Daniel Thomson (10 August 1891, in
Dundee – ?) was a Scottish professional footballer.
Thomson began his career with
Aberdeen
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before moving on to
St Johnstone from where he joined
Bristol City
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in the 1925–26 season. He spent the following season with
Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic before joining
Torquay United
Torquay United Football Club is a professional football club based in Torquay, Devon, England. The team currently compete in the , the fifth tier of English football. They have played their home matches at Plainmoor since 1921 and are nicknamed ...
in 1927. He played in United's first match in the Football League, a 1–1 draw with local rivals
Exeter City
Exeter City Football Club is a professional association football club based in Exeter, Devon, England. The team play in , the third tier of the English football league system. Known as "the Grecians", the origin of their nickname is subject to ...
at
Plainmoor
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on 27 August 1927. He played in the next eight games for Torquay before losing his place to
Jack Pattison. Thomson played only two further league games before joining
Walsall
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Walsall is th ...
in 1928.
1891 births
Footballers from Dundee
Scottish footballers
Aberdeen F.C. players
St Johnstone F.C. players
Bristol City F.C. players
AFC Bournemouth players
Torquay United F.C. players
Walsall F.C. players
Year of death missing
Scottish Football League players
Association football wingers
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