Name George Thomson Role Football player | Position Defender, Wing half | |
Full name George Matthewson Thomson Date of birth (1936-10-19) 19 October 1936 (age 79) Died Lancashire, United Kingdom | ||
Place of birth Edinburgh, Scotland Place of death Lancashire, England Date of death July 2007 (aged 70) Playing position | ||
George Matthewson Thomson (19 October 1936 – July 2007) was a Scottish professional association footballer. Thomson was a player of some versatility playing usually at left back or half back but also played occasionally at inside forward. Thomson played for Heart of Midlothian, Everton and Brentford. He was capped by Scotland at schoolboy and U23 levels and made two appearances for the Scottish League XI.
Contents
- Heart of Midlothian
- Everton
- Brentford
- International and representative career
- Personal life
- Honours
- References
Heart of Midlothian
Thomson began his career with Edinburgh City and joined Scottish League Division A club Heart of Midlothian in April 1953. He had to wait until February 1957 to make his debut, which came in a 1–1 Division One draw with Falkirk. He went on to make six further appearances during the 1956–57 season and was thereafter a regular in the team until his departure in November 1960. He was a fixture in Hearts' 1957–58 and 1959–60 Division One title-winning teams, featuring as an ever-present in the latter triumph. He also played in both the 1958 and 1959 Scottish League Cup finals, winning on both occasions. Thomson made 161 appearances and scored 17 goals during three-and-a-half years as a first team player at Hearts.
Everton
Thomson and Hearts teammate Alex Young moved south to join English Division One club Everton in an £55,000 deal in November 1960. In Thomson's two-and-a-half seasons with the club, he was unable to hold a regular place in the side, but managed to make 20 appearances during the club's championship-winning season in 1962–63. He made 77 appearances and scored one goal for the club before departing Goodison Park in late 1963.
Brentford
Thomson joined newly promoted Division Three side Brentford November 1963, making his debut in the same match as his former Scotland Schoolboys teammate Chic Brodie. He played on for four-and-a-half seasons (suffering relegation to Division Four in 1966) before retiring at the end of the 1967–68 season. Thomson made 179 appearances and scored five goals for Brentford.
International and representative career
Thomson represented Scotland at schoolboy and U23 level. While with Hearts, he made two appearances for the Scottish League XI against the Irish League XI.
Personal life
Thomson attended Craiglockhart Primary School, Tynecastle High School and Slateford School. As a player, he was nicknamed "007" because of his looks.
Honours
Everton