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"Robert 'Bob' Thomson" was an English Football (soccer)/footballer who played during the early 20th century, mainly prior to World War I.
Playing as a forward, Thomson carved out a career in the game despite having only one eye, resulting from a childhood accident with a firework. When asked how he dealt with a ball coming to him on his blind side, Bob would answer: 'I just shut my other eye and play from memory.'
He started out with his local side Croydon Common F.C./Croydon Common before joining west Londoners Chelsea F.C./Chelsea in September 1911. His most successful season with Chelsea came in 1914-15 in English football/1914-15, when his six goals in eight FA Cup games helped his team reach FA Cup Final 1915/the final, where they lost to Sheffield United F.C./Sheffield United.
When competitive football was abandoned in Britain in 1915, Thomson continued to turn out for Chelsea in unofficial wartime matches, scoring 100 goals in three seasons 1915-17. He played twice more for the club in FA cup when hostilities ended.
He made a total of 95 appearances and scored 29 goals.
He signed for Charlton Athletic F.C./Charlton Athletic in 1921.
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