Charlie Thomson

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Charlie Thomson
Personal information
Date of birth	March 2, 1930 (1930-03-02) (age 78)
Place of birth	Perth, Scotland
Playing position	Goalkeeper
Senior clubs1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1949–1952 1952–1957 1957–1961	Clyde Chelsea Nottingham Forest	00? (?) 046 (0) 121 (0)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. * Appearances (Goals)

Charlie 'Chic' Thomson (born 2 March 1930 in Perth, Scotland) is a retired Scottish football goalkeeper who played for Clyde, Chelsea and Nottingham Forest.

Thomson began his career with Clyde, and one of his first appearances for the club came in the Scottish Cup against Rangers at Hampden Park, though his side lost 4–1. He stayed with the club until October 1952, when he became one of the first signings of new Chelsea manager, Ted Drake. Thomson was a member of Chelsea's 1954–55 league title-winning side, playing in the final 16 games of the run-in, including the title decider against Chelsea's main rivals, Wolverhampton Wanderers, during which he made a crucial last-minute save to secure a 1–0 win.

However, he struggled to retain his position as first-choice goalkeeper at Chelsea, losing out to Bill Robertson, and signed for Nottingham Forest in 1957 having made 59 appearances for Chelsea. Two years later, he was a member of Forest's FA Cup-winning team, helping preserve their 2–1 lead over Luton Town in the final minutes at Wembley. He remained at Forest until 1961, making 136 appearances, and joined lower league side, Valley Sports, where he ended his career. He continues to live in Nottingham.