Alfred Thompson (footballer)
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Alfred Alexander Thompson[1] | ||
Date of birth | 28 April 1891 | ||
Place of birth | Manchester, England | ||
Date of death | June 1969 78) | (aged||
Place of death | Waltham Forest, England | ||
Playing position | Inside forward | ||
Youth career | |||
1910–1913 | Liverpool | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1913–1914 | Glossop | 5 | (2) |
1914 | Woolwich Arsenal | 0 | (0) |
Walsall | |||
1919–1921 | Brentford | 43 | (10) |
Guildford United | |||
Tunbridge Wells Rangers | |||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
Alfred Alexander Thompson (28 April 1891 – June 1969) was an English professional football inside forward who played in the Football League for Glossop and Brentford.[2]
Career
An inside forward, Thompson began his career in the Football League as a youth with Liverpool,[1] before joining with Glossop.[2] He moved to Woolwich Arsenal, where he failed to make a first team appearance and instead spent his time with the club in the reserves.[2] Thompson later dropped into non-league football and had a spell with Birmingham & District League side Walsall.[2] After the First World War, Thompson signed for Southern League Division One side Brentford.[2] He scored eight goals in 28 appearances during the 1919–20 season and earned another shot at league football, with Brentford placed in the new Division Three for the 1920–21 season.[2] He managed 16 appearances and two goals and was released at the end of the season.[2] Thompson dropped back into non-league football, linking up with former Brentford teammate Jimmy Hodson at Southern League South Division side Guildford United.[2] He later played for Tunbridge Wells Rangers.[1]