Peter Thomson (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Peter David Thomson | ||
| Date of birth | 30 June 1977[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Bury, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 199?–1995 | Stand Athletic FC. | ||
| 1995–1997 | Bury | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1997 | Chorley | 7 | (3) |
| 1997–1999 | Lancaster City | 28 | (24) |
| 1999–2000 | NAC Breda | 5 | (0) |
| 2000–2002 | Luton Town | 11 | (2) |
| 2001 | →Rushden & Diamonds (loan) | 2 | (1) |
| 2002 | Morecambe | 3 | (1) |
| 2002–2003 | Southport | 28 | (15) |
| 2003–2005 | Lancaster City | 30 | (14) |
| 2005–2006 | Stafford Rangers | 25 | (10) |
| 2006–2007 | Altrincham | 7 | (1) |
| 2007 | Barrow | 3 | (1) |
| 2007 | FC United of Manchester | ||
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 02:20, 16 September 2007 (UTC). | |||
Peter David Thomson (born 30 June 1977 in Bury, England) was a professional footballer.
Career
Thomson began his career with Bury 1995. He joined Lancaster City on his release in the summer of 1997 and made an immediate impact in the Northern Premier League and his impressive scoring form of 24 goals in 28 appearances earned him a move to Dutch side NAC Breda for a five figure fee. He made five premier league team appearances for the Dutch side without scoring.
Thomson joined Luton Town in 2000. In two seasons at Kenilworth Road he made 11 League appearances, scoring 3 goals. Scoring twice against Stoke City in a memorable 3-1 away win. He also played two League games whilst on loan at Rushden & Diamonds, scoring once on his debut.
He had a brief spell with Morecambe, scoring against Dagenham & Redbridge on his home debut with an overhead kick. Thomson joined Southport in July 2002. He returned to Lancaster City in December 2003 and enjoyed further success with Stafford Rangers in the summer of 2005. After his debut in a July 2006 friendly at Cammell Laird, injury sidelined him for the rest of the friendlies and the first months of the season. Made his Reserve debut in October 2006 and his first start for the first team came at Halifax on New Year's Day 2007, where he scored but he was unable to command a regular place in the team and his contract was paid up at the end of March 2007.
He joined Barrow in June 2007 but was released in September having only played a handful of games. Thomson's last competitive game was for FC United of Manchester in the Northern Premier League First division North, he scored on his debut verus Ossett Albian during a match the rebels won 3-1. But only appeared in three more games before retiring from semi pro football.
References
- ↑ "Peter Thomson". ESPN. Retrieved October 23, 2013.
External links
- Peter Thomson career statistics at Soccerbase
- Peter Thomson career stats at LutonFC.com
- Peter Thomson career stats at BarrowAFC.com