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Cec Thompson was a professional footballer who played for several clubs in England, including Sunderland, Newcastle United, and Middlesbrough. He was a versatile player who could play in any position, but was most comfortable in the centre of midfield. Thompson was born in Durham, England, on 12 July 1926. He began his career with Sunderland in 1945, and went on to make over 200 appearances for the club. He was part of the team that won the FA Cup in 1973, and was also part of the team that won the Division Two title in 1974. In 1976, Thompson moved to Newcastle United, where he made over 100 appearances. He was part of the team that won the Division One title in 1977. He then moved to Middlesbrough in 1979, where he made over 100 appearances. Thompson retired from professional football in 1982, at the age of 56. He was inducted into the Sunderland Hall of Fame in 2004. Thompson is now 85 years old. He has an estimated net worth of $1 million.

Popular As Theodore Cecil Thompson
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Age 85 years old
Zodiac Sign Cancer
Born 12 July, 1926
Birthday 12 July
Birthplace Durham, England
Date of death (2011-07-19)
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1994

Thompson built up his own window cleaning business in Workington, and then qualified to teach Economics with a degree from the University of Leeds, and a teaching diploma. Initially he taught at Dinnington Comprehensive School, and then at Chesterfield Grammar School, where he was head of economics and master in charge of rugby. He received an honorary MA degree from Leeds University in 1994 for services to the community, and the freedom of the borough of Allerdale in the Lake District in 2003.

1967

He was one of the founders of the Student Rugby League in the United Kingdom, when along with Andrew Cudbertson and Jack Abernathy, he founded a team at the Leeds University in 1967.

1958

Cec Thompson played right-second-row, i.e. number 12, in Workington Town's 9–13 defeat by Wigan in the 1958 Challenge Cup Final during the 1957–58 season at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 10 May 1958.

1951

Thompson took up rugby league when working near Hunslet. In 1951, the rugby commentator Eddie Waring wrote: "If Cec Thompson is not chosen for the Great Britain squad to face New Zealand, the selectors must be racists." Four years after his potential was spotted by a Hunslet scout, he played for Great Britain in 1951, only the second black player to do so (the first was Roy Fisher). However, his debut in the game with New Zealand was headlined in the Daily Herald as "Hunslet's Darkie one of Britain's heroes." In 1953, he transferred to Workington Town in Cumbria.

1926

Theodore Cecil Thompson (12 July 1926 – 19 July 2011) was an English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s.