Sammy Thomson

Sammy Thomson
1889 sketch of Thomson
Personal information
Date of birth (1862-02-14)14 February 1862
Place of birth Lugar, East Ayrshire, Scotland
Date of death 23 December 1943(1943-12-23) (aged 81)
Position(s) Forward or Winger
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1882–1884 Lugar Boswell
1884–1885 Rangers
1888–1889 Preston North End 34 (10)
1890 Wolverhampton Wanderers 21 (9)
1891 Everton 3 (1)
1892 Accrington 19 (5)
Total 77 (25)
International career
1884 Scotland 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Samuel Thomson (14 February 1862 – 23 December 1943) was a Scottish footballer. A Scotland international, he was a member of the Preston North End side which became known as "The Invincibles".[1][2]

  1. ^ Douglas Lamming (1987). A Scottish Internationalists Who's Who 1872-1986. Hutton Press Ltd. ISBN 0-907033-47-4.
  2. ^ "English National Football Archive". Retrieved 14 April 2018. (registration & fee required)