Peter Thompson (footballer, born 1936)

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Peter Thompson
Personal information
Full name Peter Thompson [1]
Date of birth (1936-02-16) 16 February 1936 (age 88)
Place of birth Blackhall Colliery, England [1]
Position(s) Centre forward
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
Blackhall Colliery Welfare
1955–1957 Wrexham 42 (21)
1957–1958 Hartlepool United 47 (22)
1958–1962 Derby County 52 (19)
1962–1963 Bournemouth 39 (14)
1963–1966 Hartlepool United 91 (34)
Boston United
International career
England Amateur 4 (?)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Peter Thompson (born 16 February 1936) is an English former footballer who played as a centre forward. He played most of his career as a full professional in the English Football League, however did make appearances for England Amateur during his amateur playing days. [1]

Career

Starting out at hometown club Blackhall Colliery Welfare, Thompson was signed by Wrexham as an amateur. [1]

He spent two years at the Welsh club, with an impressive record of a goal every two games. [2]

In 1957, he moved to Hartlepool United, where in his first season he was their top scorer with 16 goals. [3]

His form earned him a move to Derby County in 1958, where he spent 4 years. [2]

In 1962, he moved to Bournemouth, where he spent a season before returning to Hartlepool. [1]

His second spell at Hartlepool was a success, being their top scorer again for the 1963–64 and 1964–65 seasons. [3] In 1966 he left Hartlepool to join non-league side Boston United. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Peter Thompson". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
  2. 1 2 3 "Peter Thompson". Neil Brown. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
  3. 1 2 "Peter Thompson". Pool Stats. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
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