While playing with
Cliftonville, Thompson won the
Irish League once and the
Irish Cup twice. He then played briefly with
Black Diamonds and
Linfield before moving to England to play with
Bradford City in December 1910. In his three years with the
Bantams, he won the
1911 FA Cup Final and earned seven international
caps for
Ireland. (he collected twelve in total between 1910 and 1914). He then moved to Scotland with
Clyde, eventually becoming their player-manager, and also spent time as manager of
Ayr United, before returning to Ireland to become manager of
Glentoran. His
1911 FA Cup Final winners medal sold for £19,000 at a London auction for sporting memorabilia in 2003. == Honours ==