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Thomas McKenzie (footballer)

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Thomas McKenzie
Personal information
Full name Thomas McKenzie[1]
Date of birth c. 1884[2]
Place of birth Glasgow, Scotland
Position(s) Centre forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1902–1903 Petershill
1903–1905 Third Lanark 50 (29)
1905–1906 Sunderland 8 (1)
1906–1907 Plymouth Argyle 26 (10)
1907 Portsmouth
1907–1908 Glossop 6 (1)
1908–1909 Queens Park Rangers 9 (1)
Dunfermline Athletic
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Thomas McKenzie was a Scottish professional footballer who played as a centre forward in the Scottish League, Southern League and Football League in the early 20th century.[1][3]

Career

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A centre forward, McKenzie began his professional career with Scottish League First Division club Third Lanark.[4] He was a member of the squads which won the league championship in 1903–04 and the Scottish Cup in 1904–05 and he scored 33 goals in 60 appearances for the club.[5][6][7][8] McKenzie subsequently became a journeyman in English football and played in the Southern and Football Leagues for Sunderland, Plymouth Argyle, Portsmouth, Glossop and Queens Park Rangers.[1][3]

Career statistics

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Third Lanark 1903–04[8] Scottish League First Division 21 11 2 1 1[a] 0 24 12
1904–05[8] 23 14 5 2 1[a] 0 29 16
1905–06[8] 6 4 0 0 1[a] 1 7 5
Total 50 29 7 3 3 1 60 33
Sunderland 1905–06[2] First Division 8 1 0 0 8 1
Plymouth Argyle 1906–07[9] Southern League First Division 26 10 1 0 27 10
Queens Park Rangers 1908–09[10] Southern League First Division 9 1 0 0 9 1
Career total 93 41 8 3 3 1 103 45
  1. ^ a b c Appearance in Glasgow Cup

Honours

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Third Lanark

References

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  1. ^ a b c Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 190. ISBN 978-1905891610.
  2. ^ a b "Thomas McKenzie". Sunderland AFC – Statistics, History and Records – from TheStatCat. Retrieved 11 January 2017.
  3. ^ a b "McKenzie Thomas Sunderland 1905". Vintage Footballers. Retrieved 24 December 2018.
  4. ^ Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
  5. ^ Enckevort, John Van (13 January 2014). "Soccer Stories: One Hit Wonders: Third Lanark (Scotland), 1903–04". Soccer Stories. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
  6. ^ a b "Scotland 1903/04". RSSSF. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
  7. ^ a b "Games played by Thomas McKenzie in 1904/1905". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 June 2015.
  8. ^ a b c d e "Third Lanark Player Thomas B. McKenzie Details". www.fitbastats.com. Retrieved 21 June 2015.
  9. ^ Scallan, Trevor. "Thomas McKenzie". GoS-DB. Retrieved 11 January 2017.
  10. ^ "Seasonal Stats – 1908–09". QPRnet. Retrieved 24 December 2018.
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