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Jim Thomson
Date of Birth: 10-04-1937
Position: Midfield
Joined: 23-08-1961
Appearances: 302
Substitute Appearances: 12
Goals: 8
Nationality: Scottish
Previous Clubs: St Mirren
Subsequent Clubs: Raith Rovers
Died: 03-08-2012
Born: Cairneyhill
Debut: 23.08.1961 v Dundee United (SL1)
Last Game: 27.03.1971 v Dundee (SL1)
Member Dunfermline Athletic Hall of Fame
The phrase `unsung hero` can genuinely be used in the case of Jim Thomson, one of the few players to have made over 300 appearances for Dunfermline.
Jim was a product of Valleyfield Juniors and signed for St Mirren as a youngster. He missed out on one of the Paisley club`s greatest moments when he was injured for the 1959 Scottish Cup Final and then he was surprisingly freed in 1961.
Picked up on a free transfer by Jock Stein, he made his debut in a 3-2 defeat by Dundee United on 23rd August 1961 and subsequently gave the Pars great service over two decades as both player and coach.
One of Jim`s best remembered displays was in Dunfermline`s European match against Stuttgart in Germany in December 1964, a goalless draw that ensured Pars` qualification for the next round. Jim in fact was a regular European for Dunfermline, playing in 23 matches including appearances in the famous victories over Everton, Valencia and West Bromwich Albion. Jim was a member of the 1965 team that lost so narrowly 3-2 to Celtic in the Scottish Cup Final.
In 1968, he played in the team that sensationally knocked the European Champions out of the Scottish Cup at Parkhead, but for Jim there would be great disappointment as he was asked to be 12th man, a non-playing travelling reserve, for the 1968 Cup Final.
Jim finally left the club in 1971 after 308 first team appearances, the 15th highest in the club`s post-war history. After a brief spell with Raith Rovers he returned to East End Park where he spent ten years as a Coach under George Miller, Harry Melrose, Pat Stanton and Tom Forsyth before leaving in the summer of 1982.
After twenty years of service as a player and coach, Jim went on to have a successful painting and decorating business, but he remained a lifetime Pars fan.
Position: Midfield
Joined: 23-08-1961
Appearances: 302
Substitute Appearances: 12
Goals: 8
Nationality: Scottish
Previous Clubs: St Mirren
Subsequent Clubs: Raith Rovers
Died: 03-08-2012
Born: Cairneyhill
Debut: 23.08.1961 v Dundee United (SL1)
Last Game: 27.03.1971 v Dundee (SL1)
Member Dunfermline Athletic Hall of Fame
The phrase `unsung hero` can genuinely be used in the case of Jim Thomson, one of the few players to have made over 300 appearances for Dunfermline.
Jim was a product of Valleyfield Juniors and signed for St Mirren as a youngster. He missed out on one of the Paisley club`s greatest moments when he was injured for the 1959 Scottish Cup Final and then he was surprisingly freed in 1961.
Picked up on a free transfer by Jock Stein, he made his debut in a 3-2 defeat by Dundee United on 23rd August 1961 and subsequently gave the Pars great service over two decades as both player and coach.
One of Jim`s best remembered displays was in Dunfermline`s European match against Stuttgart in Germany in December 1964, a goalless draw that ensured Pars` qualification for the next round. Jim in fact was a regular European for Dunfermline, playing in 23 matches including appearances in the famous victories over Everton, Valencia and West Bromwich Albion. Jim was a member of the 1965 team that lost so narrowly 3-2 to Celtic in the Scottish Cup Final.
In 1968, he played in the team that sensationally knocked the European Champions out of the Scottish Cup at Parkhead, but for Jim there would be great disappointment as he was asked to be 12th man, a non-playing travelling reserve, for the 1968 Cup Final.
Jim finally left the club in 1971 after 308 first team appearances, the 15th highest in the club`s post-war history. After a brief spell with Raith Rovers he returned to East End Park where he spent ten years as a Coach under George Miller, Harry Melrose, Pat Stanton and Tom Forsyth before leaving in the summer of 1982.
After twenty years of service as a player and coach, Jim went on to have a successful painting and decorating business, but he remained a lifetime Pars fan.
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