Peter Thompson (footballer, born 1942)

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Peter Thompson
Thompson in 1966
Personal information
Full name Peter Thompson [1]
Date of birth ( 1942-11-27 ) 27 November 1942
Place of birth Carlisle , England
Date of death 30 December 2018 (2018-12-30) (aged 76) [2]
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Position(s) Winger
Youth career
1957?1960 Preston North End
Senior career*
Years Team Apps ( Gls )
1960?1963 Preston North End 121 (20)
1963?1973 Liverpool 323 (42)
1973?1978 Bolton Wanderers 117 (2)
Total 561 (64)
National team
1964?1970 England 16 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Peter Thompson (27 November 1942 ? 30 December 2018) was an English footballer . He was born in Carlisle , Cumbria . He made 560 appearances in the Football League playing for Preston North End , Liverpool and Bolton Wanderers . [3]

Thompson played as an outside left for the Liverpool team which had major successes in the 1960s. [4] He was capped 16 times for England . [1]

On 31 December 2018, it was announced Thompson died at the age of 76. [5]

Honours [ change | change source ]

Preston North End

Liverpool

Bolton Wanderers

References [ change | change source ]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Peter Thompson" . Englandstats . Retrieved 23 November 2009 .
  2. ↑ "Celebrating the Life of Peter Thompson" . Lfchistory.net . Retrieved 29 January 2019 .
  3. ↑ "Peter Thompson" . UK A?Z Transfers . Neil Brown . Retrieved 22 November 2009 .
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Past Player Profile: Peter Thompson" . Liverpool F.C. Archived from the original on 9 July 2009 . Retrieved 23 November 2009 .
  5. ↑ Pearce, James (31 December 2018). "Reds legend Callaghan pays tribute to Peter Thompson after death" . Liverpool Echo . Retrieved 31 December 2018 .
  6. ↑ Macdonald, Neil (14 October 2009). "Key game: Liverpool vs Leeds United, FA Cup final, May 1, 1965" . Liverpool Echo . Retrieved 23 November 2009 .
  7. ↑ Bevan, Chris (3 January 2007). "Were you there?" . BBC Sport . Retrieved 23 November 2009 .
  8. ↑ "1965/66: Stan the man for Dortmund" . UEFA. Archived from the original on 13 September 2009 . Retrieved 23 November 2009 .
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