Jimmy Thomson (10 April 1937 – 4 August 2012) was a Scottish

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player and manager. He played for St Mirren, Dunfermline Athletic and Raith Rovers, and then managed

Scottish Football League The Scottish Football League (SFL) was a league featuring professional and semi-professional football clubs mostly from Scotland.One club, Berwick Rangers, is based in the town of Berwick-upon-Tweed, which is located approximately 4 km south ...

clubs Berwick Rangers and Raith Rovers. Thomson was one of four Raith managers in the space of fourteen months following Jimmy Nicholl's move to Millwall in 1996.Nicholl rejects Raith's offer
'' The Independent'', 15 April 1997. Thomson also served Raith's Fife rivals Dunfermline Athletic as caretaker manager in two different spells.Jimmy Thomson (Caretaker Manager)
''Pars Database''.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Thomson, Jimmy Scottish footballers Association football wing halves Scottish Football League players St Mirren F.C. players Dunfermline Athletic F.C. players Raith Rovers F.C. players Scottish football managers Berwick Rangers F.C. managers Dunfermline Athletic F.C. managers Raith Rovers F.C. managers 1937 births 2012 deaths Scottish Football League managers