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Billy Thomson

William 'Billy' Marshall Thomson (born 10 February 1958) is a Scottish

Scotland

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former footballer

Football (soccer)

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who played as a goalkeeper

Goalkeeper

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and is a goalkeeping coach with Kilmarnock

Kilmarnock F.C.

Kilmarnock Football Club are a Scottish Football team based in the town of Kilmarnock, Ayrshire. Founded in 1869, "Killie" are the oldest club currently in the SPL....
.

r a fall out at his previous club St Mirren, Thomson, a former Scotland

Scotland national football team

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international, signed for Dundee United

Dundee United F.C.

Dundee United Football Club is a Scottish professional Football club located in the city of Dundee. Traditionally, United are nicknamed The Terrors and the supporters known as The Arabs, though the latter has been applied equally to the club in recent times by the sporting media, in favour of the former....
in 1984 and spent the first season as cover for Hamish McAlpine

Hamish McAlpine

Hamish Robert McAlpine is a Scotland former professional Football who played as a goalkeeper . He spent the majority of his career playing for Dundee United F.C., who he served for twenty years....
. After a serious injury to McAlpine, Thomson took over in goal in October 1985 and wasn't to give up his place as No.

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William 'Billy' Marshall Thomson (born 10 February 1958) is a Scottish

Scotland

conventional_long_name = ScotlandAlba|common_name= Scotland|image_flag = Flag of Scotland.svg|flag_width = 130px...
former footballer

Football (soccer)

Goalkeeper

Kilmarnock F.C.

Kilmarnock Football Club are a Scottish Football team based in the town of Kilmarnock, Ayrshire. Founded in 1869, "Killie" are the oldest club currently in the SPL....
.

Career

After a fall out at his previous club St Mirren, Thomson, a former Scotland

Scotland national football team

Dundee United F.C.

Hamish McAlpine

UEFA Cup

The UEFA Cup is a association football competition for European club teams, organised by the UEFA. It is the second most important international competition for European football clubs, after the UEFA Champions League....
campaign of 1986–87, but just about lost an ear in a horrific clash in the 1st leg of the Final in Gothenburg

Gothenburg

Gothenburg ) is the second largest city in Sweden after Stockholm and the fifth largest amongst the Nordic countries. The city is located on the south west-coast....
. Thomson also played in two consecutive Scottish Cup

Scottish Cup

The Scottish Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the Scottish Cup, is the main national football cup competition of Scotland....
Finals for United in 1987 and 1988. Thomson eventually lost his place to Alan Main

Alan Main

Alan David Main is a Scotland Association football goalkeeper currently playing for Scottish Football League First Division side St. Johnstone F.C.....
and left for Motherwell

Motherwell F.C.

Motherwell Football & Athletic Club are a Scottish football club based in Motherwell, Scotland, North Lanarkshire. Motherwell currently play in the Scottish Premier League, and have done so since the mid 80's, making them one of the more established top-flight clubs in Scotland....
in 1992, spending two years with the Steelmen. A surprise move to Rangers

Rangers F.C.

Rangers Football Club are an association football team based in Glasgow, Scotland who currently play in the Scottish Premier League. They have won 51 domestic league titles, more than any other team....
followed, where he spent two years as backup. Thomson's final club was Dundee

Dundee F.C.

Dundee Football Club, founded in 1893, is a football club based in the city of Dundee, Scotland. They are nicknamed The Dee or The Dark Blues and play their home matches at Dens Park....
, where he played in around thirty matches.

After retiring, Thomson joined Dundee's coachin staff before returning to Rangers as goalkeeping coach in May 2001, remaining until August 2007, when he left with no reason for his departure. Two months later, Thomson took up a similar, part-time role with Kilmarnock.

Thomson won seven Scotland caps during his time with St Mirren.

