Past Player of the Week – James Thomson

Jimmy Thomson was the first Gawler player to appear in intercolonial football and was a member of two Norwood premiership teams.

A talented allround sportsman, he showed great early promise as a follower in three seasons with Gawler when it was a member of the SA Football Association and was vice-captain in 1888. With Gawler’s withdrawal from the competition, he moved to Norwood in 1891 and was named second-best player in the two-goal win over Port Adelaide to clinch the premiership.

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