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.
| 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 | |||
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 edit
| 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 edit
- ^ a b c George Thomson, AFC Heritage Trust
- ^ "Celtic 2–1 Aberdeen, Scottish Cup Final (contemporary newspaper scans)". 24 April 1937. Retrieved 7 August 2020 – via The Celtic Wiki.
- ^ (Rangers player) Thomson, George R., FitbaStats
- ^ John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine.
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