| Davie Thomson | |
| Fullname: | David Ferguson Thomson |
| Birth Date: | 14 February 1942 |
| Death Date: | [1] |
| Birth Place: | Dumbarton, Scotland |
| Position: | Midfielder Outside Left |
| Youthyears1: | -1957 |
| Youthclubs1: | Drumchapel Amateur F.C. |
| Years1: | 1957–1963 |
| Caps1: | 46 |
| Goals1: | 10 |
| Years2: | 1968–1971 |
| Years3: | 1971–1972 |
| Clubs3: | Toronto Metros |
| Caps3: | 17 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 1973–1974 |
| Nationalyears1: | 1956-1957 |
| Nationalteam1: | Scotland Schoolboys |
| Nationalcaps1: | 2 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 1958–1959 |
| Nationalteam2: | Scotland Amateurs |
| Nationalcaps2: | 3 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
Davie Thomson (born 14 February 1942) was a Scottish former footballer who played as a midfielder.
Thomson played for the prodigious Drumchapel Amateur F.C. as a youth and was also selected to represent his country at School Boy level in the Victory Shield in 1956 and 1957.
Thomson began his career at Clyde and won 3 caps for the Scotland Amateur team.[2] With various clubs vying for his signature, he eventually choose to sign for Clyde straight out of school in 1957 at 15 years old. As he was just 15, he was only able to sign on a Amateur contract
He made his Clyde debut against Airdrieonians F.C. (1878) on 20th February 1960, in a 4-2 win at Broomfield Park. Going on to play a total of 4 times in the League in the 1959–60 Scottish Division One season. His first senior goal came again against Airdrie, scoring in a 2-0 win on 24th December 1960. He played 13 times that season in the 1960–61 Scottish Division One. With the season culminating in him helping Clyde share the Glasgow Charity Cup after a 1-1 draw with Celtic F.C. at Hampden Park.
At some point around this time, Davie left Clyde to purse a career song writing and subsequently emigrating to Canada.
He played in the American Soccer League in 1968 with Rochester Lancers.[3] He returned to play with Rochester for the 1969 season.[4] In 1970, the Lancers joined the North American Soccer League, and Thomson continued playing with the team.[5] The following season he was traded to Toronto Metros.[6] In 1973, Toronto released him from his contract.[7]
He would subsequently sign with Toronto Hungaria in the National Soccer League along with former Metros teammate John Fahy.[8] In his debut season with Hungaria he assisted in securing the double (NSL Championship & NSL Cup).[9] He re-signed with Toronto Hungaria for the 1974 season. In 1977, he was named to the Rochester Lancers Team of the Decade.[10]