Ralph Motson Thompson (1892 – 1 July 1916) was an English amateur footballer who played in the Football League for Grimsby Town as an outside left.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ralph Motson Thompson[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 1892 | ||
| Place of birth | Grimsby, England | ||
| Date of death | 1 July 1916 (aged 23–24)[2] | ||
| Place of death | near Ovillers-la-Boisselle, France[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Outside left | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| George Street Wesleyans | |||
| Grimsby Rovers | |||
| Grimsby St John's | |||
| Grimsby Rovers | |||
| Heycroft Rovers | |||
| 1913–1914 | Grimsby Town | 12 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Personal life edit
Thompson's father John was chairman of Grimsby Town in 1905 and 1906 and his brother Albert also played for the club.[3][4] Thompson himself was educated at Silcoates School and in 1911, he was working as a trainee auctioneer.[3] Six weeks after the outbreak of the First World War, Thompson enlisted as a private in the Lincolnshire Regiment on 17 September 1914.[5] While serving with the Grimsby Chums, he was wounded in the neck, arm and spine during the attack on Ovillers-la-Boisselle on the first day of the Somme in 1916.[6][7] He could not be evacuated and was later found and buried.[7] Thompson is commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial.[2]
Career statistics edit
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Grimsby Town | 1914–15[8] | Second Division | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| Career total | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | ||
References edit
- ^ a b Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 286. ISBN 978-1905891610.
- ^ a b c "Casualty Details". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 19 January 2016.
- ^ a b "Grimsby Town Football Club". Archived from the original on 15 March 2011. Retrieved 6 August 2017.
- ^ "Grimsby Town Accounts". www.extra-gtfc.co.uk. Retrieved 6 August 2017.
- ^ "Ralph Motson Thompson | Service Record". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 6 August 2017.
- ^ "Private Ralph Motson Thompson" (PDF). Lochnagar Crater. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
- ^ a b "Thompson, Ralph Motson". Lincs to the Past. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
- ^ "Grimsby Town Squad 1914/15". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 12 June 2017.
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