David Thompson (footballer)

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David Thompson
Personal information
Full name David Thompson
Date of birth September 12, 1977 (age 29)
Place of birth    Birkenhead, England
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Nickname Thommo
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current club Bolton Wanderers
Number 15
Youth clubs
199?–1996 Liverpool
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
1996–2000
1997–1998
2000–2002
2002–2006
2006
2006–2007
2007–		 Liverpool
→ Swindon Town (loan)
Coventry City
Blackburn Rovers
Wigan Athletic
Portsmouth
Bolton Wanderers		 48 0(5)
10 0(0)
66 (15)
64 0(5)
10 0(2)
12 0(0)
02 0(0)   
National team2
1997-99
2002		 England U21
England		 07 0(1)
00 0(0)

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only and
correct as of 22:11, 14 February 2007 (UTC).
2 National team caps and goals correct
as of 14:03, 24 August 2006 (UTC).
* Appearances (Goals)

David Thompson (born September 12, 1977 in Birkenhead, England) is an English football player currently playing for Bolton Wanderers.

During his career Thompson has played for Liverpool F.C., Coventry City F.C., Blackburn Rovers F.C., Wigan Athletic F.C. and Portsmouth.

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[edit] Liverpool

His Liverpool debut came on August 19, 1996, as an 87th minute substitute in a 2-0 victory against Arsenal F.C., though he only played one more game before being loaned to Swindon Town F.C. for two and a half months in November 1997. His good form at Swindon led him to be selected more frequently for Liverpool, these performances paying off as he scored the winning goal against Crystal Palace F.C. later in the season. His 1997-98 and 1998-99 seasons were steady, and the 1999-00 season would see him back into the team on a regular basis.

[edit] Coventry City

In the summer of 2000 he moved to Coventry City F.C., his first game a 3-1 defeat to Middlesbrough F.C. in which he was sent off in the 71st minute. A former England under-21 player, his Coventry City team were relegated during the 2000-01 season, and he sought a move back to the Premiership.

[edit] Blackburn Rovers

In August 2002 Blackburn Rovers F.C. signed him for £1.5 million. His appearance in the team was an inspiration to the players around him, for, as well as top-quality initial appearances, he had more of a hunger to succeed.

His rise in division as well as form gave him international recognition, as Sven-Göran Eriksson named him in the England squads against Slovakia and Macedonia.

In recent seasons Thompson has been prone to injury, in recent seasons a cartilage problem and further surgery in 2003-04 led him to suffer a breakdown in form. His recovery was aided by visits to the Bayern Munich doctor Hans Muller-Wolfhart[1].

[edit] Wigan, Portsmouth, Bolton Wanderers

Injuries and subsequent failure to return to form meant that Blackburn allowed him to leave on a free transfer to Wigan on January 19, 2006. After just seven appearances Wigan, too, released him in May 2006.

After his release from Wigan Athletic he was looking for a new club, with Everton said to be the player's dream move and West Bromwich Albion interested. On 28 July 2006 he signed for Portsmouth on a one-year contract. He voiced his unhappiness at not featuring more for the club, and Bolton Wanderers signed him just two hours before the transfer window shut on January 31st 2007 to take him to the Reebok Stadium on a short term deal. Thompson made his debut for Bolton as a substitute in the 2-1 victory against Fulham on 11 February 2007.

[edit] References

  1. ^ http://archive.thisislancashire.co.uk/2005/10/8/871964.html

[edit] External links


Bolton Wanderers F.C. - Current Squad

1 Al Habsi | 2 Hunt | 4 Nolan | 5 Méïté | 6 Speed | 7 Stelios | 8 Campo | 9 Pedersen | 11 Gardner | 12 Walker | 14 Davies | 15 Thompson | 16 Andranik | 17 Fortune | 21 Diouf | 22 Jääskeläinen | 23 Tal | 24 O'Brien | 25 Faye | 26 Ben Haim | 27 César | 29 Harsányi | 31 Sinclair | 39 Anelka | 41 Fojut | 46 Jamieson | Manager: Allardyce
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