Peter Thompson (footballer, born 1942)

Peter Thompson
	; Thompson in 1966
Personal information
Full name	Peter Thompson
Date of birth	27 November 1942
Place of birth	Carlisle, England
Date of death	30 December 2018 (aged 76)
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Playing position	Winger
Youth career
1957–1960	Preston North End
Senior career*
National team
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Peter Thompson (27 November 1942 – 30 December 2018) was an English footballer. He was born in Carlisle, Cumbria. He made 560 appearances in the Football League playing for Preston North End, Liverpool and Bolton Wanderers.^[3]

Thompson played as an outside left for the Liverpool team which had major successes in the 1960s.^[4] He was capped 16 times for England.^[1]

On 31 December 2018, it was announced Thompson died at the age of 76.^[5]

Honours

Preston North End

Liverpool

Bolton Wanderers

Personal information
Thompson in 1966
Full name	Peter Thompson^[1]
Date of birth	(1942-11-27)27 November 1942
Place of birth	Carlisle, England
Date of death	30 December 2018(2018-12-30) (aged 76)^[2]
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Playing position	Winger
Youth career
1957–1960	Preston North End
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1960–1963	Preston North End	121	(20)
1963–1973	Liverpool	323	(42)
1973–1978	Bolton Wanderers	117	(2)
Total		561	(64)
National team
1964–1970	England	16	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only