Peter Thompson (Northern Irish footballer)

Football player infobox
playername = Peter Thompson


fullname = Peter Thompson
dateofbirth = Birth date and age|1984|5|2|mf=y
cityofbirth = Belfast
countryofbirth = Northern Ireland
height =
currentclub = Stockport County
clubnumber = 9
position = Striker
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years = 2001–2008
2008–
clubs = Linfield
Stockport County
caps(goals) = 234 (152)
008 00(2)
nationalyears = 2005–
nationalteam = Northern Ireland
nationalcaps(goals) = 007 00(1)
pcupdate = 18:44, 11 October 2008 (UTC)
ntupdate = 18:44, 11 October 2008 (UTC)

Peter Thompson (born May 2 1984 in Belfast) is a Northern Irish footballer currently playing as a striker for Stockport County. He has also been capped by the Northern Irish national team.

Linfield

Thompson made his debut for Linfield in the 2001–02 season as a substitute, the following season he started 6 games and appeared as a sub on a further 9 occasions, scoring twice. The 2003–04 season was equally un-inspiring with only nine games, all as a sub, and no goals.

With his career seemingly going nowhere in 2004–05, Thompson managed to force his way into the team, hitting 27 goals in 43 starts, inspiring Linfield onto an outstanding 'Clean Sweep' of 4 domestic trophies.

He was the Irish league's top goalscorer in 2005–06, scoring 48 goals in 58 games.

2006–07 season was equally fruitful with 31 goals in 51 games and in his final season with the Irish Champions, he hit a very impressive 44 goals in 48 starts.

2008–09 season he only apeared in 1 competitive match, where Linfield lost 2–0 to an excellent NK Dinamo Zagreb side. He did however score 2 goals in 2 friendly games at the start of the season.

On 17 July, 2008, Linfield gave Thompson permission to negotiate terms with Stockport County after agreeing a fee for the striker believed to be in the region of £100,000 plus add-ons. Norwich City were also keen to sign Thompson but could not reach an agreement with Linfield. [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/internationals/7511698.stm Stockport win race for Thompson] , BBC News, July 17, 2008.]

Thompson left Linfield as a Goalscoring Legend with 152 goals in 235 games, including 33 sub appearances. (Average 1 goal every 1.45 games)

tockport County

He officially signed for the Cheshire club the following day and was handed the number nine shirt, worn previously by Stockport strikers Kevin Francis, Brett Angell and Luke Beckett.

Thompson made his debut against Liverpool reserves on 26 July. [ [http://www.stockportcounty.premiumtv.co.uk/page/LatestNews/0,,10419~1346873,00.html THOMPSON SIGNS | Stockport County | News | Latest News | Latest News ] ] He did not manage to get on to the scoresheet however he did impress and had one shot cleared off the line and hit the post on another occasion, as Stockport drew 1–1. He did however manage to get on the scoresheet in the 86th minute to put Stockport 2–1 up against Manchester City, before City equalised in stoppage time.

Thompson was dubbed "A Player To Watch" in League 1 by the leading newspapers in the UK and bagged his first competitive Stockport goal in their 2-2 draw at Cheltenham on 27th September 2008.

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