Ralph Thompson (footballer)

Ralph Thompson
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]
Playing position 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)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

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's father John was chairman of Grimsby Town in 1905 and 1906 and his brother Albert also played for the club.[3][4] In 1911, he was working as a trainee auctioneer.[3] Six weeks after the outbreak of the First World War, Thompson enlisted as a private in the Royal Lincolnshire Regiment on 17 September 1914.[5] He was killed on the first day of the Somme in 1916.[2] He is commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial.[2]

Career statistics

Club Season League FA Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Grimsby Town 1914–15[6] Second Division 11 0 0 0 11 0
Career total 11 0 0 0 11 0

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 2016-01-19.
  3. 1 2 "Grimsby Town Football Club". Archived from the original on 15 March 2011. Retrieved 6 August 2017.
  4. ↑ "Grimsby Town Accounts". www.extra-gtfc.co.uk. Retrieved 6 August 2017.
  5. ↑ "Ralph Motson Thompson | Service Record | Football and the First World War". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 6 August 2017.
  6. ↑ "Grimsby Town Squad 1914/15". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 12 June 2017.


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