| Tom Williamson | |
| Fullname: | Thomas Robertson Williamson |
| Birth Date: | 8 February 1901 |
| Birth Place: | Dalmuir, Scotland |
| Death Place: | Norwich, England |
| Height: | [1] |
| Position: | Half-back |
| Years2: | 1922–1923 |
| Caps2: | 19 |
| Goals2: | 1 |
| Years3: | 1923–1926 |
| Caps3: | 85 |
| Goals3: | 2 |
| Years4: | 1926–1930 |
| Caps4: | 152 |
| Goals4: | 14 |
| Years5: | 1931–1933 |
| Caps5: | 82 |
| Goals5: | 4 |
| Totalcaps: | 253 |
| Totalgoals: | 19 |
Thomas Robertson Williamson (8 February 1901 – 1 April 1988) was a Scottish footballer who played in the Football League for Blackburn Rovers, Norwich City and Stoke.[2]
Williamson was a Ship's plater working on the River Clyde before he started to play junior football for Kirkintilloch Rob Roy at weekends before signing for English First Division side Blackburn Rovers.[2] Unfortunately, he never fitted in at Ewood Park and he returned to Scotland to sign for Third Lanark.[2] [3]
In 1926 Stoke City moved in and persuaded Williamson to sign for them in an attempt to gain an instant return to the Second Division.[2] Williamson proved to be a shrewd signing by Tom Mather as he displayed his quality in his first season with Stoke winning the Football League Third Division North in 1926–27.[2] He was almost ever-present in 1927–28 missing just two matches as Stoke had a good return to the second tier, finishing fifth.[2] For the next two seasons Williamson forged a fine half back partnership with both Len Armitage and Harry Sellars and this trio were a vital part of Stoke's midfield towards the end of the 1920s.[2]
In 1931 he left the Victoria Ground and joined Norfolk club Norwich City where he played for two seasons before retiring.[2] He continued to live in Norwich until his death in 1988 at the age of 87.[2]
Source:
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Blackburn Rovers | 1922–23 | First Division | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| 1923–24 | First Division | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1 | ||
| Total | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 1 | |||
| Stoke City | 1926–27 | Third Division North | 28 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 30 | 5 | |
| 1927–28 | Second Division | 40 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 44 | 3 | ||
| 1928–29 | Second Division | 33 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 34 | 3 | ||
| 1929–30 | Second Division | 37 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 38 | 3 | ||
| 1930–31 | Second Division | 14 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 1 | ||
| Total | 152 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 162 | 15 | |||
| Norwich City | 1931–32 | Third Division South | 40 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 42 | 1 | |
| 1932–33 | Third Division South | 41 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 42 | 1 | ||
| 1933–34 | Third Division South | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 82 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 85 | 4 | |||
| Career Total | 253 | 19 | 13 | 1 | 266 | 20 | |||