Andrew Thomson (Scottish footballer)

Andrew Thomson
Personal information
Full name Andrew Thomson[1]
Date of birth (1865-08-27)27 August 1865
Place of birth Barrhead, Scotland
Date of death 2 June 1936(1936-06-02) (aged 70)
Place of death Prestwick, Scotland
Position(s) Full-back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Levern F.C.
1882–1888 Arthurlie
1888–1894 Third Lanark 45 (2)
International career
1886–1889 Scotland 2 (0)
1893 Scottish League XI 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Andrew Thomson (27 August 1865 – 2 June 1936) was a Scottish footballer who played as a full-back. He earned two caps for Scotland in 1886 and 1889.[1]

Club career

During his career, Thomson played for Levern, Arthurlie and Third Lanark. He won the Scottish Cup with Third Lanark in 1889.[1]

International career

Thomson made his first appearance for Scotland on 20 March 1886, in a 7–2 away win against Ireland. He earned his second and final cap three years later, serving as team captain in a scoreless draw in Wrexham against Wales on 15 April 1889. In some sources, Thomson was mistakenly listed as two different players.[1][2][3] He was also selected to play for the Scottish Football League XI[4] and for Renfrewshire and Glasgow in challenge matches.[5]

Personal life

Thomson was born in Grahamston, Barrhead. Later in his life he moved to Pollokshields, where his gold medals were stolen from his home, before retiring to Prestwick, where he died on 2 June 1936 at the age of 70.[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Mitchell, Andy (7 June 2021). The men who made Scotland: The definitive Who's Who of Scottish Football Internationalists 1872–1939. pp. 200–201. ISBN 979-8513846642.
  2. ^ (Scotland player) Andrew Thomson [1], London Hearts Supporters Club. Retrieved 20 July 2021
  3. ^ (Scotland player) Andrew Thomson [2], London Hearts Supporters Club. Retrieved 20 July 2021
  4. ^ (SFL player) A Thomson, London Hearts Supporters Club. Retrieved 20 July 2021
  5. ^ John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)


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