Andy Thomson (footballer born 1971)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Andrew Thomson | ||
| Date of birth | 1 April 1971 | ||
| Place of birth | Motherwell, Scotland | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1988–1989 | Jerviston Boys Club | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1989–1994 | Queen of the South | 175 | (93) |
| 1994–1998 | Southend United | 124 | (29) |
| 1998–1999 | Oxford United | 38 | (7) |
| 1999–2001 | Gillingham | 52 | (14) |
| 2001–2003 | Queen's Park Rangers | 68 | (28) |
| 2003–2004 | Partick Thistle | 21 | (5) |
| 2004–2006 | Falkirk | 29 | (9) |
| 2006–2007 | Queen of the South | 25 | (5) |
| 2007–2008 | Stenhousemuir | 17 | (5) |
| Total | 549 | (195) | |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Andrew Thomson (born 1 April 1971 in Motherwell) is a Scottish former professional football player. He played in 549 league matches, scoring 195 league goals in a career that saw him play for Queen of the South, Partick Thistle, Falkirk and Stenhousemuir in Scotland and Southend United, Oxford United, Gillingham and Queens Park Rangers in England.
Thomson signed on 28 July 1989 for Dumfries club Queen of the South from Motherwell-based boys' club Jerviston as an 18-year-old. As he became more experienced the goals started to flow and never stopped in his five seasons at Palmerston Park. Arguably his finest achievement with Queens was the 1990-91 Scottish League Cup run to the quarter finals. Queens knocked out higher division opponents Dundee and Dunfermline Athletic before being eliminated by a late goal away to Celtic.
Thomson scored 109 goals in all competitions during his first spell at Queens. In 1993-94 he was Queens Player of the Year and also awarded the Scottish Second Division award, as he had been two seasons before, as well as being the country's top scorer.
Aberdeen offered £150,000 for Thomson but this was rejected. Southend United offered £250,000 and a deal was struck that led to Thomson leaving for Essex on 4 July 1994 to join the Shrimpers at Roots Hall and their manager at that time, Peter Taylor. As well as being a record transfer fee paid at that particular time by the Shrimpers, this still remains the highest fee received by Queens.
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