Tom Carson
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 26 March 1958 | ||
| Place of birth | Alexandria, Scotland | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Vale of Leven | - | ||
| 1979–1984 | Dumbarton[1] | 172 | (0) |
| 1984–1991 | Dundee | 77 | (0) |
| 1986–1987 | → Hibernian (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 1987–1988 | → Partick Thistle (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 1987–1988 | → Queen of the South (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 1987–1988 | → Dunfermline (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 1987–1988 | → Ipswich Town (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 1987–1988 | → Dunfermline (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 1991–1992 | → Dumbarton (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 1992–1994 | Raith Rovers | 35 | (0) |
| Vale of Leven | |||
| 2002–2003 | Dumbarton | 0 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2000–2002 | Dumbarton | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Tom Carson (born 26 March 1959 in Alexandria, West Dunbartonshire) is a former manager of Dumbarton, an association football club in the Scottish Third Division. He also had a successful playing career as a goalkeeper, playing for Dundee, Raith Rovers & Dumbarton as well as his local junior side Vale of Leven.
History
Tom (or Tam, as he is sometimes known) was brought up in Alexandria, West Dunbartonshire, an area rich in footballing history. One of Tom's 3 brothers, Joe Carson, also played football professionally for Arbroath, Motherwell & Partick Thistle among others.
During his time at Dundee, Carson was sent out on loan 7 times, usually as cover for injuries. His spell at Queen of the South was in the era of the likes of George Cloy.
Carson took his first (& only to date) managerial position in October 2000, taking charge of his former club, Dumbarton, & lead the team to promotion to the Scottish Second Division in the 2001/02 season but left soon after. This was rumoured to be after a disagreement between Tom & the board about the amount of money needed to retain the clubs new second division status.[2] He was succeeded by David Winnie.
In April 2002, Tom officially registered himself as a squad player to cover injuries but did not make any appearances.[3]
Tom has not returned to football since the end of the 2001/2 season but has often been rumoured as returning to the job whenever the position becomes available. He was also rumoured to be among the running for the vacant Elgin City job in 2003.[4]
Managerial history
includes all league, cup & friendly games
| Club | Nat. | Div. | From | To | Record | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | W | D | L | Win% | |||||
| Dumbarton |  |
Third | October 2000 | June 2002 | 72 | 34 | 13 | 25 | 47.2 |
Notes
- ↑ McAllister, Jim (2002). The Sons of the Rock - The Official History of Dumbarton Football Club. Dumbarton: J&J Robertson Printers.
- ↑ BBC SPORT | Football | Teams | Dumbarton | No bids for Dumbarton
- ↑ The Scotsman
- ↑ Cooper has Elgin over a barrel - Scotland on Sunday