Tom_Carson_(footballer)
Tom Carson (footballer)
Scottish footballer and coach
Tom Carson (born 26 March 1959 in Alexandria, West Dunbartonshire) is a Scottish football player and coach.[2] Carson played as a goalkeeper for several clubs, including Dundee, Raith Rovers and Dumbarton. He later managed Dumbarton between 2000 and 2002.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1958-03-26) 26 March 1958 (age 66) | ||
| Place of birth | Alexandria, Scotland | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Vale of Leven | - | ||
| 1979–1984 | Dumbarton[1] | 149 | (0) |
| 1984–1991 | Dundee | 77 | (0) |
| 1986–1987 | → Hibernian (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 1987–1988 | → Partick Thistle (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 1987–1988 | → Queen of the South (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 1987–1988 | → Dunfermline (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 1987–1988 | → Ipswich Town (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 1987–1988 | → Dunfermline (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 1991–1992 | → Dumbarton (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 1992–1994 | Raith Rovers | 35 | (0) |
| Vale of Leven | |||
| 2002–2003 | Dumbarton | 0 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2000–2002 | Dumbarton | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Tom (or Tam, as he is sometimes known) was brought up in Alexandria, West Dunbartonshire, an area rich in footballing history. One of Tom's 3 brothers, Joe Carson, also played football professionally for Arbroath, Motherwell & Partick Thistle among others.
During his time at Dundee, Carson was sent out on loan 7 times, usually as cover for injuries. His spell at Queen of the South was in the era of the likes of George Cloy.
Carson took his first (and only to date) managerial position in October 2000, taking charge of Dumbarton. He led the team to promotion to the Scottish Second Division in the 2001/02 season, but left soon after. This was rumoured to be after a disagreement between Tom and the board about the amount of money needed to retain the club's new second division status.[3] He was succeeded by David Winnie.
In April 2002, Tom officially registered himself as a squad player to cover injuries but did not make any appearances.[4]
Tom has not returned to football since the end of the 2001/2 season but has often been rumoured as returning to the job whenever the position becomes available. He was also rumoured to be among the running for the vacant Elgin City job in 2003.[5]
includes all league, cup & friendly games
| Club | Nat. | Div. | From | To | Record | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | W | D | L | Win% | |||||
| Dumbarton |  |
Third | October 2000 | June 2002 | 72 | 34 | 13 | 25 | 47.2 |
- McAllister, Jim (2002). The Sons of the Rock - The Official History of Dumbarton Football Club. Dumbarton: J&J Robertson Printers.
- "Tom Carson". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
- The Scotsman Archived 24 May 2011 at the Wayback Machine
- Tom Carson at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database