Supporters world wide know of John Thomson. The Celtic goalkeeper killed in an accidental clash at Ibrox v Rangers on 5th September 1931. His Grave at Cardenden, Fife is visited regularly. Tom Greig has written a wonderful book on John See books Section.
Supporters in the Lochgelly area of Fife run a Committee in Memory of John. It holds annual football tournaments for local children. They too have a booklet on John
Below are brochures by the committee from my own collection. There are many other rarer items in memory of John Thomson.
Jan 2009 - Support The John Thomson Memorial Committee fund raising.
They are holding a special joint celebration Friday 30th January 2009 to mark JOHN’S 100TH birth and his inclusion into hall of fame.
The Committee have produced a brochure (image coming soon) for the evening and have extra copies printed which they hope to sell to raise funds for the Annual Tournament.
To obtain your copy of the brochure send a cheque for £4 (inc UK postage) (total £4.50 for Ireland and Europe) cheque made to John Thomson Trophy
Send to Mark Cameron, 13 Loch Venachar Gardens, Glenrothes, Fife, KY6 2NP
Paypal - The Committee do not have paypal. This site is assisting taking paypal payments in. They will then be donated to the fund. The brochure will be posted out by the committee.
Send paypal payment to jaygee@celticcollectorsclub.co.uk
