Robert Thomson (footballer, born 1903) explained
| Robert Thomson |
| Fullname: | Robert Wilson Thomson[1] |
| Position: | Left back |
| Birth Date: | 23 September 1903[2] [3] |
| Birth Place: | Falkirk, Scotland[4] |
| Death Place: | Finchley, England |
| Years1: | 1923–1924 |
| Clubs1: | Laurieston Villa |
| Years2: | 1924–1925 |
| Clubs2: | Falkirk Amateurs |
| Years3: | 1925–1927 |
| Clubs3: | Falkirk |
| Caps3: | 28 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 1927–1928 |
| Clubs4: | Sunderland |
| Caps4: | 19 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 1928–1934 |
| Clubs5: | Newcastle United |
| Caps5: | 73 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Years6: | 1934 |
| Clubs6: | Hull City |
| Caps6: | 4 |
| Goals6: | 0 |
| Years7: | 1934–1935 |
| Clubs7: | Marseille |
| Years8: | 1935–1936 |
| Clubs8: | Racing Club de Paris |
| Years9: | 1936–1937 |
| Clubs9: | Ipswich Town |
| Nationalyears1: | 1927 |
| Nationalteam1: | Scottish League XI |
| Nationalcaps1: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 1927 |
| Nationalteam2: | Scotland |
| Nationalcaps2: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
| Manageryears1: | 1950–1952 |
Robert Thomson (23 September 1903 – 28 December 1972) was a Scottish footballer who played for Falkirk,[5] Sunderland,[6] Newcastle United[7] (moving between the Tyne–Wear derby clubs in an exchange deal with Bobby McKay as a potential replacement for Frank Hudspeth, losing his place to David Fairhurst after two seasons),[8] Hull City,[9] Olympique Marseille, Racing Club de Paris and Ipswich Town,[10] [11] and for the Scotland national team[12] and the Scottish League XI.[13]
After retiring as a player, Thomson worked for Ipswich Town as assistant trainer and head trainer, under Scott Duncan. He was also the manager of Dutch side Ajax from November 1950, when he succeeded Jack Reynolds, until his sacking on 4 December 1952.[14] [15] During the Second World War he served in the Royal Air Force.
Honours
Ipswich Town
Scotland
Personal life
Robert was born in Falkirk, the son of Agnes Wilson and William Thomson.[4] [3]
He was married to June Adele Manning.[4]
References
- Sources
- Book: Smith, Paul . Scotland Who's Who . Pitch Publishing . 2013 . 9781909178847 .
Notes and References
- News: Portret van een trainer. "Bob" Thomson (Ajax). Schotse international. De Volkskrant. nl. 8 September 1952. 16 February 2021.
- http://www.scottishsporthistory.com/sports-history-news-and-blog/making-progress-on-a-scotland-whos-who-and-hitting-brick-walls Making progress on a Scotland Who's Who - and hitting brick walls
- https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/record-results?search_type=people&dl_cat=statutory&dl_rec=statutory-births&surname=Thomson&surname_so=exact&forename=Robert&forename_so=fuzzy&sex=M&from_year=1903&to_year=1905&county=STIRLING&record_type=stat_births Statutory registers - Births - Search results
- News: Robert Thomson.. Stadsarchief Amsterdam. 19 March 2020.
- A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players. John Litster. Scottish Football Historian magazine. October 2012.
- http://www.thestatcat.co.uk/Player.aspx?PlayerID=802 Bob Thomson
- https://www.11v11.com/players/bob-thomson-48282/ Bob Thomson
- http://toon1892.com/detail_player.php?id=754&pn=1&comp=1&cv=Division%201 Player profile: Robert Thomson
- News: Bob Thomson.. oncloudseven.com. 8 June 2020.
- https://prideofanglia.com/tmwmtt/details.php?player=Bob+Thomson Bob Thomson
- https://www.vintagefootballers.com/product/thomson-robert-image-2-sunderland-1927/ Thomson Robert Image 2 Sunderland 1927
- http://www.londonhearts.com/scotland/players/robertthomson.html Scotland player Robert Thomson
- http://www.londonhearts.com/SFL/players/robertthomson.html SFL player Robert Thomson
- Kaufman tijdelijk trainer bij Ajax, Nieuwsblad van het Noorden, 1952-12-11, p. 6
- Book: Mitchell, Andy . The men who made Scotland: The definitive Who's Who of Scottish Football Internationalists 1872-1939 . Amazon . 2021 . 9798513846642.
- News: Bob Thomson . Pride of Anglia . 28 November 2023.
- News: Saturday 2 April 1927, Scotland 1 - 2 England: BHC . England Football Online . 28 November 2023.
