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About Alex Thomson:
Born:
Passed away:
Position: Centre-forward.
Height: 170 cm. (5ft. 7in.);
Weight: 70 kilos (11st.).
Career:
East Stirlingshire.
** Transferred to Liverpool.
Liverpool: Signed: June 8, 1912.
* eligible for Liverpool in official matches: June 11, 1912.
** Transferred to Falkirk for £30.
Falkirk: Signed: July 6, 1913.
East Stirlingshire: Signed: September 2, 1915.
Image(s):
Evening Express: September 7, 1912.
(Alex Thomson on the left, Jack Tosswill on the left).
This ais my great grandfather, I have the Liverpool FC Team photo for Season 2012-2013 on proud display in my house and a programme for that same year, thanks for your research
Sadly we don`t have a 100 % record of Liverpool Res. in Central League 1912/13.
But we know he played in the following 10 games:
5/9-Preston (a) 0-0.
14/9-Bradford (h) 3-0.
5/10-Stalybridge (a) 1-3.
23/10-Stockport (h) 1-3.
9/11-Port Vale (h) 1-0.
16/11-Crewe (a) 2-0.
23/11-Manch U (h) 0-0.
7/12-Crewe (h) 2-0.
26/2-Blackburn (h) 1-0 (1 goal))
8/3-Southport (h) 1-2.
He can have played in 11 other matches, but he only scored once during the season.
He played both matches against Preston in Lancashire Cup.
0-0 (h) 7th Oct. and 1-5 (a) 21st Oct. (1 goal).
We also knows that he played in 2 friendlies against Northern Nomads.
28th Dec. 1-1 (h) and (a) 1st March 3-0 (1 goal).
He played center forward and outside right.
Cheers,
Jonny Stokkeland
LFC Official Archives
jstokkel@online.no