William_Thomson_(Dundee_footballer)

William Thomson (Dundee footballer)

William Thomson (Dundee footballer)

Scottish footballer


William Thomson (29 April 1874 – 12 December 1917) was a Scottish footballer who played as a right winger.

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Career

Born in Dundee, Thomson played club football in the Scottish Football League for Dundee,[3][4] and in the English Football League for Bolton Wanderers.[5] He made one appearance for Scotland in 1896.[6][2]

He died in an accident while working as a shipyard engineer during World War I.[2]


References

  1. William Thomson at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
  2. Mitchell, Andy (2021). The men who made Scotland: The definitive Who's Who of Scottish Football Internationalists 1872-1939. Amazon. ISBN 9798513846642.
  3. John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  4. "Bill Thomson | Player Statistics | Dundee (Dee Archive)". deearchive.co.uk. Retrieved 19 November 2022.
  5. Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. SoccerData. ISBN 1-899468-67-6.
  6. Paul Smith (2013). Scotland Who's Who: International Players 1872–2013. Pitch Publishing. p. 276.



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