Andy Thompson (footballer, born 1967)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Andrew Richard Thompson | ||
| Date of birth | 9 November 1967 | ||
| Place of birth | Featherstone, Staffordshire | ||
| Height | 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Full back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1985–1986 | West Bromwich Albion | 24 | (1) |
| 1986–1997 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 376 | (43) |
| 1997–2000 | Tranmere Rovers | 95 | (4) |
| 2000–2002 | Cardiff City | 7 | (0) |
| 2002 | → Shrewsbury Town (loan) | 14 | (0) |
| 2002–2003 | Shrewsbury Town | 16 | (0) |
| 2003 |
Hednesford Town | 1 | (0) |
| Total | 533 | (48) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Andrew Richard Thompson[1] (born 9 November 1967 in Featherstone, Staffordshire) is an English former footballer, most associated with Wolverhampton Wanderers.
He was inducted into the Wolverhampton Wanderers Hall of Fame in 2017.[2]
Career
Thompson began his career as a midfielder with
Full Members Cup in November 1985. He scored in the penalty shoot-out, although Albion lost to Chelsea, who went on to win the competition.[1]
Thompson moved to rivals
Tranmere Rovers
, after making a total of 451 appearances for the Midlanders.
He played three seasons in the second flight at
League Cup final in 2000 (although he was an unused substitute at Wembley) before being released in May 2000,[3] and subsequently joining Cardiff City
on a free transfer. His time in Wales was injury-ravaged, as he tore his stomach muscles in only his second game, and damaged his ankle ligaments in his comeback game.
These setbacks and the arrival of
Hednesford Town
but managed only one appearance before injury forced him to retire in 2003.
Since retiring from playing, he has completed a sports science degree at
Wolverhampton University
and gained a UEFA B coaching licence. He now works as a PE Teacher
at Chellaston Academy in Derby and is often co-commentator for Wolves matches on the official Wolverhampton Wanderers website and app alongside Mikey Burrows.
Statistics
| Club | Season | League
|
FA Cup | League Cup
|
Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | ||
Shrewsbury Town
|
2002–2003 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 0 |
Cardiff City
|
2000–2002 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
Tranmere Rovers
|
1997–2000 | 95 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 115 | 4 |
Wolverhampton Wanderers
|
1986–1997 | 376 | 43 | 20 | 1 | 22 | 0 | 33 | 1 | 451 | 45 |
West Bromwich Albion
|
1985–1986 | 24 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 29 | 1 |
| Total | 532 | 48 | 30 | 1 | 38 | 0 | 38 | 1 | 638 | 50 | |
Honours
Tranmere Rovers
References
- ^ ISBN 1-85983-474-4.
- ^ Spiers, Tim (29 June 2017). "Report: Wolves welcome new Hall of Fame inductees". Express & Star. Retrieved 9 September 2019.
- ^ "Duo Released". TranmereRovers.co.uk. Tranmere Rovers Football Club. 8 May 2000. Archived from the original on 9 March 2001. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
- ^ "Leicester triumph at Wembley". BBC Sport. 27 February 2000. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
External links
- Andy Thompson at Soccerbase
