Charles Morgan Thomson (11 December 1910 – 8 May 1984) was a

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who played for

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and

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as a

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Club career

Thomson made his debut for Sunderland on 3 October 1931 in a 2–2 tie against the

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. His achievements while at Sunderland include winning the English

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Championship in the 1935–36 season, the

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and the

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. He made 264 appearances and scored eight goals over his career at Sunderland.

International career

He won his only international cap for

against

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on 15 May 1937 in a 3–1 win at Stadion Sparta-Letna. He wasn't capped again for his country, and retired in 1939 due to the outbreak of the Second World War.

References

1910 births Scottish men's footballers Scotland men's international footballers Sunderland A.F.C. players 1984 deaths English Football League players Footballers from Glasgow Men's association football wing halves Pollok F.C. players Scottish Junior Football Association players 20th-century Scottish sportsmen {{Scotland-footy-defender-1910s-stub