Harry Thompson (footballer)

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Harry Thompson
Personal information
Full name Harry Thompson
Date of birth April 29, 1915
Place of birth    Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, England
Date of death    January 29, 2000
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
–
–
1938–1939		 Mansfield Town
Wolves
Sunderland		 –
–
14 (1)   
Teams managed
1949–1958 Oxford United

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only.
* Appearances (Goals)

Harry Thompson (29 April 1915 – 29 January 2000) was an English professional footballer who played for Mansfield Town, Wolves and Sunderland. He later became the first professional manager of Oxford United.

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[edit] Playing career

Born in Mansfield in 1915, Harry played for his local side Mansfield Town before joining Wolves. Later in his career, he signed for Sunderland for £7,500. [1] After making 14 appearances for the black cats,[2] including an FA Cup semi-final, [1] Thompson retired from football.

[edit] Oxford United

In 1949 Thompson was signed as Oxford United manager. He would manage the club for 9 years, winning the Southern League and the Southern League Cup twice. They also reached the fourth round of the FA Cup. [3]

[edit] Honours

Oxford United

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b "Ex-United boss dies", ThisisOxfordshire. Retrieved on 2008-03-29. 
  2. ^ "Harry Thompson", The stat cat. Retrieved on 2008-03-29. 
  3. ^ "Harry Thompson", Abingdon Herald. Retrieved on 2008-03-29. 
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Oxford United F.C. – Managers

Thompson (1949–58) • Turner (1959–69) • Saunders (1969) • Summers (1969–75) • Brown (1975–79) • Asprey (1979–80) • Greaves (1980–82) • J. Smith (1982–85) • Evans (1985–88) • Lawrenson (1988) • Horton (1988–93) • D. Smith (1993–97) • Shotton (1998–99) • D. Smith (2000) • Kemp (2000–01) • Wright (2001) • Atkins (2001–04) • Rix (2004) • Díaz (2004–05) • Talbot (2005–06) • J. Smith (2006–07) • Patterson (2007–)