James Thompson (footballer)

James William Thompson (19 April 1898 – August 1984) was a professional footballer, football manager and football scout.

James Thompson

Personal information
Full name	James William Thompson
Date of birth	(1898-04-19)19 April 1898
Place of birth	Epsom, England
Date of death	1984 (aged 85–86)
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Position(s)	Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
	Custom House
1921	Charlton Athletic	2	(0)
1921	Wimbledon	5	(7)
1921–1922	Millwall	7	(3)
1923	Coventry City	2	(0)
1924	Clapton Orient	1	(0)
1925–1927	Luton Town	72	(41)
1927–1928	Chelsea	37	(33)
1929	Norwich City	28	(17)
1929	Sunderland	0	(0)
1930	Fulham	4	(2)
1931	Hull City	1	(0)
1931	Tunbridge Wells Rangers
1932	Tranmere Rovers	0	(0)
	Sittingbourne
	Peterborough United
	Linfield
1936	Aldershot	0	(0)
	FC Luzern
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

Thompson, a striker, began his career as an amateur with Charlton and Wimbledon before playing for Millwall, Coventry City, Clapton Orient, Luton Town, Chelsea, Norwich City, Sunderland, Fulham and Hull City. He then moved into Non-League football with Tunbridge Wells Rangers and Peterborough United, he then signed for Tranmere Rovers, Sittingbourne and Aldershot before retiring. He managed Dartford and later worked as a scout at Chelsea and Southampton and is credited with having discovered Jimmy Greaves.

In his career, he played 150 professional games, scoring 97 goals. 30 of those appearances and 17 of the goals were for Norwich.

References

• Mike Davage, John Eastwood, Kevin Platt (2001). Canary Citizens. Jarrold Publishing. ISBN 0-7117-2020-7.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)