988 at the age of 87.^[1]

Career statistics

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Blackburn Rovers	1922–23	First Division	4	0	0	0	4	0
	1923–24	First Division	15	1	0	0	15	1
	Total		19	1	0	0	19	1
Stoke City^[1]	1926–27	Third Division North	28	5	2	0	30	5
	1927–28	Second Division	40	2	4	1	44	3
	1928–29	Second Division	33	3	1	0	34	3
	1929–30	Second Division	37	3	1	0	38	3
	1930–31	Second Division	14	1	2	0	16	1
	Total		152	14	10	1	162	15
Norwich City	1931–32	Third Division South	40	1	2	0	42	1
	1932–33	Third Division South	41	1	1	0	42	1
	1933–34	Third Division South	1	0	0	0	1	0
	Total		82	4	3	0	85	4
Career Total			253	19	13	1	266	20

Honours

with Stoke City

Football League Third Division North Champions: 1926–27

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN 0-9524151-0-0.

[The_Encyclopaedia_of_Stoke_City-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN 0-9524151-0-0.

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