Richard Thompson (footballer, born 1969)

Richard Thompson
Personal information
Full name	Richard John Thompson
Date of birth	11 April 1969 (age 55)
Place of birth	Hawkesbury Upton, Gloucestershire, England
Height	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Position(s)	Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team
	Yate Town
1987–1988	Newport County
1988–1989	Torquay United
1989	→Yeovil Town (loan)
1989–1990	Yeovil Town
	Trowbridge Town
	Salisbury City
	Yate Town
	Forest Green Rovers
	Mangotsfield United
	Taunton Town
	Tiverton Town
?–2000	Taunton Town
2000–2009	Yate Town
Managerial career
2000–2009	Yate Town
2009–2011	Almondsbury Town
2012–	Mangotsfield United
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Richard John Thompson (born 11 April 1969) is an English former professional footballer. He played professionally for Newport County and Torquay United and has been manager of Yate Town and Almondsbury Town. He is currently manager of Mangotsfield United.

Thompson was on schoolboy forms with Watford and played for Yate Town before joining Newport County in January 1987. He scored on his Newport debut in October 1987, but was transfer-listed shortly afterwards due to Newport's growing financial crisis.

Newport were relegated at the end of the season, and would fold before the end of their first season in the Conference. Thompson left to join Torquay United in June 1988 and made his Torquay debut in the first game of the following season, playing as a substitute for Jim McNichol in the 2–0 defeat at home to Halifax Town. His next appearance came on 25 October 2007, starting in the goalless draw away to Darlington. He started the next four games before losing his place again and appeared only sporadically thereafter. He joined Yeovil Town on loan and moved to Yeovil in August 1989 after being released by Torquay.

Thompson subsequently played for Trowbridge Town, Salisbury City, Yate Town, Forest Green Rovers, Mangotsfield United, Taunton Town and Tiverton Town before returning to Taunton Town with whom he won an FA Vase winners' medal.

In July 2000, Thompson was appointed as manager of Yate Town and has since led the side to two promotions.^[3] In May 2007 he was linked with the vacant manager's post at Mangotsfield United,^[4] but remained with Yate Town.

Thompson left Yate in 2009 and was next manager at Almondsbury Town. He left Almondsbury however when the club were forced to resign from the Southern League.

In April 2012, Thompson was appointed manager at Mangotsfield United.

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Richard Thompson". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 11 November 2023.
^ Dunk, Peter, ed. (1987). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1987–88. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 254. ISBN 978-0-356-14354-5.
^ Thompson leaves well alone^[usurped]
^ Thompson to leave Yate?^[usurped]

[Hugman-1] "Richard Thompson". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 11 November 2023.

[2] Dunk, Peter, ed. (1987). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1987–88. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 254. ISBN 978-0-356-14354-5.

[3] Thompson leaves well alone^[usurped]

[4] Thompson to leave Yate?^[usurped]

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