James J. Thomson

{{short description|Scottish footballer}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2019}}

{{Use British English|date=April 2019}}

{{Infobox football biography

|name =James Thomson

|fullname =James John Thomson

| image = Queen's Park FC 1874 (2) (Thomson).jpg

|birth_date =25 December 1851

|birth_place=Annan, Scotland

|death_date ={{Death date and age|df=y|1915|07|23|1851|12|25}}

|death_place= London, England

|height =

|position = Half back

|years1= 1871–1874

|clubs1=Queen's Park

|caps1 =

|goals1=

|nationalyears1=1872–1874

|nationalteam1 =Scotland

|nationalcaps1 =3

|nationalgoals1=0

}}

James John Thomson (25 December 1851 – 23 July 1915) was a Scottish footballer who played in three international matches for Scotland.{{SFA Profile|id=112998}} Thomson appeared in the first official international football match, a goalless draw with England, and also took part in the fixture in the two subsequent years.[https://www.londonhearts.com/scotland/players/jamesj.thomson.html (Scotland player) James Thomson], London Hearts Supporters Club Like the majority of the earliest Scotland internationals, he played club football with Queen's Park, winning the inaugural edition of the Scottish Cup in 1874 as team captain,[http://www.qpfc.com/appearances/tu/thomsonjj.htm Name: Thomson, James John], QPFC.com before relocating to London on business shortly afterwards.{{cite book | last = Mitchell | first = Andy | url=https://www.scottishsporthistory.com/the-men-who-made-scotland.html |title = The men who made Scotland: The definitive Who's Who of Scottish Football Internationalists 1872-1939 | publisher = Amazon | year = 2021 | isbn=9798513846642}}