Steven Thomson

Scottish footballer

Not to be confused with Steven Thompson (Scottish footballer).

Stephen ThompsonPersonal information

Full name|  Steven John Thomson[1]
Date of birth|  (1978-01-23) 23 January 1978 (age 46)
Place of birth|  Glasgow, Scotland
Height|  5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Position(s)|  Central midfielder
Youth career
?–1994|  Crystal Palace
Senior career*
Years|  Team|  Apps|  (Gls)
1994–2003|  Crystal Palace|  105|  (1)
2003–2005|  Peterborough United|  66|  (3)
2005–2008|  Falkirk|  72|  (4)
2008|  Brighton & Hove Albion|  37|  (0)
2009–2012|  St Mirren|  88|  (10)
2012–2013|  Dover Athletic|  30|  (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 July 2013

Steven John Thomson (born 23 January 1978) is a Scottish footballer who last played for Conference South side Dover Athletic.

## Club career

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Thomson, a midfielder, previously played for English clubs Crystal Palace, Peterborough United, Brighton & Hove Albion and Scottish teams Falkirk, where he later became the club captain, [citation needed] and St. Mirren.

Thomson scored four goals during his spell at Palace. His first strike came against Leicester City in the League Cup in September 1999.[2] The following season, Palace drew Leicester in the League Cup again, and this time Palace emerged victorious 3–0 against the Premier League side and League Cup holders. Thomson will be especially remembered by Crystal Palace fans for the stunning strike he scored in this game.[3] Later that season he scored against Sunderland in the FA Cup[4] before finally scoring his first and only league goal for Palace against Wolverhampton Wanderers in September 2002.[5]

He joined Brighton & Hove Albion on 14 January 2008,[6] making his debut in the 1–1 draw with Huddersfield Town.[citation needed] Thomson left Brighton a year later for 'family reasons' and moved back to Scotland, signing a two-and-a-half-year contract with SPL side St Mirren.[7]

Thomson scored his first goal for St Mirren in the 2–0 away win against Motherwell in April 2009.[8] Thomson scored two goals as St Mirren thrashed Celtic 4–0 on 24 March 2010.[9]

At the close of the 2011–12 season Thomson and his family moved south and relocated to Essex to concentrate on a career away from full-time football. He linked up with former Brighton teammate Nicky Forster now manager of Dover Athletic during pre season and signed for the club. He left Dover after the 2012–13 season, having made 30 appearances.[10] He subsequently joined Aylesbury United but did not make an appearance for the club.[11]

## References

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1. ^ Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2009). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2009–10. Mainstream Publishing. p. 407\. ISBN 978-1-84596-474-0.
2. ^ "Leicester 4 Crystal Palace 2 (Agg: 7-5)". Sporting Life. 2 September 1999. Retrieved 10 October 2012.
3. ^ "Leicester 0-3 Crystal Palace". BBC Sport. 1 November 2000. Retrieved 6 January 2010.
4. ^ "Phillips spoils Palace coup". BBC. 17 January 2001. Retrieved 10 October 2012.
5. ^ "C Palace 4-2 Wolves". BBC. 14 September 2002. Retrieved 10 October 2012.
6. ^ "Brighton sign Falkirk star". BBC Sport. 14 January 2008.
7. ^ "Buddies to bag Brighton's Thomson". BBC Sport. 30 December 2008.
8. ^ Moffat, Colin (18 April 2009). "Motherwell 0–2 St Mirren". BBC Sport. Retrieved 10 February 2011.
9. ^ Conaghan, Martin (24 March 2010). "St Mirren 4–0 Celtic". BBC Sport. Retrieved 10 February 2011.
10. ^ Steven Thomson at Soccerway
11. ^ "Steven Thomson Profile | Aylesbury United FC". www.aylesburyunitedfc.co.uk. Retrieved 19 August 2021.

## External links

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* Steven Thomson at Soccerbase

*[Apps]: League appearances
*[Gls]: League goals