Billy Thompson (footballer, born 1886)

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Billy Thompson
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)
0000–1912 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

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]

Career statistics[edit]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
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
  1. ^ 4 appearances in Southern Professional Charity Cup, 2 appearances in London Challenge Cup, 1 appearance in London Professional Charity Fund
  2. ^ 1 appearance in Southern Professional Charity Cup, 1 appearance in London Challenge Cup, 1 appearance in London Professional Charity Fund
  3. ^ Appearance in London Challenge Cup

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 287. ISBN 978-1905891610.
  2. ^ Billy Thompson at WorldFootball.net
  3. ^ White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. p. 364. ISBN 0951526200.
  4. ^ "Thompson Billy West Bromwich Albion 1908". Vintage Footballers. Retrieved 28 December 2018.
  5. ^ "William Thompson". 11v11.com. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
  6. ^ "Season Archive : Player Stats – 1907/08". Albion Till We Die – An Independent West Bromwich Albion Website. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
  7. ^ "Season Archive : Player Stats – 1908/09". Albion Till We Die – An Independent West Bromwich Albion Website. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
  8. ^ "Season Archive : Player Stats – 1909/10". Albion Till We Die – An Independent West Bromwich Albion Website. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
  9. ^ "Season Archive : Player Stats – 1910/11". Albion Till We Die – An Independent West Bromwich Albion Website. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
  10. ^ "Seasonal Stats – Files – 1912–13". QPRnet. Retrieved 28 December 2018.
  11. ^ Scallan, Trevor. "Billy Thompson". GoS-DB. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
  12. ^ "Seasonal Stats – Files – 1914–15". QPRnet. Retrieved 28 December 2018.
  13. ^ "Seasonal Stats – Files – 1919–20". QPRnet. Retrieved 28 December 2018.
  14. ^ "Billy Thompson". In The Mad Crowd. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
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