About Thomas Thompson
Lived 1879 – 1939 (aged 59–60). Thomas Thompson was a British association football player.
Thomas Thompson (1879–1939) was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League for Small Heath.
Thompson was born in Smethwick, Staffordshire. He was playing for Nettlefolds' works team when Small Heath signed him, attracted by his pace on the left wing. His debut, on 24 January 1903 in a Second Division game away at Preston North End which Small Heath lost 2–1, was his only first-team appearance, and he returned that same year to non-league football with Oldbury Town.
He died in Birmingham in 1939.
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Who was Thomas Thompson?
English footballer, born 1879 (1879–1939)
When was Thomas Thompson born?
Thomas Thompson was born in 1879 in Smethwick.
When did Thomas Thompson die?
Thomas Thompson died in 1939 in Birmingham.
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Thomas Thompson was an association football player.
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Thomas Thompson was British.
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· DBpedia: Thomas Thompson (footballer)
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