Charles Thomson (footballer, born 1910)

Charles Morgan Thomson (11 December 1910 – 8 May 1984)[2] was a Scottish footballer who played for Sunderland and Scotland as a right half.

Charles Thomson
Personal information
Full name Charles Morgan Thomson
Date of birth 11 December 1910
Place of birth Glasgow, Scotland
Date of death 8 May 1984(1984-05-08) (aged 73)
Position(s) Right half
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
– Pollok[1]
1931–1940 Sunderland  238 (7)
National team
1937 Scotland 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Club career

Thomson made his debut for Sunderland on 3 October 1931 in a 2–2 tie against the Blackburn Rovers at Roker Park.[3] His achievements while at Sunderland include winning the English Football League Championship in the 1935–36 season and the FA Cup in 1937.[4] He made 264 appearances and scored eight goals over his career at Sunderland.[3]

International career

He won his only international cap for Scotland against Czechoslovakia on 15 May 1937 in a 3–1 at Stadion Sparta-Letna.[5] He wasn't capped again for his country,[6] and retired in 1939 due to the outbreak of the Second World War.[4]

References
  1. John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  2. Dykes, Garth; Lamming, Doug (2000). All The Lads: A Complete Who's Who of Sunderand AFC. Sunderland AFC. p. 415. ISBN 1-899538-15-1.
  3. "Charlie M. Thomson". The Stat Cat. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
  4. "Charlie Thomson". A Love Supreme. Retrieved 1 August 2008.
  5. "Sat 15 May 1937 Czechoslovakia 1 Scotland 3". London Hearts. Retrieved 1 August 2008.
  6. "[Scotland player] Charles Thomson". London Hearts. Retrieved 1 August 2008.
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