Two time South Sydney premiership winner in 1925 and 1926. Who also won two City Cups in 1924 and 1925 with South Sydney.
Thompson came through the Eastern Suburbs system playing Presidents Cup before being graded. He was orginally a centre before moving into the front row. He came to South Sydney in 1924 making his senior grade club and premiership debut in the 1924 Round 1 Reserve Grade clash against Western Suburbs at the Sydney Cricket Ground. Late in the season he was called up up to make his first grade cup debut for South Sydney in the 1924 Round 6 City Cup clash against University at the Sydney Cricket Ground. The following year he made his first grade premiership debut in the 1925 Round 1 clash against Balmain at the Sydney Cricket Ground.
Thompson, is one of the smallest hookers of his era, and a exceedingly good consitent rake, who outclassed his opposition in the 1925 and 1926 seasons. Considered to have been the most successful hooker the club has had since Owen McCarthy.
Thompson played 4 seasons with South Sydney between 1924 and 1927. He played 40 first grade club games with South Sydney, which included 29 first grade premiership games and 7 first grade cup games with South Sydney. Overall he played 52 senior grade career club games with South Sydney, which included 36 senior grade career premiership games and 12 senior grade cup games for South Sydney.
In 1924 Thompson made his representative debut with South Sydney in the 1924 Reserve Grade probables verses possibles clash at the Sports Ground. The following year he stepped up and played in the 1925 first grade Possibles verses Probables clash at the Sydney Cricket Ground. He was extremely unlucky to not have had higher representative honours. With these two games being his only representative outings while at South Sydney.
At the start of the 1927 season he badly injured his knee in the 1927 Round 1 clash against Eastern Suburbs. He only played one more game for South Sydney in the 1927 Round 8 clash against University at Wentworth Park, re-injuring his knee. He would sit out the rest of the 1927 season and all of the 1928 season.
Player Relatives
Brother - Thompson, Edwin (Moore Park)
Playing - Height / Weight
5ft 3in / 11st 6lb
Representative Qualification
NSW City
Date of Birth
Surry Hills - 25th September 1897 (Died - 1950)
Previous Clubs First Grade
(FG) Premiership : (FG) Cup
M T G FG Pt : M T G FG Pt
Easts Boys Brigade (1915)
Military Service (1916-19) AIF 18th Battalion Stationed in Egypt and France
Eastern Suburbs (1920-22) 10 1 - - 3 : 2 - - - -
Playing Career at South Sydney (1924-27)
South Sydney First Grade Debut
1924 Sep 6 CC-06 SCG v University (26y 347d)
1925 May 2 Rd01 SCG v Balmain (Premiership - 27y 220d)
First Grade
Premiership : City Cup : Aust/State Championship : Tour
M S R T G/A FG Pts : M S R T G/A FG Pts : M S R T G/A FG Pts : M S R T G/A FG Pts
1924 - - - - - - - : 3 3 - - - - - : : - - - - - - -
1925 11 11 - - - - - : 3 3 - - - - - : 1 1 - - - - - : 1 1 - - - - -
1926 16 16 - 1 - - 3 : : : 3 3 - - - - -
1927 2 2 - - - - - : : : - - - - - - -
TOTAL 29 29 - 1 - - 3 : 6 6 - - - - - : 1 1 - - - - - : 4 4 - - - - -
SS Cup 7 7 - - - - -
SS FG 40 40 - 1 - - 3
Match Statistics - Lower Grades
(RG) Premiership : (RG)League Cup : Third Grade
Year M S R T G/A FG Pts : M S R T G/A FG Pts : M S R T G/A FG Pts
1924 7 - - - - : 5 - - - - : - - - - - - -
1925 - - - - - - - : - - - - - - - : - - - - - - -
1926 - - - - - - - : - - - - - - - : - - - - - - -
1927 - - - - - - - : - - - - - - - : - - - - - - -
TOTAL - - - - - - - : - - - - - - - : - - - - - - -
TOTAL 7 7 - - - - - : 5 5 - - - - - : - - - - - - -
South Sydney Senior(FG/RG/3G) Grade Career
Premiership : Cup : All Matches
M S R T G/A FG Pts : M S R T G/A FG Pts : M S R T G/A FG Pts
CAREER 36 36 - 1 - - 3 : 12 12 - - - - - : 52 52 - 1 - - 3
Captaincy Record at South Sydney
never
Suspension Record at South Sydney
Year Grade v Wk CHARGE never
Representative Honours at South Sydney
Domestic CvC / Interstate : Tourists : Other
M S R T G/A FG Pts : M S R T G/A FG Pts : M S R T G/A FG Pts
Probables RG 1924 : : 1 1 - - 1 - 2
Possibles 1925 : : 1 1 - - - - -
TOTAL 2 2 - - 1 - 2
International
none
ALL REPS 2 2 - - 1 - 2
Year Pos Team Versus Match T G/A FG
1924 Fwd Probables RG v Possibles RG - 1 -
1925 Hook Possibles v Probables - - -
After Leaving South Sydney
Subsequent Clubs First Grade
M T G FG Pt
Glebe (1929) 1 - - - -
Military Service (1939-40) Army B Company's 2nd Garrison stationed at La Perouse
First Class Playing Career (1920-29)
M T G FG Pts
Total FG Premiership 40 2 - - 6
Total FG Cup 9 - - - -
Total FG Club Tour - - - - -
Total Internationals - - - - -
Total State - - - - -
Total Other Representative 1 - - - -
TOTAL FIRST CLASS 50 2 - - 6
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