Frank Thompson (footballer)

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Frank Thompson
Personal information
Full nameFrancis William Thompson
Date of birth(1885-10-02)2 October 1885
Place of birthBallynahinch, Northern Ireland
Date of death4 October 1950(1950-10-04) (aged 65)
Place of deathAyr, Scotland
Playing positionMidfielder
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1905–1910Cliftonville?(?)
1910Linfield?(?)
1910Everton?(?)
1910–1913Bradford City51(1)
1913–1924Clyde?(?)
National team
1910–1914Ireland12(2)
Teams managed
1922–1934Clyde
1935–1939Ayr United
1945–1947Glentoran
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Francis William "Frank" Thompson (2 October 1885 – 4 October 1950) was an Irish international football player and manager who played professionally in Ireland, England and Scotland.

Career

While playing with Cliftonville, Thompson won the Irish League once and the Irish Cup twice. He then played briefly with Linfield before moving to England to play with Everton. Thompson later signed with Bradford City in 1910, and in his three years at Bradford, Thompson won the 1911 FA Cup Final and earned seven international caps for Ireland - twelve in total between 1910 and 1914. He then moved to Scotland with Clyde, eventually becoming their player-manager, and also spent time as manager of Ayr United, before returning to Ireland to become manager of Glentoran.

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