Personal information | |||
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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] | ||
Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) [3] | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Youth career | |||
Caledonian Juniors | |||
–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 | |||
1928–1929 | New York Nationals | 0 | (0) |
1929 | Nuneaton Town | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
John Youngman Thomson (27 July 1896 – May 1980), sometimes known as Jack Thomson, [4] was a Scottish professional footballer who made 97 appearances in the Football League for Brentford, Bristol Rovers, Plymouth Argyle, Chesterfield, Aberdare Athletic and Coventry City as a goalkeeper. [1] [5] [6]
Thomson was brother-in-law to Bristol Rovers teammate David Steele. [3] He served in the Royal Navy during the First World War. [3] Thomson later emigrated with this wife to the United States and they lived in Brooklyn, where he worked as a yardman. [3] He joined the United States Army Reserve in December 1936 and served through the Second World War. [3] At the time of his death in May 1980, Thomson was living in Ossining, New York. [3]
Nuneaton Town
Club | Season | League | National Cup | Other | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Bristol Rovers | 1921–22 [3] | Third Division South | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | |
Alloa Athletic | 1922–23 [7] | Scottish First Division | 35 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 36 | 0 | |
Partick Thistle | 1923–24 [7] | Scottish First Division | 28 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 33 | 0 | |
Brentford | 1925–26 [8] | Third Division South | 40 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 42 | 0 | |
Plymouth Argyle | 1926–27 [9] | Third Division South | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | |
Chesterfield | 1927–28 [10] | Third Division North | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 23 | 0 | |
Coventry City | 1927–28 [11] | Third Division South | 3 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||
Nuneaton Town | 1928–29 [4] | Birmingham Combination | 1 | 0 | — | 1 [a] | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
Career Total | 141 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 152 | 0 |