William Thomson (Dumbarton footballer)

William Thomson (sometimes William Thompson) was a Scottish footballer of the 1890s.

William Thomson
Personal information
Full name William Thomson
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1889–1893 Dumbarton[1][2] 31 (8)
1893–1894 Aston Villa
1893–1894 Newton Heath[3]
1894–1898 Dumbarton 24 (3)
1898–1901 Clyde 25 (1)
National team
1892–1898 Scotland[4] 4 (1)
1894–1895 Scottish League XI 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career

Thomson played with Dumbarton (two spells), Aston Villa, Newton Heath and Clyde. He also played internationally for Scotland.

Honours

Dumbarton[5]
  • Scottish League: Champions 1890-1891;1891-1892
  • Scottish Cup: Runners Up 1896-1897
  • Dumbartonshire Cup: Winners 1890-1891;1891-1892;1892-1893
  • 4 caps for Scotland between 1892 and 1898, scoring one goal
  • 1 cap for the Scottish League in 1895
  • 2 representative caps for Dumbartonshire between 1892 and 1898
  • 1 international trial for Scotland in 1892

References

  1. Emms, Steve; Wells, Richard (2007). Scottish League Players' Records Division One 1890/91 to 1938/39. Beeston, Nottingham: Tony Brown. ISBN 978-1-899468-66-9.
  2. "William Thomson - Player Statistics (The Sons Archive - Dumbarton Football Club History)". www.sonsarchive.com. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
  3. "William Thompson - Manchester United Player Profile & Stats". www.mufcinfo.com. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
  4. Smith, Paul (2013). Scotland Who's Who. Pitch Publishing. ISBN 9781909178847.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  5. Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.


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