Peter Thompson (footballer, born 1942)

Peter Thompson
Thompson in 1966
Personal information
Full name Peter Thompson[1]
Date of birth (1942-11-27)27 November 1942
Place of birth Carlisle, England
Date of death 30 December 2018(2018-12-30) (aged 76)[2]
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Position(s) Winger
Youth career
1957–1960 Preston North End
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1960–1963 Preston North End 121 (20)
1963–1973 Liverpool 323 (42)
1973–1978 Bolton Wanderers 117 (2)
Total 561 (64)
International career
1964–1970 England 16 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Peter Thompson (27 November 1942 Carlisle – 30 December 2018) was an English professional footballer. Thompson was known for his speedy and electric style of play.[3]

Thompson made 560 appearances in the English Football League, playing for Preston North End F.C., Liverpool F.C. and the Bolton Wanderers.[4] Thompson played as an outside left for Liverpool ,[5] and was capped 16 times for England.[1]

  1. ^ a b "Peter Thompson". Englandstats.com. Retrieved 23 November 2009. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ "Celebrating the Life of Peter Thompson". Lfchistory.net. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
  3. ^ "Peter Thompson obituary". Guardian. 1 January 2019. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
  4. ^ "Peter Thompson". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown. Retrieved 22 November 2009.
  5. ^ "Past Player Profile: Peter Thompson". Liverpool F.C. Archived from the original on 9 July 2009. Retrieved 23 November 2009.