George Thomson (footballer, born 1936)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | George Matthewson Thomson[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 19 October 1936 | ||
| Place of birth | Edinburgh, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | July 2007 (aged 70)[1] | ||
| Place of death | Lancashire, England[1] | ||
| Playing position | Left back, wing half | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Edinburgh City | |||
| 1953–1957 | Heart of Midlothian | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1957–1960 | Heart of Midlothian | 117 | (14) |
| 1960–1963 | Everton | 73 | (1) |
| 1963–1968 | Brentford | 162 | (5) |
| Total | 352 | (20) | |
| National team | |||
| Scotland Schoolboys | |||
| Scotland U23 | |||
| 1959–1960 | Scottish League XI | 2 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
George Matthewson Thomson (19 October 1936 – July 2007) was a Scottish professional football left back who played for Heart of Midlothian, Everton and Brentford. He was capped by Scotland at schoolboy and U23 levels and made two appearances for the Scottish League XI.
Career
Heart of Midlothian
A left back, Thomson began his career with Edinburgh City and joined Scottish League Division A club Heart of Midlothian in April 1953.[2] He had to wait until February 1957 to make his debut, which came in a 1–1 Division One draw with Falkirk.[3] He went on to make six further appearances during the 1956–57 season and was thereafter a regular in the team until his departure in November 1960.[2] He was a fixture in Hearts' 1957–58 and 1959–60 Division One title-winning teams, featuring as an ever-present in the latter triumph.[2] He also played in both the 1958 and 1959 Scottish League Cup finals, winning on both occasions.[4][5] Thomson made 157 appearances and scored 17 goals during three and a half years as a first team player at Hearts.[2]
Everton
Thomson and Hearts teammate Alex Young moved south to join English Division One club Everton in an £55,000 deal in November 1960.[6][7] In Thomson's two-and-a-half seasons with the club, he failed to hold down a place in the side, but managed to make 20 appearances during the club's championship-winning season in 1962–63.[8][9] He made 77 appearances and scored one goal for the club before departing Goodison Park in late 1963.[8]
Brentford
Thomson joined newly promoted Division Three side Brentford late 1963, making his debut in the same match as his former Scotland Schoolboys teammate Chic Brodie.[10] He played on for four-and-a-half seasons (suffering relegation to Division Four in 1966) before retiring at the end of the 1967–68 season.[7]
International and representative career
Thomson represented Scotland at schoolboy and U23 level.[7] While with Hearts, he made two appearances for the Scottish League XI against the Irish League XI.[11]
Personal life
Thomson attended Craiglockhart Primary School, Tynecastle High School and Slateford School.[2] As a player he was nicknamed "007" because of his looks.[7]
Honours
- Scottish League Division One (2): 1957–58, 1959–60[2]
- Scottish League Cup (2): 1958–59, 1959–60[4][5]
- East of Scotland Shield (2): 1957–58, 1959–60[12][13]
References
- 1 2 3 Barry Hugman's Footballers - George Thomson
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "George Thomson - Hearts Career - from 23 Feb 1957 to 19 Nov 1960". www.londonhearts.com. Retrieved 2015-11-02.
- ↑ "1957-02-23 Sat Hearts 1 Falkirk 1". www.londonhearts.com. Retrieved 2015-11-02.
- 1 2 "1958-10-25 Sat Hearts 5 Partick Thistle 1". www.londonhearts.com. Retrieved 2015-11-02.
- 1 2 "1959-10-24 Sat Hearts 2 Third Lanark 1". www.londonhearts.com. Retrieved 2015-11-02.
- ↑ Prentice, David (23 November 2010). "Dave Prentice on the 50th anniversary of Golden Vision Alex Young signing for Everton FC". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
- 1 2 3 4 Haynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920-2006. Yore Publications. p. 160. ISBN 978-0955294914.
- 1 2 "George Thomson | Everton Football Club". www.evertonfc.com. Retrieved 2015-11-02.
- ↑ "Football Club History Database - Everton". fchd.info. Retrieved 2015-11-02.
- 1 2 Haynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920-2006. Yore Publications. p. 160. ISBN 978-0955294914.
- ↑ "George Thomson". www.londonhearts.com. London Hearts Supporters' Club. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
- ↑ "1958-11-24 Mon Hearts 3 Hibernian 0". www.londonhearts.com. Retrieved 2015-11-02.
- ↑ "1960-04-18 Mon Hearts 2 Hibernian 3". www.londonhearts.com. Retrieved 2015-11-02.