David Thompson (footballer, born 1962)

Last updated

David Thompson
Personal information
Full name David Stephen Thompson [1]
Date of birth (1962-05-27) 27 May 1962 (age 61)
Place of birth Manchester, England
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) [2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
Withington
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1981–1986 Rochdale 155 (13)
1986–1987 Notts County 55 (8)
1987–1990 Wigan Athletic 108 (16)
1990–1992 Preston North End 46 (4)
1992–1994 Chester City 80 (9)
1994–1997 Rochdale 111 (11)
Total555(61)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

David Stephen Thompson (born 27 May 1962) is an English former footballer who played as a midfielder.

Born in Manchester, Thompson started his professional career with Rochdale before joining Notts County in 1986.

Thompson joined Wigan Athletic in October 1987. During his three seasons at the club, he scored 16 goals in 108 League appearances, and was the club's Player of the Year for the 1988–89 season. In the 1989–90 League Cup, Thompson scored in the first leg of Wigan's second round tie against Liverpool, giving them a 2–1 lead at Anfield, although the team eventually went on to lose the match 2–5. [3] In March 1990, he scored a hat trick in a 3–1 win against Shrewsbury Town. [4]

In August 1990, Thompson was signed by Preston North End for a fee of £77,500. [5] He went on to play for Chester City before finishing his career with a second spell at Rochdale.

Related Research Articles

Matthew Alan Jackson is an English former professional footballer who is the president of Swiss Super League side Grasshopper Club Zürich.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Blackpool Borough</span> Defunct English rugby league club

Blackpool Borough was a rugby league club based in Blackpool, Lancashire, England, that played in the Rugby Football League from 1954 until 1993. The club moved to Wigan in 1987 and was renamed Springfield Borough; to Chorley in 1988 and was renamed Chorley Borough; to Altrincham in 1989 and was renamed Trafford Borough, and finally back to Blackpool in 1992 as Blackpool Gladiators. It folded in 1997.

Graham Barrow is an English former footballer who has since become a professional manager in the English game. He is currently working for Wigan Athletic as an assistant manager to Shaun Maloney.

Robert Dennis "Bobbie" Goulding, also known by the nickname of "Bobbie Dazzler", is an English former professional rugby league footballer, and coach, who played in the 1980s, 1990s, 2000s and 2010s, and has coached in the 2000s and 2010s.

Colin Anthony Greenall is an English former professional footballer who made over 600 Football League appearances between 1980 and 1999. Starting his career at Blackpool as an apprentice, Greenall had spells at Gillingham, Oxford United, Bury, Preston North End, Chester City and Lincoln City before finishing his career at his hometown club, Wigan Athletic.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Grant Holt</span> English footballer and coach

Grant Holt is an English former professional footballer who is currently a scout at West Ham United.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Gary Roberts (footballer, born 1984)</span> English footballer

Gareth Michael Roberts is an English professional football coach and former player, who is a first-team coach at National League side Chesterfield.

Keith Edwin Bertschin is an English former professional football player and coach.

John McKeand "Ian" McNeill was a Scottish professional footballer and manager. Playing at inside forward, McNeill started his career at Aberdeen, making his first team debut in January 1951. McNeill moved to England in 1956, and went on to play for Leicester City, Brighton & Hove Albion and Southend United. He returned to Scotland to join Ross County, then a Highland League club, initially as a player before taking over as manager the following season. He led the club to their first ever Highland League Championship in 1967.

David Anthony Lowe is an English football coach and former footballer who is a coach at Blackburn Rovers

David Philip Perkins is a former English professional footballer who played as a midfielder who is currently first-team and U23s coach at Exeter City.

Stephen Anthony Johnson is an English former professional footballer who played as a striker. He played in the Football League for six different clubs and also played in non-league football and abroad.

Paul Comstive was an English professional footballer who mainly played as a midfielder. He played in the Football League for seven different clubs and also played non-league football.

Frank Stephen Bunn is an English former professional footballer who is the U23 coach of League One club Wigan Athletic. He holds the Football League Cup record for the most goals (six) by a player in a single match, achieved in 1989.

Henderson Gill is an English former professional rugby league footballer. He played for Bradford Northern, Wigan and Rochdale Hornets in the Championship and South Sydney Rabbitohs in the NSWRL competition. Gill primarily played on the wing during his career. He was capped 15 times for Great Britain between 1981 and 1988.

David Hamilton is an English former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He won caps for the England national under-19 football team. He is currently a scout for Championship side Ipswich Town, which he joined in February 2011. He was born in South Shields and was one of three brothers to become a footballer. He also played amateur cricket.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Tendayi Darikwa</span> Footballer (born 1991)

Tendayi David Darikwa is a professional footballer who plays as a right back for Apollon Limassol. Born in England, he plays international football for Zimbabwe.

Christopher Thompson was an English footballer who played as a midfielder or a forward.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Zach Clough</span> English footballer (born 1995)

Zach Paul John Clough is an English professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or striker for Adelaide United.

Stephen Peter Humphrys is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for Wigan Athletic.

References

  1. ↑ "Dave Thompson". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 16 March 2023.
  2. ↑ Dunk, Peter, ed. (1987). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1987–88. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 270. ISBN   978-0-356-14354-5.
  3. ↑ Hayes, Dean (1996). The Latics: The Official History of Wigan Athletic F.C. Harefield: Yore Publications. p. 73. ISBN   1-874427-91-7.
  4. ↑ "Player Details: Dave Thompson" . English National Football Archive. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
  5. ↑ "Who, what, when, where... your Division Three fact file" . 'News' Soccer Special. Cambridge Daily News. 21 August 1990. p. 7 – via British Newspaper Archive.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.