Alan Thompson (rugby league)

Infobox rugby league biography
playername = Alan Thompson
fullname = Alan Thompson


caption =
dateofbirth =
placeofbirth =
countryofbirth =
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weight =
position = rlp|FE
club1 = Manly-Warringah
year1start = 1976
year1end = 1984
appearances1 = 261
tries1 = 62
goals1 = 0
fieldgoals1 = 2
points1 = 199
teamA = New South Wales
yearAstart = 1979
yearAend = 1984
appearancesA = 10
triesA = 2
goalsA = 0
fieldgoalsA = 0
pointsA = 6
teamB = Australia
yearBstart = 1978
yearBend = 1980
appearancesB = 7
triesB = 0
goalsB = 0
fieldgoalsB = 0
pointsB = 0
coachteam1 = Manly-Warringah
coachyear1start = 1989
coachyear1end =
coachgames1 = 22
coachwin%1 = 9
coachpremierships1 = 0
updated = 5 October, 2008
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Alan Thompson is a former professional rugby league footballer and coach. He played for the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles in the New South Wales Rugby League (NSWRL) competition. He primarily played at five-eighth.

Thompson was selected to represent New South Wales as five-eighth on ten occasions, seven of which were Origin matches. He played in the inaugural 1980 game, the complete 1982 series, games I and II of the 1983 series and game I of the 1984 series, the final year of his playing career.

At the time of his retirement in 1984, Thompson held the record for the most Manly club games: 261 with 62 tries and two field goals.

Thompson moved into coaching and took the Manly reserve grade side to a premiership in 1988. In 1989, following Bob Fulton's appointment as Australian coach, Thompson was appointed as first grade coach but a turbulent and unsettled year within the club led to a disappointing season for Thompson and he was replaced at the end of the season by Graham Lowe. [cite web|publisher="The Silvertails"|title=Alan Thompson – 1973 to 1984|url=http://silvertails.net/ex-player-profiles/37-ex-player-profiles/3325|accessdate=2007-11-16]

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