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| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | John Paul Thompson[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 12 October 1981 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Dublin, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| Rivervalley Rangers | |||||||||||||||||
| Home Farm | |||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2001–2007 | Nottingham Forest | 129 | (7) | ||||||||||||||
| 2006 | → Tranmere Rovers (loan) | 5 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2007 | → Tranmere Rovers (loan) | 7 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2007–2009 | Oldham Athletic | 7 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2008–2009 | → Notts County (loan) | 13 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2009–2011 | Notts County | 87 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| 2011–2013 | Mansfield Town | 15 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| Total | 263 | (9) | |||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2001–2003 | Republic of Ireland U21 | 11 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2003 | Republic of Ireland | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||||||||
John Paul Thompson (born 12 October 1981) is an Irish former professional footballer. He was a tough-tackling versatile defender, although he was equally comfortable in midfield. He was a full Irish International who has also played for Nottingham Forest, Tranmere Rovers, Oldham Athletic, Notts County and Mansfield.
- ^ Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2009). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2009–10. Mainstream Publishing. p. 406. ISBN 978-1-84596-474-0.