Alfred Thompson (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alfred Alexander Thompson[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 28 April 1891 | ||
| Place of birth | Manchester, England | ||
| Date of death | June 1969 (aged 78) | ||
| Place of death | Waltham Forest, England | ||
| Playing position | Inside forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1910–1913 | Liverpool | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1913–1914 | Glossop | 5 | (2) |
| 1914 | Woolwich Arsenal | 0 | (0) |
| Walsall | |||
| 1919–1921 | Brentford | 43 | (10) |
| Guildford United | |||
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Alfred Thompson was a professional football inside forward who played in the Football League for Glossop and Brentford.[2]
Career
An inside forward, Thompson began his career in the Football League as a youth with Liverpool,[1] before joining with Glossop.[2] He moved to Woolwich Arsenal, where he failed to make a first team appearance and instead spent his time with the club in the reserves.[2] Thompson later dropped into non-league football and had a spell with Birmingham & District League side Walsall.[2] After the First World War, Thompson signed for Southern League Division One side Brentford.[2] He scored eight goals in 28 appearances during the 1919/20 season and earned another shot at league football, with Brentford placed in the new Division Three for the 1920/21 season.[2] He managed 16 appearances and two goals and was released at the end of the season.[2] Thompson dropped back into non-league football, linking up with former Brentford teammate Jimmy Hodson at Southern League South Division side Guildford United.[2] He later played for Tunbridge Wells Rangers.[1]