Frank_Thompson_(footballer)
Frank Thompson (footballer)
Irish footballer and manager
Francis William Thompson (2 October 1885 – 4 October 1950) was an Irish international football player and manager who played professionally in Ireland, England and Scotland.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Francis William Thompson | ||
| Date of birth | (1885-10-02)2 October 1885 | ||
| Place of birth | Ballynahinch, Ireland | ||
| Date of death | 4 October 1950(1950-10-04) (aged 65) | ||
| Place of death | Ayr, Scotland | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1905–1910 | Cliftonville | ||
| 1910 | Black Diamonds | ||
| 1910 | Linfield | ||
| 1910–1913 | Bradford City | 51 | (11) |
| 1913–1924 | Clyde | 158 | (29) |
| International career | |||
| 1910–1914 | Ireland | 12 | (2) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1922–1934 | Clyde | ||
| 1935–1939 | Ayr United | ||
| 1945–1947 | Glentoran | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
While playing with Cliftonville, Thompson won the Irish League once and the Irish Cup twice. He then played briefly with Black Diamonds and Linfield before moving to England to play with Bradford City in December 1910.[1][2] In his three years with the Bantams, he won the 1911 FA Cup Final and earned seven international caps for Ireland.[3] (he collected twelve in total between 1910 and 1914). He then moved to Scotland with Clyde,[4] eventually becoming their player-manager, and also spent time as manager of Ayr United, before returning to Ireland to become manager of Glentoran.
His 1911 FA Cup Final winners medal sold for £19,000 at a London auction for sporting memorabilia in 2003.[5]
Player
Clyde
- Glasgow Cup: 1914–15[6]
- Frank Thompson at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
- "City Team-mates: Maverick winger Bond missed 1911 cup final". Bradford Telegraph and Argus. 3 June 2020.
- John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - "Cup medal sold for £19,000". BBC Sport. 18 February 2003.
- "CLYDE V PARTICK THISTLE 1-0 (GLASGOW CUP FINAL: OCTOBER 13, 1914)". Play up Liverpool. 13 October 1914. Retrieved 31 March 2021.