Robert Thompson (Australian footballer, born 1891)

Robert William Thompson (5 March 1891 – 8 February 1918) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Melbourne University Football Club.[1]

Robert Thompson
Personal information
Full name	Robert William Thompson
Date of birth	5 March 1891
Place of birth	Richmond, Victoria
Date of death	8 February 1918 (aged 26)
Place of death	Fitzroy, Victoria
Original team(s)	St Pat's
Playing career^1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1911, 1913	University	14 (6)
^1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1913.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

From the Victorian town of Cobden, he died at age 26 in 1918 after a suffering a brain tumour.[2]

Sources

1. Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Melbourne, Victoria: Bas Publishing. p. 880. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
2. "Death: Mr R. W. Thompson". The Cobden Times. Vic.: National Library of Australia. 9 February 1918. p. 2.

External links

• Bob Thompson's playing statistics from AFL Tables
• Bob Thompson at AustralianFootball.com