Kenny Thomson (born 9 November 1951) is a
Scottish former
footballer
A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby ...
, who played for
Dunfermline,
Alloa Athletic
Alloa Athletic Football Club is a Scottish association football semi-professional club based in the town of Alloa, Clackmannanshire.
Formed as Alloa in 1880, the football club shortly changed its name to Alloa Association, and then to Alloa Ath ...
,
St Johnstone and
Cowdenbeath
Cowdenbeath (; sco, Coudenbeith) is a town and burgh in west Fife, Scotland. It is north-east of Dunfermline and north of the capital, Edinburgh. The town grew up around the extensive coalfields of the area and became a police burgh in 189 ...
. He achieved one of the highest total of Scottish league appearances: 654, between 1970 and 1992.
Playing career
Thomson started playing at Townhill Boys Club
Thomson made his Dunfermline debut in August 1970 and despite being part of the team relegating from the first division in
1971-72 he played a part in Dunfermline coming straight back up in
1972-73. After the league restructuring and another relegation Thomson played a key role in the club's promotion in
1979
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and was presented with the Dunfermline Player of the Year award.
However, he was freed by new manager
Pat Stanton
Patrick Gordon Stanton (born 13 September 1944) is a Scottish former football player and manager.
Stanton played for Hibernian for most of his career, making nearly 400 league appearances. Late in his career, he had a short and successful sp ...
in 1982.
Thomson joined Alloa Athletic where he helped them achieve promotion in
1984-85 and later St Johnstone who were promoted to the
Premier Division in
1990
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.
See also
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List of footballers in Scotland by number of league appearances
The following is a list of footballers who have made at least 500 domestic league appearances in Scottish league football. This includes the appearances and goals of players, in the Scottish Professional Football League, or its predecessor competi ...
(500+)
References
External links
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1951 births
Scottish men's footballers
Scottish Football League players
Living people
Dunfermline Athletic F.C. players
Alloa Athletic F.C. players
St Johnstone F.C. players
Cowdenbeath F.C. players
Footballers from Dunfermline
Men's association football defenders