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Peter Thompson

Preston North End FC, Liverpool FC

 16 appearances, 0 goals

P 16 W 8 D 5 L 3 F 35: A 22
*(actual F x: A x)
66% successful
1964-70

disciplined: none
captain: none
minutes played: 1332

Profile
Full name Peter Thompson (*Actual for and against are the goals scored
while the player was on the field.)
Born 27 November 1942 in Carlisle, Cumberland [registered in Carlisle, December 1942].
Married to.... four children, Karen, Debbie, Chantelle and Connor.
Died 31 December 2018 in Ashford, Kent, aged 76 years 34 days.
Funeral 2.00pm, Monday, 28 January 2019 in Beetham Hall Crematorium, Milnthorpe.
Height/Weight 5' 8", 11st. 6lbs [1967].

Source

Douglas Lammings' An English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990] & FindMyPast.com

Club Career
Club(s) Signed for Liverpool FC on 14 August 1963
Club honours x
Individual honours x
Distinctions x

Source

Douglas Lammings' An English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990].

England Career
Player number 826th player to appear for England.
Position(s) Outside-right/left
First match No. 377, 17 May 1964, Portugal 3 England 4, an end-of-season tour match at Estadio Nacional, Oeiras, Lisboa, aged 21 years 172 days.
Last match No. 442, 25 April 1970, Scotland 0 England 0, a British Championship match at Hampden Park, Mount Florida, Glasgow, substituted (68), aged 27 years 149 days.
Major tournaments World Cup Finals 1962 (provisional squad), 1966 (provisional squad), 1970 (provisional squad); European Championship Finals 1968; British Championship 1964-65, 1965-66, 1967-68, 1969-70;
Team honours European Championship Finals third place 1968;
British Championship winners 1964-65, 1965-66, 1967-68, shared 1969-70;
Individual honours None
Distinctions The sixth Cumbrian to represent England
Died thirteen days after Bill Slater

Beyond England
x.  - An English Football Internationalists' Who's Who. Douglas Lamming (1990). Hatton Press, p.x.

 

Peter Thompson - Career Statistics
Squads Apps comp. apps Starts Sub on Sub off Mins. Goals goals ave.min comp. goals Capt. Disc.
- 16 6 15 1 1 1332 0 0 min 0 none none
minutes are an approximation, due to the fact that many matches rarely stick to exactly ninety minutes long, allowing time for injuries and errors.

 

Peter Thompson - Match Record - All Matches
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
Home 5 3 2 0 10 6 +4 0 1 2.00 1.20 80.0 +3
Away 9 5 2 2 24 14 +10 2 3 2.667 1.556 66.7 +3
Neutral 2 0 1 1 1 2 -1 1 0 0.50 1.00 25.0 -1
All 16 8 5 3 35 22 +13 3 4 2.188 1.375 65.6 +5

 

Peter Thompson - Match Record - By Colour of Shirt
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
White 11 6 4 1 20 16 +4 1 3 1.818 1.455 72.7 +5
Red 5 2 1 2 15 6 +9 2 1 3.00 1.20 50.0 =0
All 16 8 5 3 35 22 +13 3 4 2.188 1.375 65.6 +5

 

Peter Thompson - Match Record - By Type of Match
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L

ECP

 1 1 0 0 2 0 +2 0 1 2.00 0.00 100.0 +1
ECF 0 0 0 0 0 0 =0 0 0 0.00 0.00 0.00 =0
European Championship 1 1 0 0 2 0 +2 0 1 2.00 0.00 100.0 +1
British Championship 6 4 2 0 12 7 +5 1 2 2.00 1.167 83.3 +4

Note that the 1967-68 records of the European Championship Preliminaries and British Championship are duplicated, and one set is therefore deducted from the grand total.
Minor Tournament 3 0 1 2 2 7 -5 1 0 0.667 2.333 16.7 -2
Friendly 7 4 2 1 21 8 +13 1 2 3.00 1.143 71.4 +3
All 16 8 5 3 35 22 +13 3 4 2.188 1.375 65.6 +5

 

Peter Thompson - Match Record - Tournament Matches
European Championship Preliminary Competition
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
ECP/BC 1966-68 1 1 0 0 2 0 +2 0 1 2.00 0.00 100.0 +1
ECP All 1 1 0 0 2 0 +2 0 1 2.00 0.00 100.0 +1
European Championship Final Tournament
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
ECF 1968 0 0 0 0 0 0 =0 0 0 0.00 0.00 0.00 =0
ECF All 0 0 0 0 0 0 =0 0 0 0.00 0.00 0.00 =0
European Championship
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
EC 1966-68 1 1 0 0 2 0 +2 0 1 2.00 0.00 100.0 +1
EC All 1 1 0 0 2 0 +2 0 1 2.00 0.00 100.0 +1
British Championship Competition
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
BC 1964-65 3 2 1 0 8 6 +2 0 0 2.667 2.00 83.3 +2
BC 1965-66 1 1 0 0 2 1 +1 0 0 2.00 1.00 100.0 +1
BC/ECP 1967-68 1 1 0 0 2 0 +2 0 1 2.00 0.00 100.0 +1
BC 1969-70 1 0 1 0 0 0 =0 1 1 0.00 0.00 50.0 =0
BC All 6 4 2 0 12 7 +5 1 2 2.00 1.167 83.3 +4
Minor Tournament and Competition
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
Tacoes 1964 3 0 1 2 2 7 -5 1 0 0.667 2.333 16.7 -2
TC All 3 0 1 2 2 7 -5 1 0 0.667 2.333 16.7 -2
All Competition
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
EC 1 1 0 0 2 0 +2 0 1 2.00 0.00 100.0 +1
BC 6 4 2 0 12 7 +5 1 2 2.00 1.167 83.3 +4

