Edward Thompson (footballer)

Edward William Thompson (1895 – 6 November 1918) was an English amateur football left back who made one appearance in the Football League for Fulham.[1]

Edward Thompson
Personal information
Full name Edward William Thompson[1]
Date of birth 1895
Place of birth Prudhoe, England
Date of death 6 November 1918 (aged 22–23)[2]
Place of death Bermeries, France[3]
Position(s) Left back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Spen Black and White
1914 Fulham 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Personal life

Thompson worked as a putter and stoneman at Emma Colliery, Ryton.[4] He enlisted as a private in the Scots Guards in February 1917, during the First World War.[4] Two months later, his brother Charlton was killed in France while serving with the Durham Light Infantry.[5] Thompson was involved in the Battle of the Sambre-Oise Canal on 4 November 1918, and was killed in action at Bermeries two days later,[3] just five days before the armistice. He was one of the two last English footballers to die in the war, dying on the same day as George Lake.[2] He was buried in Bermeries Communal Cemetery.[2][6]

Career statistics
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Fulham 1914–15[3] Second Division 1 0 0 0 1 0
Career total 1 0 0 0 1 0

References
  1. Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 286. ISBN 190589161X.
  2. "Casualty Details: Edward Thompson". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 19 January 2016.
  3. "Fulham Players and the First World War – University of Wolverhampton". www.wlv.ac.uk. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
  4. "Ryton And District War Memorials Project | Edward William Thompson". www.rytonwarmemorials.org.uk. Retrieved 19 January 2016.
  5. "Casualty Details: Charlton Thompson". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 19 January 2016.
  6. "Edward Thompson - Football and the First World War". www.footballandthefirstworldwar.org. Retrieved 2 March 2020.


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