James Thomson | |
Fullname: | James John Thomson |
Birth Date: | 25 December 1851 |
Birth Place: | Annan, Scotland |
Death Place: | London, England |
Position: | Half back |
Years1: | 1871–1874 |
Clubs1: | Queen's Park |
Nationalyears1: | 1872–1874 |
Nationalteam1: | Scotland |
Nationalcaps1: | 3 |
Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
James John Thomson (25 December 1851 – 23 July 1915) was a Scottish footballer who played in three international matches for Scotland. Thomson appeared in the first official international football match, a goalless draw with England, and also took part in the fixture in the two subsequent years.[1] Like the majority of the earliest Scotland internationals, he played club football with Queen's Park, winning the inaugural edition of the Scottish Cup in 1874 as team captain,[2] before relocating to London on business shortly afterwards.[3]