John Thompson (Irish footballer)

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John Thompson
Personal information
Full name	John Thompson
Date of birth	October 12, 1981 (1981-10-12) (age 26)
Place of birth	Dublin, Republic of Ireland
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Playing position	Defender
Club information
Current club	Oldham Athletic
Number	5
Senior clubs1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
2001–2007 2006 2007 2007–	Nottingham Forest → Tranmere Rovers (loan) → Tranmere Rovers (loan) Oldham Athletic	129 (7) 005 (0) 007 (0) 007 (0)
National team2
	Republic of Ireland	3 (0)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:05, 6 April 2008 (UTC). 2 National team caps and goals correct as of 23:12, 5 April 2008 (UTC). * Appearances (Goals)

John Thompson, (born 12 October 1981 in Dublin), is an Irish footballer. He currently plays for Oldham Athletic. He is a versatile defender, although has played across the midfield in the past.

Thompson started his career at Nottingham Forest's, a product of their youth academy. He made his first professional appearance under Paul Hart in 2001-02 after graduating from the academy the preceding summer. He made over 100 appearances for Forest and scored 8 goals.

Thompson was released at the end of 2006-07 season, and subsequently joined Oldham Athletic on a three-year contract.^[1]

Thompson was called up by the Republic of Ireland team in 2004, and has made 3 full international appearances so far.

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• John Thompson career stats at Soccerbase

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