Ian Thompson (footballer, born 1958)

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Ian Thompson
Personal information
Date of birth (1958-06-08) 8 June 1958 (age 66)
Place of birth Dartford, England
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) [1]
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1980–1981 Poole Town
1981–1983 Salisbury City 77 (43)
1983–1986 AFC Bournemouth 121 (30)
1986–1988 Salisbury 59 (12)
1988–1989 Newport County ? (?)
1989–1992 Merthyr Tydfil ? (32)
1992 Haverfordwest County 16 (12)
1992–1993 Inter Cardiff ? (?)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ian P. Thompson (born 8 June 1958) is an English former professional footballer who played as a forward in the Football League. He started his career with Southern League clubs Poole Town and Salisbury. In his first full season with the latter, Thompson finished as leading scorer with 19 goals, following that with 24 goals in his second year, before being sold to AFC Bournemouth for £18,000 (a Salisbury record fee at that time). [2] He scored for AFC Bournemouth in their 2-0 giantkilling win over Manchester United in the FA Cup in January 1984. [3] He also played as Bournemouth won the inaugural Associate Members' Cup by beating Hull City in the final. [4] After injury led to him retiring from full-time football, he returned to Salisbury before becoming a schoolteacher in Wales, [2] continuing his football career with Newport County, Merthyr Tydfil, Haverfordwest County and Inter Cardiff. [5]

References

  1. ↑ Dunk, Peter, ed. (1987). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1987–88. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 74. ISBN   978-0-356-14354-5.
  2. 1 2 Thear, David; Walker, Richard; Waterhouse, Peter; Wood, Peter (2007). The Whites - Salisbury City F.C. the first 60 years 1947-2007. Citywhite Publishing. p. 298. ISBN   9780955417009.
  3. ↑ "FA Cup: When Bournemouth shocked Manchester United". BBC News. 23 January 2014. Retrieved 17 February 2025.
  4. ↑ "Cup win was simply red-markable for club legend Mozzy". afcb.co.uk. 24 May 2019. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
  5. ↑ Whitney, Steve (15 January 2021). "They`ve Played For Your Club….Merthyr Town (Tydfil)". Southern Football League. Retrieved 17 February 2025.

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