David Thomson (1892 – c. 1950) was a Scottish

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who played as a

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for

Dundee Dundee (; sco, Dundee; gd, Dùn Dè or ) is Scotland's fourth-largest city and the 51st-most-populous built-up area in the United Kingdom. The mid-year population estimate for 2016 was , giving Dundee a population density of 2,478/km2 or ...

and

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. He played in the

1925 Scottish Cup Final The 1925 Scottish Cup Final was the 47th final of the Scottish Cup. The match took place at Hampden Park in Glasgow on 11 April 1925. The match was contested by Celtic and Dundee, with Celtic winning 2–1 for their eleventh success in the tourna ...

which Dundee lost to

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. Known as 'Napper',Played for Dundee and Dundee United – Jock Gilmour
Dundee FC, 28 July 2017 he received a benefit match against

Aberdeen Aberdeen (; sco, Aiberdeen ; gd, Obar Dheathain ; la, Aberdonia) is a city in North East Scotland, and is the third most populous city in the country. Aberdeen is one of Scotland's 32 local government council areas (as Aberdeen City), and ...

in 1926, and is a posthumous inductee of the Dundee Hall of Fame since 2018.2018 Hall of Fame inductees
Dundee FC, 15 February 2018

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1892 births Date of birth missing Footballers from Dundee Year of death uncertain Scottish men's footballers Scotland men's international footballers Dundee F.C. players Scottish Football League players Scottish Football League representative players Men's association football fullbacks {{Scotland-footy-defender-1890s-stub

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