John Youngman Thomson (27 July 1896 – May 1980), sometimes known as Jack Thomson,
was a Scottish professional
footballer
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who made 97 appearances in the
Football League
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for
Brentford
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,
Bristol Rovers
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They play home matches at the Memorial Stadium in Horfield, they have been c ...
,
Plymouth Argyle
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,
Chesterfield
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,
Aberdare Athletic and
Coventry City
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as a
goalkeeper
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.
Personal life
Thomson was
brother-in-law
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to Bristol Rovers teammate
David Steele.
He served in the
Royal Navy
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during the
First World War
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.
Thomson later emigrated with this wife to the
United States
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and they lived in
Brooklyn
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, where he worked as a yardman.
He joined the
United States Army Reserve
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in December 1936 and served through the
Second World War
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.
At the time of his death in May 1980, Thomson was living in
Ossining, New York
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.
Honours
Nuneaton Town
* Nuneaton Charity Cup: 1929–30
Career statistics
References
1896 births
Footballers from Greenock
Scottish men's footballers
English Football League players
Men's association football goalkeepers
Brentford F.C. players
Bristol Rovers F.C. players
Alloa Athletic F.C. players
Partick Thistle F.C. players
Aberdare Town F.C. players
Southern Football League players
Plymouth Argyle F.C. players
Chesterfield F.C. players
Coventry City F.C. players
New York Nationals (ASL) players
Nuneaton Borough F.C. players
Scottish expatriate men's footballers
Expatriate soccer coaches in the United States
Benburb F.C. players
1980 deaths
Aberdare Athletic F.C. players
Scottish expatriate sportspeople in the United States
Scottish Football League players
Scottish football managers
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United States Army personnel of World War II