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Charles Thomson (footballer, born 1910)

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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)
International career
1937 Scotland 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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

Club career

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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, the 1936 FA Charity Shield[4] and the FA Cup in 1937.[5] He made 264 appearances and scored eight goals over his career at Sunderland.[3]

International career

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He won his only international cap for Scotland against Czechoslovakia on 15 May 1937 in a 3–1 win at Stadion Sparta-Letna.[6] He wasn't capped again for his country,[7] and retired in 1939 due to the outbreak of the Second World War.[5]

References

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  1. ^ John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine. {{cite journal}}: 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. ^ a b "Charlie M. Thomson". The Stat Cat. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
  4. ^ "1936/37 F.A. Charity Shield". footballsite.co.uk. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
  5. ^ a b "Charlie Thomson". A Love Supreme. Archived from the original on 10 February 2012. Retrieved 1 August 2008.
  6. ^ "Sat 15 May 1937 Czechoslovakia 1 Scotland 3". London Hearts. Retrieved 1 August 2008.
  7. ^ "[Scotland player] Charles Thomson". London Hearts. Retrieved 1 August 2008.