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Eddie Thomson		Squad Index

Information:
1976-77 Squad Number:	5
Position:	Centre Half
Date of Birth:	25^th February 1947
Birthplace:	Rosewell
Nationality:	Scottish
Height:	5' 11
Weight:	11st 10lbs
Signed:	24th March 1973
Career History:	NOTE: Player Career history has been temporarily removed for data cleanse.


Profile:
A well established player when he joined the Dons from Hearts, Eddie was signed by Jimmy Bonthrone to strengthen the defence, but was ultimately displaced by Willie Garner. Moved on in 1976 to play in Australia - where he had toured with Aberdeen in 1974 - eventually going into club management and later managed the Australian national side. From 1997 to 2000 he worked in Japan, managing Sanfrecce Hiroshima in the J League. Died: Sydney, 21st February 2003

Appearances:						show debut only
Date	Result	Competition	Venue	Att.	Age at Debut	Type
24/03/1973	Kilmarnock 0-2 Aberdeen	Div 1 (Old)		4,000	26	Start
27/03/1973	East Fife 0-1 Aberdeen	Div 1 (Old)		4,594	26	Start
31/03/1973	Aberdeen 0-0 Dundee United	Div 1 (Old)		8,831	26	Start
07/04/1973	Aberdeen 5-1 Airdrie	Div 1 (Old)		6,500	26	Start
14/04/1973	Arbroath 1-1 Aberdeen	Div 1 (Old)		4,757	26	Start
21/04/1973	Aberdeen 2-2 Rangers	Div 1 (Old)		32,000	26	Start
23/04/1973	Ross County 2-1 Aberdeen	Benefit Match		3,000	26	Start
28/04/1973	Morton 1-2 Aberdeen	Div 1 (Old)		3,000	26	Start
30/04/1973	Peterhead 2-2 Aberdeen	Benefit Match		1,000	26	Start
01/08/1973	Aberdeen 0-1 Manchester City	Friendly		21,000	26	Start
04/08/1973	Aberdeen 3-0 Sunderland	Friendly		8,000	26	Start
11/08/1973	Aberdeen 3-1 Motherwell	League Cup G4		10,722	26	Start
15/08/1973	Dundee United 0-0 Aberdeen	League Cup G4		6,000	26	Start
18/08/1973	Aberdeen 1-1 East Fife	League Cup G4		8,188	26	Start
22/08/1973	Aberdeen 0-2 Dundee United	League Cup G4		8,912	26	Start
25/08/1973	East Fife 0-2 Aberdeen	League Cup G4		4,153	26	Start
29/08/1973	Motherwell 0-0 Aberdeen	League Cup G4		9,808	26	Start
01/09/1973	Motherwell 0-0 Aberdeen	Div 1 (Old)		6,083	26	Start
08/09/1973	Aberdeen 0-0 Dundee	Div 1 (Old)		9,517	26	Start
12/09/1973	Aberdeen 3-0 Stirling Albion	League Cup R2 1L		7,500	26	Start
15/09/1973	St. Johnstone 1-2 Aberdeen	Div 1 (Old)		4,000	26	Start
19/09/1973	Aberdeen 4-1 Finn Harps	UEFA Cup R1 1L		10,700	26	Start
29/09/1973	Clyde 1-3 Aberdeen	Div 1 (Old)		2,375	26	Start
03/10/1973	Finn Harps 1-3 Aberdeen	UEFA Cup R1 2L		5,500	26	Start
06/10/1973	Aberdeen 1-1 Hibernian	Div 1 (Old)		13,954	26	Start
10/10/1973	Stirling Albion 0-3 Aberdeen	League Cup R2 2L		3,000	26	Start
