Ralph Thompson (footballer)
| 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 | Somme, 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 | |||
Ralph Motson Thompson (1892–1 July 1916) was an English amateur football outside left who made one appearance in the Football League for Grimsby Town.[1]
Personal life
Thompson served as a private in the Royal Lincolnshire Regiment during the First World War and was killed on the first day of the Somme in 1916.[2] He is commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial.[2]
References
- ^ a b Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 286. ISBN 190589161X.
- ^ a b c d "CWGC - Casualty Details". www.cwgc.org. Retrieved 19 January 2016.
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- 1892 births
- 1916 deaths
- Sportspeople from Grimsby
- English footballers
- English Football League players
- Association football outside forwards
- British Army soldiers
- British Army personnel of World War I
- Royal Lincolnshire Regiment soldiers
- British military personnel killed at the Battle of the Somme
- Grimsby Town F.C. players
- English football forward, 1890s birth stubs