Tom Thompson (Australian soccer)

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Tom Thompson
Personal information
Full name Thomas Thompson
Place of birth Wollongong, Australia
Position Forward
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1921–1933 Balgownie
1934–1935 Granville
1936–1937 Wollongong Steelworks
International career
1922–1924 Australia 8 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Tom Thompson was a former Australian professional soccer player who played as a forward for NSW clubs and the Australia national soccer team. [1]

Contents

Club career

Thompson played out his club career at hometown Balgownie, [2] Granville and Wollongong Steelworks. [3]

International career

Thompson began his international career with Australia in 1922 on their first historic tour against New Zealand, debuting in a 1–3 defeat to New Zealand. [4] He played two matches in 1922, three matches in 1923 and another three matches against Canada in 1924. [1]

Career statistics

International

National teamYear [1] CompetitiveFriendlyTotal
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Australia 1922002020
1923003030
1924003030
Total008080

References

  1. 1 2 3 "The Australian National Men's Football Team: Caps And Captains" (PDF). Football Federation Australia . ozfootball.net. Retrieved 23 June 2009.
  2. ↑ "History of the Club". Balgownie Rangers.
  3. ↑ Howe, Andrew (2018). Encyclopedia of Socceroos: Every national team player. Fair Play Publishing. ISBN   978-0-648-13330-8.
  4. ↑ "SOCCER IN NEW ZEALAND". The Sunday Times . No. 1899. New South Wales, Australia. 18 June 1922. p. 9. Retrieved 20 November 2020– via National Library of Australia.
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