Ollie Thompson

Ollie Thompson

Personal information
Full name	Oliver Thompson
Date of birth	May 11, 1900
Place of birth	Wheatley Hill, England
Date of death	1975
Playing position	Left half, Right half
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
	Spennymoor United	?	(?)
1921-1922	Merthyr Town	0	(0)
1922-1928	Chesterfield	218	(3)
1928-1929	Queens Park Rangers	18	(0)
1929-1932	York City	121	(2)
1932-1933	Halifax Town	41	(1)
1933	Chesterfield	0	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Oliver "Ollie" Thompson (May 11, 1900 in Wheatley Hill, County Durham, England – 1975) was an English footballer.

During his career, he played for Spennymoor United, Merthyr Town, Chesterfield, Queens Park Rangers, York City and Halifax Town.

Career

Thompson joined Merthyr Town from Spennymoor United in 1921.^[1] After having made no league appearances for the club, he joined Chesterfield in 1922.^[1] After making a total of 218 league appearances for Chesterfield, he joined Queens Park Rangers in 1928, who he made a total of 18 league appearances for.^[1] Thompson joined York City in June 1929 from Queens Park Rangers and was the team's captain for their first three seasons in the Football League.^[2] After making a total of 133 appearances,^[2] he joined Halifax Town in 1932.^[1] He made 41 league appearances for the club, and re-joined Chesterfield in 1933, but made no league appearances for them.^[1] However, he stayed at the club as a trainer until the 1960s.^[2]

Notes

1. ^ ^{a b c d e} Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 - 1939. Tony Brown. pp. p258. ISBN 1899468676. 
2. ^ ^{a b c} Batters, Dave (1990). "York City Stars". York City: A Complete Record 1922-1990. The Breedon Books Publishing Company Limited. pp. p207. ISBN 0907969690. 

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Name	Thompson, Ollie
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Date of birth	May 11, 1900
Place of birth	Wheatley Hill, England
Date of death	1975
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