Robert Thomson (footballer, born 1993)

Robert Thomson
Personal information
Date of birth (1993-05-28) 28 May 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth Paisley, Scotland
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)[1]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Gartcairn Juniors
Youth career
2004–2012 Dundee United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2013 Dundee United 2 (0)
2012 → Alloa Athletic (loan) 14 (4)
2013 Dunfermline Athletic 9 (1)
2014–2016 Brechin City 80 (29)
2016–2017 Dumbarton 36 (11)
2017–2019 Greenock Morton 38 (4)
2019–2021 Alloa Athletic 39 (4)
2021–2022 Stenhousemuir 25 (4)
2022–2024 Stirling Albion 47 (10)
2024 East Kilbride 10 (6)
2024– Gartcairn Juniors
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 August 2024

Robert Thomson (born 28 May 1993) is a Scottish footballer who plays as a forward for West of Scotland League Premier Division club Gartcairn Juniors. He has previously played for Dundee United, Alloa Athletic, Dunfermline Athletic, Brechin City, Dumbarton, Greenock Morton, Stenhousemuir, Stirling Albion and East Kilbride.

Career

Dundee United

Born in Paisley, Thomson spent the majority of his youth career as an academy player with Scottish Premier League side Dundee United.[2] After spending time on loan at Alloa in 2012–13, Thomson returned to Dundee United and made his official first-team debut in the Scottish Premier League on 9 March 2013, against St Mirren coming on as a substitute in the 68th minute for Rory Boulding as Dundee United drew the match 0–0.[3]

Alloa Athletic loan

On 11 August 2012, it was officially confirmed that Thomson had signed with Scottish Second Division side Alloa Athletic on loan till 1 January 2013.[4] Thomson then made his debut for Alloa Athletic that same day, in a 1–1 draw against East Fife as a substitute for Mark Docherty.[5] In the following game, on 18 August 2012, he scored the first professional goals of his career, with a brace against Albion Rovers in the 79th and 83rd minutes of the match to give Alloa Athletic a 3–0 away victory.[6] Thomson then scored two further goals for Alloa, on 1 September 2012 in a 3–1 win against Brechin City[7] and then on 15 December 2012, against Stranraer in a 3–2 defeat.[8]

Dunfermline Athletic

On 30 August 2013, Thomson signed for Dunfermline Athletic on a contract running until the end of December 2013.[9] He made his debut the following day in a 3–1 win against Stranraer.[10] On 14 September 2013, he scored what turned out to be his only goal for Dunfermline in a 1–1 draw against Brechin City.[11]

Brechin City

On 27 January 2014, Thomson signed for Brechin City until the end of the season.[12] He scored 15 goals in the 2015–16 season and won the Scottish League One Player of the Month for April[13] a month in which he scored his first senior hat-trick in a 5–1 victory over Peterhead.

Dumbarton

In May 2016, Thomson signed for Scottish Championship club Dumbarton.[14] He scored his first goal for the club in a 3–3 draw with Peterhead in July 2016.[15] He scored the Sons 500th goal at the Cheaper Insurance Direct Stadium in March 2017, with the first of a double against Raith Rovers in a 4–0 victory.[16]

Greenock Morton

After impressing Greenock Morton manager Jim Duffy with displays against his side, Thomson signed a pre-contract agreement for a two-year deal with the Cappielow club on 9 February 2017, with the move taking place during the summer of 2017.[17]

Alloa Athletic

On 18 June 2019, Thomson rejoined Alloa Athletic on a permanent basis.[18]

Stenhousemuir

In May 2021, Thomson signed for League Two club Stenhousemuir.[19]

Stirling Albion

In May 2022, Thomson signed for Scottish League Two side Stirling Albion.[20]

