George Thomson
Personal information
Place of birth Scotland
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[1]
Position(s) Left half
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
– St Roch's
1932–1946 Aberdeen 213 (16)
1946 Dunfermline Athletic 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

George Thomson was a Scottish footballer who played as a left half, mainly for Aberdeen, where he featured prominently between 1933 and the outbreak of World War II in 1939.

His most notable achievement was appearing in the 1937 Scottish Cup Final which Aberdeen lost 2–1 to Celtic;[2] the Dons were also runners-up in the 1936–37 Scottish Division One table behind Rangers, having been third behind the Old Firm teams the previous season – Thomson missed only six matches across those two campaigns.[1] After playing for several teams during the war (winning the Southern League, Glasgow Cup and Southern League Cup with Rangers in the 1941–42 season),[3] he formally joined Dunfermline Athletic in early 1946, but was released prior to the resumption of official competitions.[4]

Career statistics

Club Season League Scottish Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Aberdeen[1] 1932-33 Scottish Division One 3 0 0 0 3 0
1933-34 33 2 4 1 37 3
1934-35 36 2 7 1 43 3
1935-36 34 6 5 2 39 8
1936-37 36 0 5 0 41 0
1937-38 33 2 4 0 37 2
1938-39 38 4 6 0 44 4
1939-40 5* 0 0 0 5* 0
1940-41 Competitive Football

Cancelled Due to WW2

1941-42
1942-43
1943-44
1944-45
Total 213 16 31 4 244 20

*Games played before league season was suspended - not counted in official records

References

  1. 1 2 3 George Thomson, AFC Heritage Trust
  2. ↑ "Celtic 2–1 Aberdeen, Scottish Cup Final (contemporary newspaper scans)". 24 April 1937. Retrieved 7 August 2020 – via The Celtic Wiki.
  3. ↑ (Rangers player) Thomson, George R., FitbaStats
  4. ↑ 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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