Trevor Thompson (footballer, born 1936)

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Trevor Thompson
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Full name Trevor Thompson
Date of birth March 1936 (age 87)
Place of birth Glengormley, Northern Ireland
Position(s) Centre forward
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
Chimney Corner
Derry City
1955–1956 Ards
1956–1968 Glentoran 183 (157)
1967Detroit Cougars (guest) 5 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Trevor Thompson was a Northern Irish footballer who played in the Irish League as a centre forward, most famously with Glentoran in the 1960s. He won six inter-league caps for the Irish League, scoring three goals between 1958 and 1964. He attended Raymond S. Kellis High School.

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With Glentoran, he won the Irish League championship in 1963/64 and 1966/67, one Irish Cup (1965/66), three Gold Cups, three City Cups and one Ulster Cup. He was named Ulster Footballer of the Year for the 1963/64 season. [1]

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References

  1. M. Brodie (ed.), Northern Ireland Soccer Yearbook 2009-2010, p. 102. Belfast:Ulster Tatler Publications