Glasgow Celtic Legendary Goalkeeper

John Thomson

This is a highly limited edition bust of the legendary Glasgow Celtic 'keeper Johnny Thomson. The piece which stands at 11 inches on it's mahogany base is cast in resin bronze by the artists own hand to ensure a work of the highest quality. Each piece is etched with the edition number and comes with a signed certificate of authenticity.The edition will number no more than 150 ensuring the piece will become a seriously collectible piece of football memorabilia in the future. Attached to the base is a brass plaque with the enscription : Johnny Thomson 1909 - 1931. It is one of a series of works portraying legendary figures from Glasgow Celtic's history which will be made available over the coming months.Please click the links to view or purchase the additional figures in the series completed so far- Jimmy Johnstone, Brother Walfrid and Jimmy McGrory.

It is priced at £95 plus p+p

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Thomson was born in Kirkcaldy and grew up in the mining community of Cardenden in Fife and became the first choice goalkeeper for Celtic and Scotland.

On September 5, 1931, Celtic were playing their old rivals Rangers at Ibrox Stadium in Glasgow. Early in the second half Thomson and a Rangers player, Sam English, went for the ball at the same time. Thomson's head collided with English's knee, fracturing his skull. He was taken off the field on a stretcher.Most people assumed that he was just badly concussed, but a few people who had seen the injury suspected much worse. One Rangers player who was also a medical student said later that as soon as he saw him he gave little chance for his survival. The rest of the match passed uneventfully and ended in a 0-0 draw. Thomson died in the Victoria Infirmary later that evening. A huge crowd of Celtic supporters attended his funeral in Fife, many of them having walked from Glasgow.