James J. Thomson

James Thomson

Personal information
Full name	James John Thomson
Date of birth	25 December 1851
Place of birth	Annan, Scotland
Date of death	23 July 1915(1915-07-23) (aged 63)
Place of death	London, England
Position(s)	Half back
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1871–1874	Queen's Park
International career
1872–1874	Scotland	3	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

James John Thomson (25 December 1851 – 23 July 1915) was a Scottish footballer who played in three international matches for Scotland.^[1] Thomson appeared in the first official international football match, a goalless draw with England, and also took part in the fixture in the two subsequent years.^[2] Like the majority of the earliest Scotland internationals, he played club football with Queen's Park, winning the inaugural edition of the Scottish Cup in 1874 as team captain,^[3] before relocating to London on business shortly afterwards.^[4]