Jason Thomson (born 26 July 1987) is a
Scottish professional
footballer
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who plays for
Kelty Hearts. Thomson is a
right-back
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Centre-backs are usually positioned in pairs, with one full-back on either s ...
and has previously played for
Heart of Midlothian,
Livingston,
Dunfermline and
Raith Rovers
Raith Rovers Football Club is a Scottish professional football club based in the town of Kirkcaldy, Fife. The club was founded in 1883 and currently competes in the Scottish Championship as a member of the Scottish Professional Football Leagu ...
.
Career
Youth career
A
Hearts supporter
Edinburgh
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-born Thomson began his career playing for Loanhead Boys Club before joining Hearts Youth Academy, signing a professional contract with the club in July 2003. He was selected for the
Lothian Schools XI in 2002 while a pupil at Beeslack High School (
Penicuik
Penicuik ( ; sco, Penicuik; gd, Peighinn na Cuthaig) is a town and former Police burgh, burgh in Midlothian, Scotland, lying on the west bank of the River Esk, Lothian, River North Esk. It lies on the A701 road, A701 midway between Edinburgh a ...
), along with other Hearts youngsters
John Armstrong,
David Gray and
Andrew Driver
Andrew David Driver (born 20 November 1987) is a former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He has represented Scotland at schoolboy level and England, where he was born, for the under-21 side.
Club career Hearts
Driver was bor ...
.
Hearts
Thomson earned an unexpectedly early debut in March 2005, when a flu epidemic at
Tynecastle forced Hearts' head coach
John Robertson into naming a plethora of youngsters in his first team squad against
Inverness Caledonian Thistle
Inverness Caledonian Thistle Football Club, commonly known as Caley Thistle, is a professional football club based in Inverness, Scotland. The team currently competes in the Scottish Championship, the second tier of the Scottish Professional ...
. Thomson started and impressed against the Highland side, and was rewarded with two further first team appearances that season.
It was a different story in
2005–06 however, as a wave of new signings and Hearts' impressive form ensured Thomson spent the entire season playing reserve and under-19 football. In search of further playing time, Thomson was reunited with John Robertson, by then
Livingston manager, for the
2006–07 season.
Under
Stephen Frail towards the end of the
2007–08 season Thomson played the final five games of the season. This meant upon
Csaba László's arrival he was a part of the first team squad. He went on to start the season at right back in
Robbie Neilson's absence and played a squad part for much of the season covering when either Neilson or
Lee Wallace
Lee Wallace (born 1 August 1987) is a Scottish former professional footballer. He represented the Scotland national team with 10 caps.
Wallace started his career Heart of Midlothian, making his debut in 2005 at age seventeen, and joined Ran ...
were out. He signed a new three-year deal in April 2009. Thomson returned to the first team with a start against local rivals
Hibs on 7 November 2009, replacing
Craig Thomson in the starting line up and was voted the match sponsors man of the match in a very impressive display.
First team appearances remained limited during
season 2010–11 and at the start of the
2011–12 season he was loaned out to Dunfermline. During this time he was advised that he would be free to find a new club in January or at the end of the season. On his return he failed to make a further appearance and in March was sent on loan again to
Raith Rovers
Raith Rovers Football Club is a Scottish professional football club based in the town of Kirkcaldy, Fife. The club was founded in 1883 and currently competes in the Scottish Championship as a member of the Scottish Professional Football Leagu ...
.
Livingston (loan)
In July 2006, Thomson joined
Livingston on a season-long loan. He made his debut on 5 August, in a 2–0 win over
Queen of the South. In all he made 21 appearances in all competitions.
Dunfermline (loan)
On 7 July 2011, Thomson Joined
Dunfermline on a six-month loan deal. He made his debut on the opening day of the season against
St Mirren at
East End Park
East End Park, currently named KDM Group East End Park for sponsorship purposes, is a football stadium situated in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland with a seating capacity of .
The stadium plays host to the home matches of Scottish Championship ...
and scored his first goal for the club against
Kilmarnock on 10 September. He had played every game for the club until Dunfermline played parent club Hearts and he was unable to play due to a gentlemans agreement. Thomson admitted he would be happy to make his loan deal permanent as he was delighted to be playing regular first team football. At the start of November Thomson suffered a groin injury. It had been suspected he had played his last game for the club with his loan deal expiring at the start of January, however he returned from injury in Dunfermline's game against
St Johnstone on Christmas Eve. Despite wanting to stay, on 29 December Dunfermline revealed they had not extended his loan spell and he returned to Hearts.
Raith Rovers
On 2 March 2012, Thomson joined
Scottish First Division
The Scottish Football League First Division was the second tier in the Scottish football league system between 1975 and 2013.
History
The First Division was introduced in 1975–76 to replace the old Scottish Football League Division Two, as ...
side
Raith Rovers
Raith Rovers Football Club is a Scottish professional football club based in the town of Kirkcaldy, Fife. The club was founded in 1883 and currently competes in the Scottish Championship as a member of the Scottish Professional Football Leagu ...
on loan until the end of the season. He made his debut the following day, playing the full match in a 5–0 win over
Greenock Morton
Greenock Morton Football Club is a Scottish professional football club, which plays in the Scottish Championship. The club was founded as Morton Football Club in 1874, making it one of the oldest senior Scottish clubs. Morton was renamed Green ...
. Thomson moved to Raith on a permanent basis at the end of the season.
On 6 April 2014, Thomson captained Raith Rovers as they defeated
Rangers 1–0 at
Easter Road
Easter Road is a association football, football stadium located in the Leith area of Edinburgh, Scotland, which is the home ground of Scottish Premiership club Hibernian F.C., Hibernian (Hibs). The stadium currently has an all-seated capacity ...
to win the
Scottish Challenge Cup. At the end of the
2017–18 season he left Raith Rovers.
Arbroath
In May 2018, Thomson signed for
Scottish League One
The Scottish League One, known as cinch League One for sponsorship reasons, is the third tier of the Scottish Professional Football League, the league competition for men's professional football clubs in Scotland. The Scottish League One was ...
club
Arbroath. In his first season at Arbroath, the club won the League One title, and ahead of the new season in the
Scottish Championship
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, Thomson signed a new contract until the end of the 2020–21 season.
Kelty Hearts
Thomson signed for
Kelty Hearts in September 2022.
Career statistics
Notes
External links
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Appearancesat londonhearts.com
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1987 births
Living people
Footballers from Edinburgh
Scottish men's footballers
Heart of Midlothian F.C. players
Livingston F.C. players
Dunfermline Athletic F.C. players
Raith Rovers F.C. players
Scottish Premier League players
Scottish Football League players
Men's association football defenders
Scottish Professional Football League players
Arbroath F.C. players
Kelty Hearts F.C. players