Career statistics

As of match played 30 April 2022[21]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Scottish Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Dundee United 2012–13[22] Scottish Premier League 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Alloa Athletic (loan) 2012–13[23] Scottish Second Division 14 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 15 4
Dunfermline Athletic 2013–14[24] Scottish League One 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 1
Brechin City 2013–14[24] Scottish League One 14 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 7
2014–15[25] 34 7 4 0 1 0 4[a] 1 43 8
2015–16[26] 32 15 1 0 1 0 1[b] 0 35 15
Total 80 29 5 0 2 0 5 1 92 30
Dumbarton 2016–17[27] Scottish Championship 36 11 2 0 4 1 1[b] 0 43 12
Greenock Morton 2017–18[28] Scottish Championship 25 4 0 0 3 2 1[b] 0 29 6
2018–19[29] 13 0 3 1 0 0 1[b] 0 17 1
Total 38 4 3 1 3 2 2 0 46 7
Alloa Athletic 2019–20[30] Scottish Championship 23 1 2 0 1 0 2[b] 1 28 2
2020–21[31] 16 3 1 0 5 3 0 0 22 6
Total 39 4 3 0 6 3 2 1 50 8
Stenhousemuir 2021–22[32] Scottish League Two 25 4 0 0 4 2 2[b] 0 31 6
Stirling Albion 2022–23 Scottish League Two 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Career total 243 57 14 1 19 8 12 2 288 68
  1. ^ Two appearances and a goal in the Scottish Challenge Cup, two appearances in the Championship play-offs
  2. ^ a b c d e f Appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup

References

  1. ^ "Robert Thomson Joins the Wasps". Retrieved 14 May 2016.
  2. ^ "Robert Thomson". Dundee United. Retrieved 18 March 2013.
  3. ^ "ST. MIRREN VS. DUNDEE UNITED 0 – 0". Soccerway. Retrieved 18 March 2013.
  4. ^ "Robert Thomson joins Wasps". Alloa Athletic. Retrieved 18 March 2013.
  5. ^ "ALLOA ATHLETIC VS. EAST FIFE 1 – 1". Soccerway. Retrieved 18 March 2013.
  6. ^ "ALBION ROVERS VS. ALLOA ATHLETIC 0 – 3". Soccerway. Retrieved 18 March 2013.
  7. ^ "BRECHIN CITY VS. ALLOA ATHLETIC 1 – 3". Soccerway. Retrieved 18 March 2013.
  8. ^ "STRANRAER VS. ALLOA ATHLETIC 3 – 2". Soccerway. Retrieved 18 March 2013.
  9. ^ "Robert Thomson Signs". dafc.co.uk. 30 August 2013. Retrieved 27 January 2014.
  10. ^ "Dunfermline Athletic 3–1 Stranraer". BBC Sport. 31 August 2013. Retrieved 27 January 2014.
  11. ^ "Brechin City 1–1 Dunfermline Athletic". 14 September 2013. Retrieved 27 January 2014.
  12. ^ "Robert Thomson". brechincity.com. 27 January 2014. Retrieved 27 January 2014.
  13. ^ Findlay, Alan. "AN AWARD WINNER ALREADY!". Dumbarton Football Club. Retrieved 13 May 2016.
  14. ^ "Signing news: Striker joins from Brechin City". dumbartonfootballclub.com. 10 May 2016. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
  15. ^ Barrow, Simon. "SONS BEATEN IN BETFRED ON PENALTIES". Retrieved 30 July 2016.
  16. ^ Galloway, Andrew. "Dumbarton (4) v Raith Rovers (0)". Dumbarton Football Club. Retrieved 12 March 2017.
  17. ^ Mitchell, Jonathan (9 February 2017). "Robert Thomson signs pre-contract agreement". Greenock Morton FC. Archived from the original on 11 February 2017. Retrieved 9 February 2017.
  18. ^ "DOUBLE DEAL FOR ALLOA". Scottish Professional Football League. 19 June 2019. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
  19. ^ Hutson, Darin (17 May 2021). "Five new players sign for Stenhousemuir". Falkirk Herald. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
  20. ^ Observer, Stirling (5 May 2022). "Stirling Albion add Stenhousemuir striker to their squad for next season". Daily Record. Retrieved 13 May 2022.
  21. ^ Robert Thomson at Soccerway. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
  22. ^ "Games played by Robert Thomson in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
  23. ^ "Games played by Robert Thomson in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
  24. ^ a b "Games played by Robert Thomson in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
  25. ^ "Games played by Robert Thomson in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
  26. ^ "Games played by Robert Thomson in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
  27. ^ "Games played by Robert Thomson in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
  28. ^ "Games played by Robert Thomson in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
  29. ^ "Games played by Robert Thomson in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
  30. ^ "Games played by Robert Thomson in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
  31. ^ "Games played by Robert Thomson in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
  32. ^ "Games played by Robert Thomson in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 November 2021.