William Thomson (Dundee footballer) explained

William Thomson
Fullname:William Thomson
Birth Date:29 April 1874
Birth Place:Dundee, Scotland
Death Place:Greenock, Scotland
Position:Right winger
Youthyears1:1891–1892
Youthclubs1:Clydemore
Years1:1892–1893
Clubs1:Dundee Our Boys
Years3:1893–1896
Clubs3:Dundee
Caps3:50
Goals3:9
Years4:1896–1899
Clubs4:Bolton Wanderers
Caps4:45
Goals4:5
Years5:1899
Clubs5:Victoria United
Years6:1899–1900
Clubs6:Bristol City
Totalcaps:95
Totalgoals:14
Nationalyears1:1896
Nationalteam1:Scotland
Nationalcaps1:1
Nationalgoals1:0

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,[1] [2] and in the English Football League for Bolton Wanderers.[3] He made one appearance for Scotland in 1896.[4] [5]

He died in an accident while working as a shipyard engineer during World War I.[5]

Notes and References

  1. A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players. John Litster. Scottish Football Historian magazine. October 2012.
  2. Web site: Bill Thomson Player Statistics Dundee (Dee Archive) . 2022-11-19 . deearchive.co.uk . en.
  3. Book: Joyce, Michael. Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. 2004. SoccerData. 1-899468-67-6.
  4. Book: Scotland Who's Who: International Players 1872–2013. Paul Smith. Pitch Publishing. 2013. 276.
  5. Book: Mitchell, Andy . The men who made Scotland: The definitive Who's Who of Scottish Football Internationalists 1872-1939 . Amazon . 2021 . 9798513846642.