James Thompson (footballer)
- James Thompson (footballer)
James William Thompson (b. 19 April 1898, d. August 1984 in Epsom) was a professional footballer, football manager and football scout.
Thompson, a striker, began his career as an amateur with Charlton and Wimbledon before playing for Millwall, Coventry City, Clapton Orient, Luton Town, Chelsea, Norwich City, Sunderland, Fulham and Hull City. He managed Dartford FC and later worked as a scout at Chelsea and Southampton and is credited with having discovered Jimmy Greaves. [cf. cite book | author=Greaves, Jimmy | title=Greavsie: The Autobiography| publisher=Time Warner Books| year=2003| id=ISBN 0-316-72529-3 | pages=pp. 19-21, 29-30]
In his career, he played 150 professional games, scoring 97 goals. 30 of those appearances and 17 of the goals were for Norwich.
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