William Thomson (Dundee footballer)
{{short description|Scottish footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2017}}
{{Use British English|date=January 2017}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = William Thomson
| image =
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| fullname = William Thomson{{ENFA}}
| birth_place = Dundee, Scotland
| death_date = {{death date and age|df=y|1917|12|12|1874|04|29}}
| death_place = Greenock, Scotland
| height =
| position = Right winger
| youthyears1 = 1891–1892
| youthclubs1 = Clydemore
| years1 = 1892–1893
| clubs1 = Dundee Our Boys
| caps1 =
| goals1 =
| years3 = 1893–1896
| clubs3 = Dundee
| caps3 = 50
| goals3 = 9
| years4 = 1896–1899
| clubs4 = Bolton Wanderers
| caps4 = 45
| goals4 = 5
| years5 = 1899
| clubs5 = Victoria United
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| goals5 =
| years6 = 1899–1900
| clubs6 = Bristol City
| caps6 =
| goals6 =
| totalcaps = 95
| totalgoals = 14
| nationalyears1 = 1896
| nationalteam1 = Scotland
| nationalcaps1 = 1
| nationalgoals1 = 0
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William Thomson (29 April 1874 – 12 December 1917) was a Scottish footballer who played as a right winger.
Career
Born in Dundee, Thomson played club football in the Scottish Football League for Dundee,{{cite journal|title=A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players|author=John Litster|publisher=Scottish Football Historian magazine|date=October 2012}}{{Cite web |title=Bill Thomson {{!}} Player Statistics {{!}} Dundee (Dee Archive) |url=https://deearchive.co.uk/player.php?id=26 |access-date=2022-11-19 |website=deearchive.co.uk |language=en}} and in the English Football League for Bolton Wanderers.{{cite book|last=Joyce|first=Michael|title=Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939|date=2004|publisher=SoccerData|isbn=1-899468-67-6}} He made one appearance for Scotland in 1896.{{cite book|title=Scotland Who's Who: International Players 1872–2013|author=Paul Smith|publisher=Pitch Publishing|year=2013|page=276}}{{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}}
He died in an accident while working as a shipyard engineer during World War I.
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Category:Scottish men's footballers
Category:Scottish Football League players
Category:English Football League players
Category:Scotland men's international footballers
Category:Dundee Our Boys F.C. players
Category:Victoria United F.C. (Scotland) players
Category:Bolton Wanderers F.C. players
Category:Bristol City F.C. players
Category:Men's association football outside forwards
Category:Footballers from Dundee
Category:Accidental deaths in Scotland
Category:Industrial accident deaths
Category:19th-century Scottish sportsmen
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