David_Thomson_(footballer,_born_1892)

David Thomson (footballer, born 1892)

David Thomson (footballer, born 1892)

Scottish footballer

For other people with the same name, see David Thomson.

David Thomson (1892 – c. 1950) was a Scottish footballer who played as a left back for Dundee and Scotland.[1][2] He played in the 1925 Scottish Cup Final which Dundee lost to Celtic.[3]

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Known as 'Napper',[4] he received a benefit match against Aberdeen in 1926,[5] and is a posthumous inductee of the Dundee Hall of Fame since 2018.[6]

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References

  1. [1]
    (Smith 2013, p. 275)
  2. [2]
    John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  3. [3]
    Scottish Cup Final: Celtic Win Trophy For Eleventh Time, Glasgow Herald, 13 April 1925 (via The Celtic Wiki)
  4. [4]
    Played for Dundee and Dundee United – Jock Gilmour, Dundee FC, 28 July 2017
  5. [5]
    Aberdeen and Dundee Draw Benefit Match, Dundee Courier, 5 October 1926, via AFC Heritage Trust
  6. [6]
    2018 Hall of Fame inductees, Dundee FC, 15 February 2018
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