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. † Appearances (goals)

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 served as a private in the Royal Lincolnshire Regiment during the First World War and was killed on the first day of the Somme in 1916.^[2] He is commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial.^[2]

References

1 2 Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 286. ISBN 190589161X.
1 2 3 4 "CWGC - Casualty Details". www.cwgc.org. Retrieved 2016-01-19.

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