Thomas McDermott (12 January 1878 – 30 June 1961) was a Scottish professional footballer who played as an inside forward.
Born in Bridgeton, Glasgow,[2] McDermott spent his early career with Cambuslang Hibernian, Dundee,[3][4][5][6] Celtic (winning the British League Cup and playing on the losing side in the 1902 Scottish Cup Final),[7] Everton of England's top division[8] (making 29 appearances in 1904–05 as the team missed out on the Football League title by a point) and second-tier, newly-formed Chelsea.
[9] After a second spell at Dundee (where they were Scottish Football League runners-up in 1906–07),[10][11] he joined Bradford City from Hibernian in February 1908.
[13][1] He left the club in November 1908 to join Gainsborough Trinity;[12] early in the following year was he back in Scotland featuring for Kilmarnock,[14] followed by Forfar Athletic and the newly-formed Dundee Hibernian.
[17] Back in Scotland, he then signed for Vale of Leven and Broxburn Shamrock[1] before coming home to the Glasgow area to play for Clyde in 1913.