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Tommy
Thompson |
Aston Villa FC,
Preston North End FC
2 appearances, 0 goals
P 2 W 1 D
1 L 0 F 3: A 2
75% successful
1951-58
captain: none
minutes played: 180 |
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Timeline |
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Thomas Thompson |
|
Birth |
10 November 1928 in Fencehouses, county
Durham [registered in
Houghton-le-Spring, December 1928]. |
|
|
Cannot be found on the 1939
register, record probably still closed. |
|
Death |
15 September
2015 in hospital, aged
86 years 309 days
[registration not found]. Living in Fulwood, Preston, at the time. |
|
Source |
 Douglas Lammings' An
English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990] & |
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Club Career |
|
Club(s) |
x |
|
Club honours |
x |
|
Individual honours |
x |
|
Distinctions |
x |
|
Height/Weight |
5'
5½", 10st.
4lbs [1950]. |
|
Source |
Douglas Lammings' An English
Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990]. |
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England Career |
|
Player number |
One of two who
became the 708th
players (709) to appear for England. |
|
Position(s) |
Inside-right |
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First match |
No. 266, 20 October 1951,
Wales 1 England 1, a British Championship match at Ninian Park, Sloper Road, Cardiff, aged
22 years
344 days. |
|
Last match |
No. 311, 6 April 1957, England 2 Scotland 1,
a British Championship match at Empire Stadium, Wembley, London, aged 28 years 147 days. |
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Major tournaments |
World Cup Finals 1958 (provisional);
British Championship 1951-52, 1956-57; |
|
Team honours |
British Championship shared 1951-52, winners 1956-57; |
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Individual honours |
England B
(one appearance, one goal, 1957) |
|
Distinctions |
Died two days
after Ron Springett |
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Beyond England |
|
x. -
An English Football Internationalists' Who's Who.
Douglas Lamming (1990). Hatton Press, p.x. |
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The Numbers |
|
parties |
Appearances |
comp. apps |
minutes |
 |
captain |
| 3 |
2 |
2 |
180 |
0 |
none |
|
minutes are an approximation, due to the fact that many matches rarely stick to exactly ninety minutes long, allowing time for injuries and errors. |
|
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS
|
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts
% |
W/L |
|
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
1.5 |
1 |
75 |
+1 |
|
both his matches were British Championship matches, and both played
in a white shirt |
Venue Record
|
Venue |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS
|
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts
% |
W/L |
|
Home |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
2.00 |
1.00 |
100.0 |
+1 |
|
Away |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
=0 |
0 |
0 |
1.00 |
1.00 |
50.0 |
=0 |
Tournament Record
|
British Championship Competition |
|
Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
|
BC 1951-52 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
=0 |
0 |
0 |
1.00 |
1.00 |
50.0 |
=0 |
|
BC 1956-57 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
2.00 |
1.00 |
100.0 |
+1 |
|
BC
All |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
1.50 |
1.00 |
75.0 |
+1 |
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All Competition |
|
Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
|
BC |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
1.50 |
1.00 |
75.0 |
+1 |
|
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
1.50 |
1.00 |
75.0 |
+1 |
Match History
|
Club: Aston
Villa F.C. - one full appearance (90
min) |
manager:
Walter
Winterbottom - two full appearances (180 min)x
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|
apps |
match |
pic |
match details |
comp |
res. |
rundown |
shirt |
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Club: Preston North
End F.C. - one full appearance (90
min) |
|
|
England's selectors announced their forty-man squad from whom the final
22 would be selected, on April 22 1958.
Of the 18 players who were cut from the squad on 28 May, they included
Tommy Thompson. |
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