Steven Thomson
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Steven John Thomson[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 23 January 1978 | ||
| Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | ||
| Playing position | Central Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Dover Athletic | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1994–2003 | Crystal Palace | 105 | (1) |
| 2003–2005 | Peterborough United | 66 | (3) |
| 2005–2008 | Falkirk | 72 | (4) |
| 2008 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 37 | (0) |
| 2009–2012 | St. Mirren | 88 | (10) |
| 2012- | Dover Athletic | 12 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 06:37, 20 November 2012. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Steven John Thomson (born 23 January 1978) is a Scottish footballer who plays for Conference South side Dover Athletic.
Club career
Thomson, a midfielder, previously played for English clubs Crystal Palace, Peterborough United, Brighton & Hove Albion and Scottish team Falkirk where he later became the club captain.[citation needed]
Thomson scored four goals during his spell at Palace. His first strike came against Leicester City in the League Cup in September 1999.[2] The following season, Palace drew Leicester in the League Cup again, and this time Palace emerged victorious 3-0 against the Premier League side and League Cup holders. Thomson will be especially remembered by Crystal Palace fans for the stunning strike he scored in this game.[3] Later that season he scored against Sunderland in the FA Cup[4] before finally scoring his first and only league goal for Palace against Wolverhampton Wanderers in September 2002.[5]
He joined Brighton & Hove Albion on 14 January 2008,[6] making his debut in the 1–1 draw with Huddersfield Town.[citation needed] Thomson left Brighton a year later for 'family reasons' and moved back to Scotland, signing a two-and-a-half year contract with SPL side St. Mirren.[7]
Steven scored his first goal for St. Mirren in the 2–0 away win against Motherwell in April 2009.[8] Thomson scored two goals as St Mirren thrashed Celtic 4–0 on 24 March 2010.[9]
At the close of the 2011-12 season Thomson and his family moved south and relocated to Essex to concentrate on a career away from full-time football. He linked up with former Brighton team mate Nicky Forster now manager of Dover Athletic during pre season and signed for the club.
References
- ↑ Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2009). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2009–10. Mainstream Publishing. p. 407. ISBN 978-1-84596-474-0.
- ↑ "Leicester 4 Crystal Palace 2 (Agg: 7-5)". Sporting Life. 2 September 1999. Retrieved 10 October 2012.
- ↑ "Leicester 0-3 Crystal Palace". BBC Sport. 1 November 2000. Retrieved 6 January 2010.
- ↑ "Phillips spoils Palace coup". BBC. 17 January 2001. Retrieved 10 October 2012.
- ↑ "C Palace 4-2 Wolves". BBC. 14 September 2002. Retrieved 10 October 2012.
- ↑ "Brighton sign Falkirk star". BBC Sport. 14 January 2008.
- ↑ "Buddies to bag Brighton's Thomson". BBC Sport. 30 December 2008.
- ↑ Moffat, Colin (18 April 2009). "Motherwell 0–2 St Mirren". BBC Sport. Retrieved 10 February 2011.
- ↑ Conaghan, Martin (24 March 2010). "St Mirren 4 - 0 Celtic". BBC Sport. Retrieved 10 February 2011.
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