13/10/1973	Dumbarton 0-1 Aberdeen	Div 1 (Old)		3,000	26	Start
20/10/1973	Aberdeen 0-0 Dunfermline Athletic	Div 1 (Old)		7,351	26	Start
24/10/1973	Aberdeen 1-1 Tottenham Hotspur	UEFA Cup R2 1L		30,000	26	Start
27/10/1973	Aberdeen 3-1 Dundee United	Div 1 (Old)		7,081	26	Start
31/10/1973	Celtic 3-2 Aberdeen	League Cup QF 1L		26,000	26	Start
03/11/1973	Morton 2-0 Aberdeen	Div 1 (Old)		4,000	26	Start
07/11/1973	Tottenham Hotspur 4-1 Aberdeen	UEFA Cup R2 2L		21,785	26	Start
10/11/1973	Falkirk 1-3 Aberdeen	Div 1 (Old)		3,500	26	Start
17/11/1973	Aberdeen 3-1 Heart of Midlothian	Div 1 (Old)		11,000	26	Start
21/11/1973	Aberdeen 0-0 Celtic	League Cup QF 2L		15,500	26	Start
24/11/1973	East Fife 2-2 Aberdeen	Div 1 (Old)		2,597	26	Start
22/12/1973	Arbroath 1-3 Aberdeen	Div 1 (Old)		2,711	26	Start
29/12/1973	Aberdeen 0-0 Motherwell	Div 1 (Old)		8,000	26	Start
01/01/1974	Dundee 1-1 Aberdeen	Div 1 (Old)		9,451	26	Start
05/01/1974	Aberdeen 0-1 St. Johnstone	Div 1 (Old)		5,000	26	Start
12/01/1974	Rangers 1-1 Aberdeen	Div 1 (Old)		16,000	26	Start
19/01/1974	Aberdeen 1-1 Clyde	Div 1 (Old)		7,000	26	Start
27/01/1974	Aberdeen 0-2 Dundee	Scottish Cup R3		23,574	26	Sub
09/02/1974	Aberdeen 3-0 Dumbarton	Div 1 (Old)		4,000	26	Sub
16/02/1974	Aberdeen 2-1 Chelsea	Friendly		10,500	26	Start
24/02/1974	Dunfermline Athletic 0-0 Aberdeen	Div 1 (Old)		6,959	26	Start
03/03/1974	Dundee United 0-3 Aberdeen	Div 1 (Old)		6,500	27	Start
09/03/1974	Aberdeen 0-0 Morton	Div 1 (Old)		5,000	27	Start
16/03/1974	Aberdeen 6-0 Falkirk	Div 1 (Old)		5,500	27	Start
23/03/1974	Heart of Midlothian 0-0 Aberdeen	Div 1 (Old)		13,500	27	Start
30/03/1974	Aberdeen 2-0 East Fife	Div 1 (Old)		5,000	27	Start
06/04/1974	Ayr United 0-0 Aberdeen	Div 1 (Old)		5,000	27	Start
08/04/1974	Partick Thistle 2-0 Aberdeen	Div 1 (Old)		5,000	27	Start
13/04/1974	Aberdeen 2-0 Partick Thistle	Div 1 (Old)		6,000	27	Start
17/04/1974	Aberdeen 1-1 Rangers	Div 1 (Old)		18,000	27	Start
20/04/1974	Celtic 2-0 Aberdeen	Div 1 (Old)		31,000	27	Start
24/04/1974	Aberdeen 2-1 Ayr United	Div 1 (Old)		3,945	27	Start
27/04/1974	Aberdeen 2-2 Arbroath	Div 1 (Old)		4,000	27	Start
26/05/1974	New South Wales 1-2 Aberdeen	World Tour		1,145	27	Start
01/06/1974	Auckland 0-4 Aberdeen	World Tour			27	Start
17/08/1974	Dunfermline Athletic 1-1 Aberdeen	League Cup G3		4,500	27	Start
21/08/1974	Aberdeen 4-0 Morton	League Cup G3		5,000	27	Start
24/08/1974	Aberdeen 3-0 Dunfermline Athletic	League Cup G3		7,000	27	Start
28/08/1974	Heart of Midlothian 2-1 Aberdeen	League Cup G3		14,000	27	Start
31/08/1974	Aberdeen 2-3 Hibernian	Div 1 (Old)		13,000	27	Start
07/09/1974	Dundee 0-1 Aberdeen	Div 1 (Old)		6,396	27	Start
