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.[1][2]
| 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) | ||
| Position(s) | 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 | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Personal life
editThompson's younger brother Ralph 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
edit- ^ a b Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 285. ISBN 978-1905891610.
- ^ Lamming, Douglas (1985). A who's who of Grimsby Town AFC : 1890-1985. Beverley: Hutton. p. 100. ISBN 0-907033-34-2.
- ^ a b c d "Grimsby Town Football Club". Archived from the original on 15 March 2011. Retrieved 6 August 2017.
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