Career statistics

Club	Season	League		Cup		Lg Cup		Other		Total
Club	Season	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
St Mirren	1978-79 1978-79 in Scottish football The 1978-1979 season was the 82nd season of competitive football in Scottish Football League....	34	0	N/A		N/A		N/A		34	0
	1979-80 1979-80 in Scottish football The 1979–80 season was the 83rd season of competitive football in Scotland....	36	0	N/A		N/A		N/A		36	0
	1980-81 1980-81 in Scottish football The 1980-81 season was the 84th season of competitive football in Scottish Football League....	36	0	N/A		N/A		N/A		36	0
	1981-82 1981-82 in Scottish football The 1981–82 season was the 85th season of Scottish Football League football ....	35	0	N/A		N/A		N/A		35	0
	1982-83 1982-83 in Scottish football The 1982–83 season was the 86th season of competitive football in Scotland....	35	0	N/A		N/A		N/A		35	0
	1983-84 1983-84 in Scottish football The 1983–84 season was the 87th season of competitive football in Scotland....	30	0	N/A		N/A		N/A		30	0
	Total	206	0	N/A		N/A		N/A		206	0
Dundee United Dundee United F.C. Dundee United Football Club is a Scottish professional Football club located in the city of Dundee. Traditionally, United are nicknamed The Terrors and the supporters known as The Arabs, though the latter has been applied equally to the club in recent times by the sporting media, in favour of the former....	1984-85 1984-85 in Scottish football The 1984–85 season was the 88th season of competitive football in Scotland. To date it is the last time a non Old Firm club won the Scottish top flight....	11	0	0	0	3	0	1	0	15	0
	1985-86 1985-86 in Scottish football The 1985–86 season was the 89th season of competitive football in Scotland....	28	0	5	0	0	0	5	0	38	0
	1986-87 1986-87 in Scottish football The 1986–87 season was the 90th season of competitive football in Scottish Football League....	39	0	6	0	4	0	12	0	61	0
	1987-88 1987-88 in Scottish football The 1987–88 season was the 91st season of competitive Football in Scotland....	36	0	7	0	3	0	4	0	50	0
	1988-89 1988-89 in Scottish football The 1988–89 season was the 92nd season of competitive football in Scottish Football League....	35	0	6	0	4	0	4	0	49	0
	1989-90 1989-90 in Scottish football The 1989–90 season was the 93rd season of competitive football in Scotland....	7	0	0	0	1	0	3	0	11	0
	1990-91 1990-91 in Scottish football The 1990–91 season was the 94th season of competitive football in Scotland. It was notable for the fact that there was a last day Scottish football champions decider at Ibrox Stadium between Rangers F.C....	5	0	0	0	3	0	2	0	10	0
	Total	161	0	24	0	18	0	31	0	234	0
Motherwell Motherwell F.C. Motherwell Football & Athletic Club are a Scottish football club based in Motherwell, Scotland, North Lanarkshire. Motherwell currently play in the Scottish Premier League, and have done so since the mid 80's, making them one of the more established top-flight clubs in Scotland....	1991-92 1991-92 in Scottish football The 1991–92 season was the 95th season of competitive football in Scotland....	43	0	N/A		N/A		N/A		43	0
	1992-93 1992-93 in Scottish football The 1992–93 season was the 96th season of competitive football in Scottish Football League....	9	0	N/A		N/A		N/A		9	0
	1993-94 1993-94 in Scottish football The 1993–94 season was the 97th season of competitive football in Scottish Football League. This season saw several teams relegated from the first and second divisions in preparation for the introduction of a third division next season....	0	0	N/A		N/A		N/A		0	0
	Total	52	0	N/A		N/A		N/A		52	0
Rangers Rangers F.C. Rangers Football Club are an association football team based in Glasgow, Scotland who currently play in the Scottish Premier League. They have won 51 domestic league titles, more than any other team....	1994-95 1994-95 in Scottish football The 1994–95 season was the 98th season of competitive football in Scottish Football League. This season made way for the Scottish third division and the introduction of 3 points being awarded for a win....	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
	1995-96 1995-96 in Scottish football The 1995–96 season was the 99th season of competitive football in Scotland....	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0
	Total	6	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	7	0
Dundee Dundee F.C. Dundee Football Club, founded in 1893, is a football club based in the city of Dundee, Scotland. They are nicknamed The Dee or The Dark Blues and play their home matches at Dens Park....	1995-96 1995-96 in Scottish football The 1995–96 season was the 99th season of competitive football in Scotland....	25	0	2	0	2	0	0	0	4	0
	Total	25	0	2	0	2	0	0	0	29	0
Career total		454	0	26	0	20	0	32	0	532	0

Billy Thomson

Career

Career statistics

Honours

Dundee United

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