Lachie Thomson
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | William James Gay Thomson | ||
| Date of birth | 9 June 1873 | ||
| Place of birth | Chatham, Kent, England | ||
| Date of death | 23 November 1940 (aged 67) | ||
| Place of death | Southampton, England | ||
| Playing position | Full-back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Strathmore (Dundee) | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1892–1894 | Stoke | 9 | (0) |
| 1894–1896 | Southampton St Mary's | 27 | (1) |
| 1896–1900(?) | Cowes | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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William James Gay "Lachie" Thomson (9 June 1873 – 23 November 1940) was an English professional footballer who played as a defender for Stoke in the Football League before joining Southampton St Mary's for the inaugural Southern League season in 1894.
Thomson was born in Chatham, Kent and joined Stoke in July 1892. Stoke had struggled during the early years of the Football League, finishing each of the first three seasons at or near the foot of the table. For the 1892–93 season, they were able to field a settled team which was reflected in their league position, finishing in seventh position. During this season, Thomson was an understudy to the former England international left-back, Alf Underwood, and as a consequence only made seven first-team appearances.
On 26 April 1893, he was part of a Stoke side who were invited to play a friendly match against Southampton St Mary's, played at the County Cricket ground in Northlands Road, Southampton. The "Saints", who included the 18-year-old Charles Miller (considered to be the father of football in Brazil) in their line-up, were "outplayed fairly and squarely on every point", although the spectators "thoroughly enjoyed the exhibition" and looked forward to witnessing "more matches of a similar character" in future. Also playing for Stoke were Charles Baker, Willie Naughton and Alf Littlehales, all of whom were to move to Southampton within two years.
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