William Thompson (1 August 1886 – 1933) was an English professional footballer who played as a forward in the Football League for West Bromwich Albion, Newport County, Middlesbrough and Hartlepools United.[1][3][4]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | William Thompson[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 1 August 1886[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Morpeth, England | ||
| Date of death | 1933 (aged 46–47)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Outside right, inside forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1904–1905 | Grangetown Athletic | ||
| 1905–1906 | Middlesbrough | 6 | (2) |
| 1906–1907 | Morpeth Harriers | ||
| 1907–1911 | West Bromwich Albion | 54 | (6) |
| 1911– | Sunderland | 0 | (0) |
| –1912 | Rutherglen Glencairn | ||
| 1912–1913 | Queens Park Rangers | 33 | (1) |
| 1913–1914 | Plymouth Argyle | 4 | (0) |
| 1914–1920 | Queens Park Rangers | ||
| 1916 | → Brentford (guest) | 1 | (0) |
| → South Shields (guest) | |||
| 1920–1921 | Newport County | 18 | (0) |
| 1921–1922 | Hartlepools United | 1 | (0) |
| Jarrow | |||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career statistics edit
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Middlesbrough | 1905–06[5] | First Division | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 6 | 2 | |
| West Bromwich Albion | 1907–08[6] | Second Division | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 1 | |
| 1908–09[7] | Second Division | 27 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | 29 | 4 | ||
| 1909–10[8] | Second Division | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 18 | 1 | ||
| 1910–11[9] | Second Division | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 9 | 0 | ||
| Total | 54 | 6 | 3 | 0 | — | 57 | 6 | |||
| Queens Park Rangers | 1912–13[10] | Southern League First Division | 33 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7[a] | 0 | 42 | 1 |
| Plymouth Argyle | 1913–14[11] | Southern League First Division | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | |
| Queens Park Rangers | 1914–15[12] | Southern League First Division | 34 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3[b] | 0 | 40 | 3 |
| 1919–20[13] | Southern League First Division | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | 16 | 0 | |
| Total | 81 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 98 | 4 | ||
| Hartlepools United | 1921–22[14] | Third Division North | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| Career Total | 146 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 166 | 12 | ||
- ^ 4 appearances in Southern Professional Charity Cup, 2 appearances in London Challenge Cup, 1 appearance in London Professional Charity Fund
- ^ 1 appearance in Southern Professional Charity Cup, 1 appearance in London Challenge Cup, 1 appearance in London Professional Charity Fund
- ^ Appearance in London Challenge Cup
References edit
- ^ a b c Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 287. ISBN 978-1905891610.
- ^ Billy Thompson at WorldFootball.net
- ^ White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. p. 364. ISBN 0951526200.
- ^ "Thompson Billy West Bromwich Albion 1908". Vintage Footballers. Retrieved 28 December 2018.
- ^ "William Thompson". 11v11.com. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
- ^ "Season Archive : Player Stats – 1907/08". Albion Till We Die – An Independent West Bromwich Albion Website. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
- ^ "Season Archive : Player Stats – 1908/09". Albion Till We Die – An Independent West Bromwich Albion Website. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
- ^ "Season Archive : Player Stats – 1909/10". Albion Till We Die – An Independent West Bromwich Albion Website. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
- ^ "Season Archive : Player Stats – 1910/11". Albion Till We Die – An Independent West Bromwich Albion Website. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
- ^ "Seasonal Stats – Files – 1912–13". QPRnet. Retrieved 28 December 2018.
- ^ Scallan, Trevor. "Billy Thompson". GoS-DB. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
- ^ "Seasonal Stats – Files – 1914–15". QPRnet. Retrieved 28 December 2018.
- ^ "Seasonal Stats – Files – 1919–20". QPRnet. Retrieved 28 December 2018.
- ^ "Billy Thompson". In The Mad Crowd. Retrieved 4 October 2017.