Alan Thompson (rugby league)

Alan Thompson

Personal information
Born	Australia
Playing information
Position	Five-eighth
Club
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
1976–84	Manly-Warringah	261	62	0	2	199
Representative
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
1979–84	New South Wales	10	2	0	0	6
1978–80	Australia	7	0	0	0	0
Coaching information
Club
Years	Team	Gms	W	D	L	W%
1989	Manly-Warringah	22	9	1	12	41
Source: RLP

Alan Thompson is a former professional rugby league footballer and coach. He played for the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles in the New South Wales Rugby League (NSWRL) competition. He primarily played at five-eighth.

Thompson was selected to represent New South Wales as five-eighth on ten occasions, seven of which were Origin matches. He played in the inaugural 1980 game, the complete 1982 series, games I and II of the 1983 series and game I of the 1984 series, the final year of his playing career.

At the time of his retirement in 1984, Thompson held the record for the most Manly club games: 261 with 62 tries and two field goals.

Thompson moved into coaching and took the Manly reserve grade side to a premiership in 1988. In 1989, following Bob Fulton's appointment as Australian coach, Thompson was appointed as first grade coach but a turbulent and unsettled year within the club led to a disappointing season for Thompson and he was replaced at the end of the season by Graham Lowe.

External links

• Alan Thompson (rugby league) at the State of Origin official website.