Billy Tompkinson

Billy Tompkinson
Personal information
Full name William Vincent Tompkinson[1]
Date of birth 18 June 1895
Place of birth Stone, England[1]
Date of death 1968 (aged 73)[1]
Playing position Outside right
Youth career
1910–1913 Wolverhampton Wanderers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1914 Wolverhampton Wanderers 0 (0)
1915–1919 Stoke 2 (0)
1921–1922 Aberdare Athletic 41 (4)
1923–1927 Rochdale 162 (45)
1928–1929 Stockport County 76 (26)
Connah's Quay
Total 281 (75)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

† Appearances (goals)

William Vincent "Billy" Tompkinson (18 June 1895 – 1968) was an English footballer who played in the Football League for Aberdare Athletic, Rochdale, Stockport County and Stoke.[1]

Career

Tompkinson was born in Stone, Staffordshire and started his career at First Division side Wolverhampton Wanderers whilst he was a regular for their reserve side he never was able to break into the first team and left in 1915 to join Stoke.[1] The "Potters" were playing in the Southern Football League Division Two at the time and were well on their way to claiming the title. Due to the goalscoring form of Arthur Watkin, and the two Smith's Alf and Dick, Tompkinson only managed one appearance during the 1914–15 season which came in a 4–2 win away at Welsh side Mid Rhondda in April 1915.[1] Due to the outbreak of World War I, Stoke entered war league football and Tompkinson joined the British Army, he returned to the club in 1919. He was again unable to break into Stoke's first team and made just one more appearance in a 1–0 defeat away at Bury in February 1920.[1]

He was released by Stoke at the end of the season and joined new Welsh side Aberdare Athletic in 1921.[1] At Aberdare Tompkinson was able to play regular football and managed to make 41 appearances during the 1921–22 season. He joined Rochdale in 1923 and stayed at Dale for four years making 162 league appearances and scoring 45 goals. He finished his career at Stockport County and then at Connah's Quay.[1]

Career statistics

Club Season League FA Cup Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Stoke 1914–15 100010
1919–20 100010
Total 200020
Aberdare Athletic 1921–22 26400264
1922–23 15050200
Total 41450464
Rochdale 1923–24 38620406
1924–25 3611203811
1925–26 16800168
1926–27 34900349
1927–28 3811204011
Total 162456016845
Stockport County 1928–29 3914304214
1929–30 3712314013
Total 7626618227
Career Total 2817517129876

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN 0-9524151-0-0.
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