Dave Thomson (footballer, born 1938)
Scottish footballer
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Dave Thomson (2 February 1938 – 28 January 2016) was a Scottish professional footballer.
Full name
David Laing Thomson[1]
Date of birth
2 February 1938
Place of birth
Falkirk, Scotland
Date of death
28 January 2016 (aged 77)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | David Laing Thomson[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 2 February 1938 | ||
| Place of birth | Falkirk, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 28 January 2016 (aged 77) | ||
| Place of death | Falkirk, Scotland | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Bo'ness United | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1959–1961 | Dunfermline Athletic | 8 | (4) |
| 1961–1963 | Leicester City | 1 | (1) |
| 1963–1964 | Queen of the South | 10 | (3) |
| 1964–1967 | Linlithgow Rose | ||
| 1967 | → East Stirlingshire (trialist) | 2 | (0) |
| 1967–1968 | Berwick Rangers | 6 | (4) |
| Linlithgow Rose | |||
| Total | 27 | (12) | |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Thomson was part of the Dunfermline Athletic team that won the 1960–61 Scottish Cup, scoring the opening goal with a header[2] in the 67th minute.
Thomson died on 28 January 2016 at the age of 77.[3]