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Billy Tompkinson
Personal information
Full name William Vincent Tompkinson[1]
Date of birth (1895-06-18)18 June 1895
Place of birth Stone, England[1]
Date of death 1968 (aged 73)[1]
Height 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)[2]
Position(s) Outside right
Youth career
1910–1913 Wolverhampton Wanderers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1914 Wolverhampton Wanderers 0 (0)
1915–1919 Stoke 2 (0)
1921–1922 Aberdare Athletic 41 (4)
1923–1927 Rochdale 162 (45)
1928–1929 Stockport County 76 (26)
1929–1930 Connah's Quay & Shotton United
1930–1931 Macclesfield 21 (8)
Total 302 (83)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

William Vincent Tompkinson (18 June 1895 – 1968) was an English footballer who played in the Football League for Aberdare Athletic, Rochdale, Stockport County and Stoke.[1]

Career

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Tompkinson was born in Stone, Staffordshire and started his career at First Division side Wolverhampton Wanderers whilst he was a regular for their reserve side he never was able to break into the first team and left in 1915 to join Stoke.[1] The "Potters" were playing in the Southern Football League Division Two at the time and were well on their way to claiming the title. Due to the goalscoring form of Arthur Watkin, and the two Smith's Alf and Dick, Tompkinson only managed one appearance during the 1914–15 season which came in a 4–2 win away at Welsh side Mid Rhondda in April 1915.[1] Due to the outbreak of World War I, Stoke entered war league football and Tompkinson joined the British Army, he returned to the club in 1919. He was again unable to break into Stoke's first team and made just one more appearance in a 1–0 defeat away at Bury in February 1920.[1]

He was released by Stoke at the end of the season and joined new Welsh side Aberdare Athletic in 1921.[1] At Aberdare Tompkinson was able to play regular football and managed to make 41 appearances during the 1921–22 season. He joined Rochdale in 1923 and stayed at Dale for four years making 162 league appearances and scoring 45 goals. He finished his career at Stockport County and then at Connah's Quay & Shotton United and finally Macclesfield.[1]

Career statistics

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Source:[3]

Club Season League FA Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Stoke 1914–15 Southern League Division Two 1 0 0 0 1 0
1919–20 Second Division 1 0 0 0 1 0
Total 2 0 0 0 2 0
Aberdare Athletic 1921–22 Third Division South 26 4 0 0 26 4
1922–23 Third Division South 15 0 5 0 20 0
Total 41 4 5 0 46 4
Rochdale 1923–24 Third Division North 38 6 2 0 40 6
1924–25 Third Division North 36 11 2 0 38 11
1925–26 Third Division North 16 8 0 0 16 8
1926–27 Third Division North 34 9 0 0 34 9
1927–28 Third Division North 38 11 2 0 40 11
Total 162 45 6 0 168 45
Stockport County 1928–29 Third Division North 39 14 3 0 42 14
1929–30 Third Division North 37 12 3 1 40 13
Total 76 26 6 1 82 27
Macclesfield 1930–31[4] Cheshire League 21 8 0 0 21 8
Career total 302 83 17 1 319 84

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN 0-9524151-0-0.
  2. ^ "Optimists of the North. Rochdale". Athletic News. Manchester. 6 August 1923. p. 6.
  3. ^ Billy Tompkinson at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
  4. ^ "Cheshire League - 1930-31". Silkmen Archive.