John Thomson (footballer, born 1896)

John Youngman Thomson (27 July 1896 – May 1980), sometimes known as Jack Thomson,[3] was a Scottish professional football goalkeeper who made 97 appearances in the Football League for Brentford, Bristol Rovers, Plymouth Argyle, Chesterfield, Aberdare Athletic and Coventry City.[1][4][5]

John Thomson
Thomson while with Brentford in 1925.
Personal information
Full name John Youngman Thomson[1]
Date of birth 27 July 1896
Place of birth Greenock, Scotland
Date of death May 1980 (aged 83)[2]
Place of death Westchester County, New York, United States[2]
Playing position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
Caledonian Juniors
0000–1921 Benburb
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1921–1922 Bristol Rovers 5 (0)
1922 Aberaman Athletic
1922–1923 Alloa Athletic 35 (0)
1923–1925 Partick Thistle 28 (0)
1924–1925 Aberdare Athletic 20 (0)
1925–1926 Brentford 40 (0)
1926–1927 Plymouth Argyle 7 (0)
1927–1928 Chesterfield 22 (0)
1928 Coventry City 3 (0)
Aberdare Athletic
New York Nationals 0 (0)
1929 Nuneaton Town 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Honours

Nuneaton Town

  • Nuneaton Charity Cup: 1929–30[3]

Career statistics
Club Season League League National Cup Other Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Alloa Athletic 1922–23[6] Scottish First Division 35 0 1 0 — 36 0
Partick Thistle 1923–24[6] Scottish First Division 28 0 5 0 — 33 0
Brentford 1925–26[7] Third Division South 40 0 2 0 — 42 0
Plymouth Argyle 1926–27[8] Third Division South 7 0 0 0 — 7 0
Chesterfield 1927–28[9] Third Division North 22 0 1 0 — 23 0
Coventry City 1927–28[10] Third Division South 3 0 — — 3 0
Nuneaton Town 1928–29[3] Birmingham Combination 1 0 — 1[lower-alpha 1] 0 2 0
Career Total 136 0 9 0 1 0 146 0
  1. Appearance in Nuneaton Charity Cup.

References
  1. Haynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920–2006. Harefield: Yore Publications. p. 160. ISBN 978-0955294914.
  2. "Chesterfield FC: Player-based information – 1921–2016". Retrieved 29 October 2017.
  3. "Nuneaton Town 1919–1937 Part 2" (PDF). pp. 3–4. Retrieved 2 October 2016.
  4. "Chesterfield FC: Goalkeepers' records in the Football League" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 October 2016.
  5. Jose, Colin (25 June 1998). The American Soccer League: The Golden Years of American Soccer 1921–1931. Scarecrow Press. p. 455. ISBN 9781461716129.
  6. Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
  7. White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. p. 368. ISBN 0951526200.
  8. Scallan, Trevor. "GoS-DB Players". www.greensonscreen.co.uk. Retrieved 18 December 2016.
  9. "Chesterfield FC line-ups, 1919 to date: 1927–28". Retrieved 18 December 2016.
  10. "John Thomson". 11v11.com. Retrieved 14 June 2015.


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