Les Thompson (footballer, born 1968)

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Les Thompson
Personal information
Full name Leslie Allen Thompson
Date of birth (1968-09-23) 23 September 1968 (age 55)
Place of birth Cleethorpes, England
Position(s) Left back
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1987–1991 Hull City 35 (4)
1988 → Scarborough (loan) 3 (1)
1991–1992 Maidstone United 38 (0)
1992–1994 Burnley 39 (0)
Total115(5)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Leslie Allen "Les" Thompson (born 23 September 1968) is an English former professional footballer who played as a left back.

Born in Cleethorpes, Lincolnshire, he started his career with Hull City, where he signed professional terms in 1987. He played 35 matches in four seasons with Hull, he famously clattered legendary Manchester United player Brian Robson in a League Cup game and in December 1988 he was sent out on loan to Scarborough, where he played three games and scored one goal. In 1991, he moved to Football League Fourth Division side Maidstone United. He spent only one season with Maidstone, playing 38 times as the side struggled in the league, eventually resigning from it at the end of the 1991–92 campaign. His performances for the club had attracted bigger teams, and in the summer of 1992 he was signed by newly promoted Second Division side Burnley. In two seasons with the Clarets, he played 39 league games, but at the end of the 1993–94 season he was released and moved into non-league football.

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