Frank Thompson (footballer)

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.

Frank Thompson
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

Career

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]

Honours

Player

Clyde

References
  1. "Frank Thompson".
  2. Frank Thompson at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
  3. "City Team-mates: Maverick winger Bond missed 1911 cup final". Bradford Telegraph and Argus. 3 June 2020.
  4. John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  5. "Cup medal sold for £19,000". BBC Sport. 18 February 2003.
  6. "CLYDE V PARTICK THISTLE 1-0 (GLASGOW CUP FINAL: OCTOBER 13, 1914)". Play up Liverpool. 13 October 1914. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
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