Edward Thompson (footballer)

Edward Thompson
Personal information
Full name Edward William Thompson[1]
Date of birth 1895
Place of birth Prudhoe, England
Date of death 6 November 1918 (aged 22–23)[2]
Place of death Nord, France[2]
Playing position Left back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Spen Black and White
1914 Fulham 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Edward William Thompson (1895 – 6 November 1918) was an English amateur football left back who made one appearance in the Football League for Fulham.[1]

Personal life

Thompson worked as a putter and stoneman at Emma Colliery, Ryton.[3] He enlisted as a private in the Scots Guards in February 1917, during the First World War.[3] Two months later, his brother Charlton was killed in France while serving with the Durham Light Infantry.[4] Thompson was killed on the Western Front on 6 November 1918, just five days before the armistice.[2] He was buried in Bermeries Communal Cemetery.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 286. ISBN 190589161X.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "CWGC – Casualty Details". www.cwgc.org. Retrieved 19 January 2016.
  3. 1 2 "Ryton And District War Memorials Project | Edward William Thompson". www.rytonwarmemorials.org.uk. Retrieved 19 January 2016.
  4. ↑ "CWGC – Casualty Details". www.cwgc.org. Retrieved 19 January 2016.


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