14/09/1974	Aberdeen 3-1 St. Johnstone	Div 1 (Old)		7,000	27	Start
18/09/1974	Aberdeen 1-1 Newcastle United	Texaco Cup QF		13,500	27	Start
21/09/1974	Kilmarnock 1-0 Aberdeen	Div 1 (Old)		5,000	27	Start
05/10/1974	Heart of Midlothian 1-4 Aberdeen	Div 1 (Old)		8,500	27	Start
19/10/1974	Dumbarton 2-3 Aberdeen	Div 1 (Old)		4,000	27	Sub
07/12/1974	Aberdeen 1-2 Rangers	Div 1 (Old)		25,000	27	Start
21/12/1974	Aberdeen 1-1 Dunfermline Athletic	Div 1 (Old)		5,000	27	Start
28/12/1974	Hibernian 0-1 Aberdeen	Div 1 (Old)		13,190	27	Start
01/01/1975	Aberdeen 4-0 Dundee	Div 1 (Old)		12,000	27	Start
04/01/1975	St. Johnstone 1-1 Aberdeen	Div 1 (Old)		4,500	27	Start
11/01/1975	Aberdeen 4-0 Kilmarnock	Div 1 (Old)		8,500	27	Start
25/01/1975	Aberdeen 1-1 Rangers	Scottish Cup R3		30,000	27	Start
01/02/1975	Aberdeen 2-2 Heart of Midlothian	Div 1 (Old)		11,000	27	Start
08/02/1975	Ayr United 2-0 Aberdeen	Div 1 (Old)		5,000	27	Start
10/02/1975	Rangers 1-2 Aberdeen	Scottish Cup R3 REP		52,000	27	Start
19/02/1975	Dundee United 0-1 Aberdeen	Scottish Cup R4		22,000	27	Start
22/02/1975	Aberdeen 1-1 Dumbarton	Div 1 (Old)		9,000	27	Start
08/03/1975	Aberdeen 0-1 Motherwell	Scottish Cup QF		23,400	28	Start
12/03/1975	Aberdeen 3-2 Celtic	Div 1 (Old)		15,500	28	Start
15/03/1975	Partick Thistle 1-0 Aberdeen	Div 1 (Old)		5,000	28	Start
30/07/1975	Aberdeen 1-1 St. Johnstone	Anglo-Scottish Cup PR1			28	Start
04/08/1975	Aberdeen 0-1 Arsenal	Friendly		10,500	28	Start
06/08/1975	St. Johnstone 0-2 Aberdeen	Anglo-Scottish Cup PR1		3,700	28	Start
09/08/1975	Celtic 1-0 Aberdeen	League Cup G3		32,000	28	Start
13/08/1975	Aberdeen 2-0 Dumbarton	League Cup G3		6,000	28	Sub
06/09/1975	Aberdeen 2-2 Motherwell	Premier Division		5,500	28	Sub
20/09/1975	Heart of Midlothian 2-2 Aberdeen	Premier Division		9,500	28	Sub
04/10/1975	Rangers 1-0 Aberdeen	Premier Division		22,000	28	Start
08/10/1975	Inverness Thistle 2-8 Aberdeen	Benefit Match		2,000	28	Start
11/10/1975	Aberdeen 1-2 Celtic	Premier Division		17,900	28	Start
18/10/1975	Aberdeen 2-0 St. Johnstone	Premier Division		5,100	28	Start
25/10/1975	Hibernian 3-1 Aberdeen	Premier Division		11,133	28	Start
01/11/1975	Aberdeen 2-0 Dundee	Premier Division		6,312	28	Start
08/11/1975	Motherwell 3-0 Aberdeen	Premier Division		6,294	28	Start
15/11/1975	Dundee United 1-2 Aberdeen	Premier Division		4,704	28	Start
22/11/1975	Aberdeen 0-0 Heart of Midlothian	Premier Division		11,390	28	Start
29/11/1975	Ayr United 1-0 Aberdeen	Premier Division		6,000	28	Start
06/12/1975	Aberdeen 1-0 Rangers	Premier Division		19,565	28	Start
13/12/1975	Celtic 0-2 Aberdeen	Premier Division		24,000	28	Start
