Roy Thompson (rugby league)

Roy Thompson (1916–2001) was an Australian rugby league footballer who played in the 1930s and 1940s. Thompson played his entire career for North Sydney in the NSWRL competition as a Five-Eighth and also as a halfback.

Roy Thompson
Personal information
Full nameRoy Thompson
Born22 March 1916
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Died9 June 2001(2001-06-09) (aged 85)
Playing information
PositionFive-eighth, Halfback
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1935–42 North Sydney 63 11 153 0 339
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1938–40 New South Wales 9 3 34 0 77
1936–38 NSW City 4 1 7 0 17
Coaching information
Club
Years Team Gms W D L W%
1941 North Sydney 14 3 1 10 21
Source: [1]

Playing career

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Thompson began his first grade career for Norths in Round 1 of the 1935 season against Canterbury. Norths went on to qualify for the finals that year and Thompson finished as top point scorer at the club. The following year in 1936, Norths again qualified for the finals but lost to Balmain, Thompson finished as top point scorer for the club once more. In 1937, Thompson was selected to represent NSW City against the NSW Country side and in 1938 was selected to play for New South Wales. Between 1938 and 1940, Thompson played six consecutive games for New South Wales against Queensland with fellow North Sydney teammate Rex Harrison. Thompson went on to play with North Sydney up until the end of 1942 before leaving the club to serve in World War 2. The following year, North Sydney reached the grand final against Newtown. He died on 9 June 2001.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Roy Thompson - Career Stats & Summary". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
  2. ^ "Happy 110th Birthday North Sydney". North Sydney Bears. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
Sporting positions
Preceded by
Arthur Halloway
1940–1941
Coach
 
North Sydney

1941
Succeeded by