Note that the 1967-68 records of the European Championship Preliminaries and British Championship are duplicated, and one set is therefore deducted from the grand total.
TC 3 0 1 2 2 7 -5 1 0 0.667 2.333 16.7 -2
All 9 4 3 2 14 14 =0 2 2 1.556 1.556 61.1 +2

 

Peter Thompson - Match History
 Club: Preston North End F.C. - 0 full appearances

manager: Walter Winterbottom - 0 full capsx

Age 19
u23 28 February 1962 - Scotland 2 England 4, Pittodrie, Aberdeen Fr AW withdrew
FIFA set a deadline of 10 April 1962 for preliminary lists of forty players to be submitted. England's selectors produced theirs, two days early. Following England's defeat by Scotland at Hampden Park, the squad was whittled down to 22 names on 15 April, with 18 names excluded including Peter Thompson.
 Club: Liverpool F.C. - 16 full appearances

manager: Alf Ramsey - 16 full capsx

Age 21
376 6 May 1964 - England 2 Uruguay 1, Empire Stadium, Wembley tour HW squad/unused
1 377 17 May 1964 - Portugal 3 England 4, Estadio Nacional, Lisboa AW Start 7
2 378 24 May 1964 - Republic of Ireland 1 England 3, Dalymount Park, Dublin AW Start 7
3 379 27 May 1964 - United States 0 England 10, Downing Stadium, New York City AW Start 11
4 380 30 May 1964 - Brazil 5 England 1, Estádio Municipal, Rio TC AL Start 7
5 381 4 June 1964 - England 1 Portugal 1, Estádio Municipal, Rio ND Start 11
6 382 6 June 1964 - Argentina 1 England 0, Estádio Municipal, Rio NL Start 7
7 383 3 October 1964 - Northern Ireland 3 England 4, Windsor Park, Belfast BC AW Start 11
8 384 21 October 1964 - England 2 Belgium 2, Empire Stadium, Wembley Fr HD Start 7
9 385 18 November 1964 - England 2 Wales 1, Empire Stadium, Wembley BC HW Start 7
Age 22
10 386 9 December 1964 - Netherlands 1 England 1, Olympisch Stadion, Amsterdam Fr AD Start 7
11 387 10 April 1965 - England 2 Scotland 2, Empire Stadium, Wembley BC HD Start 7
12 394 10 November 1965 - England 2 Northern Ireland 1, Empire Stadium, Wembley BC HW Start 7
Age 23
Alf Ramsey named his provisional list of forty players on April 7. He then named a provisional squad of 28 on 6 May to attend Lilleshall. Peter Thompson was one of the those attending, but cut from the squad on 18 June, and asked to remain on standby.
Age 24
13 417 22 November 1967 - England 2 Northern Ireland 0, Empire Stadium, Wembley BC/
ECP		 HW Start 7
Age 25
419 24 February 1968 - Scotland 1 England 1, Hampden Park, Glasgow BC/ ECP AD training squad member
14 423 1 June 1968 - West Germany 1 England 0, Niedersachsenstadion, Hannover Fr AL Start 11
424 5 June 1968 - Yugoslavia 1 England 0, Stadio Comunale di Firenze, Firenze ECF NL unused sub 22
425 8 June 1968 - USSR 0 England 2, Stadio Olimpico, Roma NW
Age 26
15 436 5 November 1969 - Netherlands 0 England 1, Olympisch Stadion, Amsterdam Fr AW sub 86 16
Age 27

On 25 March 1970, Sir Alf Ramsey announced a 28-man provisional squad to take to Mexico. On 24 May, a week before the World Cup Finals kicked off, the final 22 man squad was confirmed, and six returned home including Peter Thompson.
440 18 April 1970 - Wales 1 England 1, Ninian Park, Cardiff BC AD squad member
441 21 April 1970 - England 3 Northern Ireland 1, Empire Stadium, Wembley HW
16 442 25 April 1970 - Scotland 0 England 0, Hampden Park, Glasgow AD Start off 68 7
443 20 May 1970 - Colombia 0 England 4, Estadio Nemesio Camacho, Olímpico Fr AW unused sub ?
444 24 May 1970 - Ecuador 0 England 2, Estádio Olimpico Atahualpa, Quito Fr AW squad member

On 25 March 1970, Sir Alf Ramsey announced a 28-man provisional squad to take to Mexico. On 24 May, a week before the World Cup Finals kicked off, the final 22 man squad was confirmed, and six returned home including Peter Thompson.

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