Peter Thompson (27 November 1942

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– 30 December 2018) was an English professional

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. Thompson was known for his speedy and electric style of play. Thompson made 560 appearances in the English Football League, playing for

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., Liverpool F.C. and the

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. Thompson played as an

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for Liverpool , and was

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16 times for

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Life and career

Preston North End

Thompson started his football career playing for the Petteril Bank Primary School before moving to Harraby Secondary school in Carlisle. He played

inside forward Forwards (also known as attackers) are outfield positions in an association football team who play the furthest up the pitch and are therefore most responsible for scoring goals as well as assisting them. As with any attacking player, the role ...

for England. On graduation, Thompson was recruited by 17 professional football clubs. He decided to join

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F.C. At Preston, Thompson became a regular First division player at age 17, making his debut against

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F.C. on 30 August 1960. In describing Thompson, Chairman Nat Buck said. "I've lost the number of clubs who want him, but how could we sell?" Preston even turned down a bid from

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had been impressed by the speed and trickery of the young winger during a marathon 5th round

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tie between Liverpool F.C. and Preston in February 1962. It went to a second replay at

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before the deadlock was finally broken by Thompson. In 1961, after 121 League games and 20 League goals for Preston and relegation to 2nd Division, Thompson moved to Liverpool for £37,000.

Liverpool

Arriving at Liverpool, Thompson went into the first-team. He played in all 42 League games that first season, winning a championship medal as Liverpool won the title by four points. The team won three trophies in the mid-60's, winning another championship medal in 1966. Thompson participate in Liverpool's FA Cup victory in

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. He came to

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's attention and won 16 caps. in 1966 and again in 1970 Thompson was named to the initial

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squad of 28 players, but did not make the final squad. As a member of the initial England squad ahead of the

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, Thompson was involved in the

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incident. By some accounts, he was in or near the jewellery shop when

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allegedly stole a bracelet. He started the 1970–71 season in the first-team and played in the opening 16 league matches. He was not a regular starter during the second half of the season although he did come off the bench to replace

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in the 1971 FA Cup final against Arsenal. He immediately helped to provide

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with the opener before losing 2-1 after extra time.

Bolton Wanderers

Suffering from knee problems in 1973 and relegated to the Liverpool reserves, Thompson contemplated retirement. However,

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, manager of Bolton F.C, . persuaded Thompson to go on loan to Bolton in December 1973. In January 1974, Thompson signed with Bolton for £18,000.. Thompson retired in April 1978 after having played 132 matches for Bolton, who were promoted that season to the top-flight.

After football

After retiring in 1978, Thompson ran a

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for seven years in

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. He then ran hotels in the

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and

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. In 2006, Thompson moved to

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. Thompson died on 30 December 2018, aged 76.

Honours

Preston North End *

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runners-up: 1959-60 Liverpool * First Division champions: 1963–64, 1965–66 * First Division runners-up: 1968–69 *

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winners: 1964-65 * FA Cup runners-up: 1970-71 *

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runners-up: 1965-66 * Charity Shield winners:

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(shared), 1965,

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Bolton Wanderers *

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champions: 1977–78

References

External links

Player profile
at LFChistory.net
Stats and photo
at Sporting Heroes {{DEFAULTSORT:Thompson, Peter 1942 births 2018 deaths Footballers from Carlisle, Cumbria English footballers England international footballers England under-23 international footballers Association football wingers Preston North End F.C. players Liverpool F.C. players Bolton Wanderers F.C. players English Football League players UEFA Euro 1968 players English Football League representative players FA Cup Final players