Lawrie Thomson
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Lawrence James Thomson | ||
| Date of birth | August 26, 1936 | ||
| Place of birth | Menstrie, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 10 March 2006 (aged 69) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| ?–1955 | Bo'ness United | ||
| 1955–1960 | Partick Thistle | 16 | (1) |
| 1960–1960 | Carlisle United | 13 | (1) |
| 1960–1962 | St Johnstone | 17 | (4) |
| 1962–1963 | Alloa Athletic | 19 | (6) |
| 1963–1964 | Ashford Town | ||
| 1964–1968 | Margate | 90 | (26) |
| 1968–1968 | Folkestone | ||
| 1968–1969 | Hastings United | ||
| 1969–1972 | Canterbury City | ||
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Lawrence "Lawrie" James Thomson (born 26 August 1936 in Menstrie) is a Scottish former footballer who played as a Forward. He represented Scotland at Youth[1] level.
Lawrie began his senior career at Scottish Junior club Bo'ness United. In 1955 he joined Scottish League club Partick Thistle where he won a 1958 Scottish League Cup runners-up medal. Early in 1960 Lawrie moved to English League Carlisle United but returned to Scotland with St Johnstone at the start of the 1960-61 season. He subsequently moved to Alloa Athletic for the 1962-63 campaign.
Thereafter until his retirement from playing in 1972 Lawrie appeared for a series of English non-league Southern League teams:[1] Ashford Town; Margate; Folkestone; Hastings United and Canterbury City.
In 1977 he emigrated[1] to Toronto, Canada.
References
- 1 2 3 "Laurie (Lawrie) Thomson Profile". Jeff Trice's Margate History Website: margatefchistory.com. Retrieved January 3, 2014.
External links
- Lawrie Thomson, Neil Brown
- Lawrie (Laurie) Thomson, Jeff Trice Margate FC history