Thompson joined Wigan Athletic in October 1987. During his three seasons at the club, he scored 16 goals in 108 League appearances, and was the club's Player of the Year for the 1988–89 season. In the 1989–90 League Cup, Thompson scored in the first leg of Wigan's second round tie against Liverpool, giving them a 2–1 lead at Anfield, although the team eventually went on to lose the match 2–5.[3] In March 1990, he scored a hat trick in a 3–1 win against Shrewsbury Town.[4]
In August 1990, Thompson was signed by Preston North End for a fee of £77,500.[5] He went on to play for Chester City before finishing his career with a second spell at Rochdale.
Referencesedit
^"Dave Thompson". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 16 March 2023.
^Dunk, Peter, ed. (1987). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1987–88. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 270. ISBN978-0-356-14354-5.
^Hayes, Dean (1996). The Latics: The Official History of Wigan Athletic F.C. Harefield: Yore Publications. p. 73. ISBN1-874427-91-7.
^"Player Details: Dave Thompson". English National Football Archive. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
^"Who, what, when, where... your Division Three fact file". 'News' Soccer Special. Cambridge Daily News. 21 August 1990. p. 7 – via British Newspaper Archive.
External linksedit
Dave Thompson at Soccerbase
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david, thompson, footballer, born, 1962, david, stephen, thompson, born, 1962, english, former, footballer, played, midfielder, david, thompsonpersonal, informationfull, namedavid, stephen, thompson, date, birth, 1962, 1962, place, birthmanchester, englandheig. David Stephen Thompson born 27 May 1962 is an English former footballer who played as a midfielder David ThompsonPersonal informationFull nameDavid Stephen Thompson 1 Date of birth 1962 05 27 27 May 1962 age 61 Place of birthManchester EnglandHeight5 ft 11 in 1 80 m 2 Position s MidfielderYouth careerWithingtonSenior career YearsTeamApps Gls 1981 1986Rochdale155 13 1986 1987Notts County55 8 1987 1990Wigan Athletic108 16 1990 1992Preston North End46 4 1992 1994Chester City80 9 1994 1997Rochdale111 11 Total555 61 Club domestic league appearances and goalsBorn in Manchester Thompson started his professional career with Rochdale before joining Notts County in 1986 Thompson joined Wigan Athletic in October 1987 During his three seasons at the club he scored 16 goals in 108 League appearances and was the club s Player of the Year for the 1988 89 season In the 1989 90 League Cup Thompson scored in the first leg of Wigan s second round tie against Liverpool giving them a 2 1 lead at Anfield although the team eventually went on to lose the match 2 5 3 In March 1990 he scored a hat trick in a 3 1 win against Shrewsbury Town 4 In August 1990 Thompson was signed by Preston North End for a fee of 77 500 5 He went on to play for Chester City before finishing his career with a second spell at Rochdale References edit Dave Thompson Barry Hugman s Footballers Retrieved 16 March 2023 Dunk Peter ed 1987 Rothmans Football Yearbook 1987 88 London Queen Anne Press p 270 ISBN 978 0 356 14354 5 Hayes Dean 1996 The Latics The Official History of Wigan Athletic F C Harefield Yore Publications p 73 ISBN 1 874427 91 7 Player Details Dave Thompson English National Football Archive Retrieved 20 March 2023 Who what when where your Division Three fact file News Soccer Special Cambridge Daily News 21 August 1990 p 7 via British Newspaper Archive External links editDave Thompson at Soccerbase nbsp nbsp This biographical article related to association football in England about a midfielder born in the 1960s is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title David Thompson footballer born 1962 amp oldid 1184805506, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
