Robert Gillies McKenzie Thomson (21 March 1937 – 6 August 2024) was a Scottish professional footballer who played as a forward.
He played most of his professional career in the West Midlands, making over 300 appearances in total for the two Birmingham clubs, and is probably best known for his four years at Aston Villa.
[2] He played in the final of the inaugural League Cup competition in 1960–61 in which Aston Villa beat Rotherham United.
In his first season, he was used in a variety of positions, eventually settling in at centre-forward alongside the newly arrived and prolific Geoff Vowden.
Wylie's return to fitness and the arrival of former England centre-forward Fred Pickering left no place for Thomson, so in December 1967 he moved to Third Division Stockport County, and then into Non-League football with Bromsgrove Rovers.