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]
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.