20/12/1975	St. Johnstone 1-1 Aberdeen	Premier Division		3,500	28	Start
27/12/1975	Aberdeen 2-2 Hibernian	Premier Division		17,630	28	Start
01/01/1976	Dundee 1-3 Aberdeen	Premier Division		10,009	28	Start
03/01/1976	Aberdeen 0-0 Motherwell	Premier Division		16,177	28	Start
10/01/1976	Aberdeen 5-3 Dundee United	Premier Division		9,581	28	Start
31/01/1976	Aberdeen 2-1 Ayr United	Premier Division		9,920	28	Start
07/02/1976	Rangers 2-1 Aberdeen	Premier Division		30,000	28	Start
14/02/1976	Rangers 4-1 Aberdeen	Scottish Cup R4		52,000	28	Start
13/03/1976	Aberdeen 0-1 Dundee	Premier Division		6,460	29	Start
17/03/1976	Finn Harps 4-2 Aberdeen	Friendly			29	Start
20/03/1976	Motherwell 2-1 Aberdeen	Premier Division		5,908	29	Start
27/03/1976	Dundee United 1-0 Aberdeen	Premier Division		4,875	29	Start
31/03/1976	Hibernian 3-2 Aberdeen	Premier Division		4,082	29	Start
07/04/1976	Aberdeen 0-3 Heart of Midlothian	Premier Division		8,500	29	Start
10/04/1976	Ayr United 1-1 Aberdeen	Premier Division		5,700	29	Start
14/04/1976	Aberdeen 0-0 Rangers	Premier Division		17,968	29	Start
17/04/1976	Celtic 1-1 Aberdeen	Premier Division		29,000	29	Start
01/09/1976	Kilmarnock 2-1 Aberdeen	League Cup G2		2,700	29	Sub
22/09/1976	Aberdeen 1-0 Stirling Albion	League Cup QF 1L		7,185	29	Start
25/09/1976	Hibernian 0-0 Aberdeen	Premier Division		9,278	29	Start
29/09/1976	Orient 1-0 Aberdeen	Anglo-Scottish Cup QF 2L		5,005	29	Start
02/10/1976	Partick Thistle 2-2 Aberdeen	Premier Division		5,000	29	Start
16/10/1976	Rangers 1-0 Aberdeen	Premier Division		22,000	29	Start
18/10/1976	Aberdeen 2-0 Stirling Albion	League Cup QF REP		4,027	29	Start
27/10/1976	Aberdeen 5-1 Rangers	League Cup SF		20,990	29	Sub
27/11/1976	Aberdeen 1-0 Hibernian	Premier Division		14,788	29	Sub
07/12/1976	Blackburn Rovers 1-2 Aberdeen	Friendly		3,590	29	Start
19/02/1977	Rangers 1-0 Aberdeen	Premier Division		17,000	29	Sub
12/03/1977	Aberdeen 0-1 Dundee United	Premier Division		12,620	30	Sub
09/04/1977	Aberdeen 0-0 Hibernian	Premier Division		7,910	30	Sub

Appearances
Season	League			League Cup			Scottish Cup			Europe			Total			Other
	App	Sub	Goals	App	Sub	Goals	App	Sub	Goals	App	Sub	Goals	App	Sub	Goals	App	Sub	Goals
1976-77	3	4	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	6	0	2	0	0
1975-76	26	2	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	28	3	0	5	0	0
1974-75	16	1	0	4	0	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	24	1	1	3	0	1
1973-74	31	1	1	10	0	0	0	1	0	4	0	0	45	2	1	3	0	0
1972-73	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	2	0	1
Totals:	83	8	1	17	3	1	5	1	0	4	0	0	109	12	2	15	0	2
Total Appearances/Goals:													121		2