Albert Thompson (footballer, born 1885)

Albert Thompson
Personal information
Full name Albert John Thompson[1]
Date of birth 1885
Place of birth Louth, England
Date of death 14 June 1956 (aged 70–71)
Playing position Outside left
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1903–1904 Grimsby Rovers
1904–1905 Grimsby Town 2 (0)
1905–1906 Grimsby Rovers
1906–1907 Grimsby St John's
1907–19?? Grimsby Rovers
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Albert John Thompson (1885 – 14 June 1956) was an English amateur footballer who played as an outside left in the Football League for Grimsby Town.[2][1]

Personal life

Thompson was the elder brother of Ralph Thompson, who also played for Grimsby Town and was killed on the first day on the Somme.[3] His father John was a builder and chairman of Grimsby Town in 1905 and 1906.[3] Thompson served in the Royal Navy during the First World War and later rose to become a director of the Ross Group.[3] For approximately forty years after retiring from football, Thompson wrote football stories for the Grimsby News under a pen name.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 285. ISBN 190589161X.
  2. ↑ Lamming, Douglas (1985). A who's who of Grimsby Town AFC : 1890-1985. Beverley: Hutton. p. 100. ISBN 0-907033-34-2.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Grimsby Town Football Club". Archived from the original on 15 March 2011. Retrieved 6 August 2017.
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