Benny Thomson

Benny Thomson
Personal information
Full name Benjamin Thomson
Date of birth (1913-06-08)8 June 1913
Place of birth Saltcoats, Scotland
Date of death 12 November 1940(1940-11-12) (aged 27)
Place of death North Atlantic Ocean
Position Winger
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
– Kilwinning Rangers
1934–1939 Kilmarnock 147 (39)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Benjamin Thomson (8 June 1913 – 12 November 1940) was a Scottish professional footballer who played as a winger in the Scottish Football League for Kilmarnock. He featured in both matches of the replayed 1938 Scottish Cup Final, scoring in the second (the last of eight he scored in the competition, including two in the semi-final victory over Rangers) although his side lost 4–2 to East Fife.

Personal life

Thomson was married and served as a fireman and trimmer in the Merchant Navy during the Second World War. Posted aboard the steamer SS Balmore, he was killed in action when the ship was sunk by German aircraft in the North Atlantic Ocean at position 52°N 17°W / 52°N 17°W / 52; -17. Thomson is commemorated on the Tower Hill Memorial.

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season Division League Scottish Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Kilmarnock 1934–35 Scottish Division One 10 0 0 0 10 0
1935–36 36 8 3 3 39 11
1936–37 38 11 1 0 39 11
1937–38 36 12 7 8 43 20
1938–39 27 8 2 1 29 9
Career total 147 39 13 12 160 51

References

  1. 1 2 "BEN THOMSON KILMARNOCK 1934-1939 VERY RARE ORIGINAL HAND SIGNED CUTTING". Ebay. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
  2. ↑ Ross, David. "Scottish Footballers Roll of Honour". scottishleague.net. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Kilmarnock Player Ben Thomson Details". Fitbastats. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
  4. ↑ John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  5. 1 2 3 "Casualty Details: Benjamin Thomson". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
  6. ↑ "SS Balmore [+1940]". Wrecksite. Retrieved 12 August 2020.