Billy Thompson (footballer, born 1886)

Billy Thompson
Personal information
Full name	William Thompson
Date of birth	1 August 1886
Place of birth	Morpeth, England
Date of death	1933 (aged 46–47)
Position(s)	Outside right; inside forward; left half;
Senior career*
Years	Team
1904–1905	Grangetown Athletic
1905–1906	Middlesbrough
1906–1907	Morpeth Harriers
1907–1911	West Bromwich Albion
1911–	Haslingden
0000–1912	Rutherglen Glencairn
1912–1913	Queens Park Rangers
1913–1914	Plymouth Argyle
1914–1920	Queens Park Rangers
1916	→ Brentford (guest)
	→ South Shields (guest)
1920–1921	Newport County
1921–1922	Hartlepools United
	Jarrow
	* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Full name William Thompson^[1]

Date of birth 1 August 1886^[2]

Place of birth Morpeth, England

Date of death 1933 (aged 46–47) ^[1]

William Thompson (1 August 1886 – 1933) was an English professional footballer who played as a forward and left half in the Football League for West Bromwich Albion, Newport County, Middlesbrough and Hartlepools United.^[1]^[3]^[4]^[5] He also played in the Southern League and in non-League football.^[4]^[5]

Club	Season	League			National cup^[a]		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Middlesbrough	1905–06^[6]	First Division	6	2	0	0	—		6	2
West Bromwich Albion	1907–08^[7]	Second Division	1	1	0	0	—		1	1
	1908–09^[8]	Second Division	27	4	2	0	—		29	4
	1909–10^[9]	Second Division	18	1	0	0	—		18	1
	1910–11^[10]	Second Division	8	0	1	0	—		9	0
	Total		54	6	3	0	—		57	6
Queens Park Rangers	1912–13^[11]	Southern League First Division	33	1	2	0	7^[b]	0	42	1
Plymouth Argyle	1913–14^[12]	Southern League First Division	4	0	0	0	—		4	0
Queens Park Rangers	1914–15^[13]	Southern League First Division	34	3	3	0	3^[c]	0	40	3
	1919–20^[14]	Southern League First Division	14	0	1	0	1^[d]	0	16	0
	Total		81	4	6	0	11	0	98	4
Hartlepools United	1921–22^[15]	Third Division North	1	0	0	0	—		1	0
Career Total			146	12	9	0	11	0	166	12

References

Personal information
Full name	William Thompson^[1]
Date of birth	1 August 1886^[2]
Place of birth	Morpeth, England
Date of death	1933 (aged 46–47) ^[1]
Position(s)	Outside right inside forward left half
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1904–1905	Grangetown Athletic
1905–1906	Middlesbrough	6	(2)
1906–1907	Morpeth Harriers
1907–1911	West Bromwich Albion	54	(6)
1911–	Haslingden	0	(0)
–1912	Rutherglen Glencairn
1912–1913	Queens Park Rangers	33	(1)
1913–1914	Plymouth Argyle	4	(0)
1914–1920	Queens Park Rangers
1916	→ Brentford (guest)	1	(0)
	→ South Shields (guest)
1920–1921	Newport County	18	(0)
1921–1922	Hartlepools United	1	(0)
	Jarrow
* Club domestic league appearances and goals