Thomas Thompson (footballer)
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Thomas Thompson | ||
Date of birth | 1879 | ||
Place of birth | Smethwick, England | ||
Date of death | 1939 (aged 59–60) | ||
Place of death | Birmingham, England | ||
Position(s) | Outside left | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
Nettlefolds | |||
1902–1903 | Small Heath | 1 | (0) |
1903–19?? | |||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Thomas Thompson (1879–1939) was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League for Small Heath.[1]
Thompson was born in Smethwick, Staffordshire. He was playing for Nettlefolds' works team when Small Heath signed him, attracted by his pace on the left wing.[2] His debut, on 24 January 1903 in a Second Division game away at Preston North End which Small Heath lost 2–1, was his only first-team appearance,[3] and he returned that same year to non-league football with .[2]
He died in Birmingham in 1939.[2]
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Categories:
- 1879 births
- 1939 deaths
- Sportspeople from Smethwick
- English footballers
- Association football wingers
- Birmingham City F.C. players
- Oldbury Town F.C. players
- English Football League players
- English football forward, 1870s birth stubs