Thomas McKenzie (footballer)

Thomas McKenzie was a Scottish professional football centre forward who played in the Scottish League, Southern League and Football League in the early 20th century.[1][2]

Thomas McKenzie
Personal information
Full name Thomas McKenzie[1]
Date of birth 1883
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
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career

A centre forward, McKenzie began his professional career with Scottish League First Division club Third Lanark.[3] 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.[4][5][6][7] 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][2]

Honours

Third Lanark

Career statistics

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[7] Scottish League First Division 21 11 2 1 1[lower-alpha 1] 0 24 12
1904–05[7] 23 14 5 2 1[lower-alpha 1] 0 29 16
1905–06[7] 6 4 0 0 1[lower-alpha 1] 1 7 5
Total 50 29 7 3 3 1 60 33
Sunderland 1905–06[8] 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. Appearance in Glasgow Cup

References

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


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