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Billy Thompson

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Playing Career

All information provided below is based only on data available in the RLP database and should be used as a guide only.

Vital Statistics

Position(s)
Halfback / Five-eighth
Full Name
William Henry Thompson
Nickname(s)
Ferret
Born
Friday, 22nd September, 1922
Died
Wednesday, 29th April, 1992 (Aged 69 years and 219 days)
Place Of Birth
Paddington, New South Wales, Australia

Competitions Won

NSW City vs Country Firsts
1944

Biography

Souths junior was graded in 1942 and represented City in 1944. With interstate matches postponed because of the Second World War Billy Thompson was selected for NSW against a Services team that year. In 1946 he went to Moree as captain-coach and played for Northern NSW against Great Britain in a tour match at Tamworth. Joining the Valleys club in Toowoomba in 1947 Thompson gained selection for Queensland and proved to be the No.1 halfback in the state. Selected as the third halfback on the 1948-49 Kangaroo Tour he made his Test debut in Australia’s 16-7 First Test loss to Great Britain at Swinton. Although he later toured NZ with the Australian squad in 1949 this was to be Thompson’s only Test appearance.
- ALAN WHITICKER

Playing Career Statistics

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Representative Career - International Comp WinsStartsIntAPP3ST3PTTG2FGFGPtsBin5BinOffWLDWin% 
Tests (Senior International Matches) -1-1-----------1-0.00%List
Other International Matches -1-1----------1--100.00%List
The Ashes -1-1-----------1-0.00%List
Tour MatchesQueensland FirstsQFI-7-74-4---12---15114.29%List
Tour MatchesAustraliaAUS-20-204-4---12---155-75.00%List
Tour MatchesToowoombaTMB-2-2-----------2-0.00%List
Test Series -1-1-----------1-0.00%List
Representative Career - Australia Comp WinsStartsIntAPP3ST3PTTG2FGFGPtsBin5BinOffWLDWin% 
Interstate Series -8-85-5---15----710.00%List
NSW City vs Country Firsts 11-1----------1--100.00%List
NSW City vs Country 11-1----------1--100.00%List
Bulimba Cup -6-61-1---3---15-16.67%List
Club Career - Australia Comp WinsStartsIntAPP3ST3PTTG2FGFGPtsBin5BinOffWLDWin% 
NSWRFL (NRL Premiership) -32-321-1---3---1715-53.13%List
NRL Finals -1-1-----------1-0.00%List
Overall StartsIntAPP3ST3PTTG2FGFGPtsBin5BinOffWLDWin% 
First Class 65-6510-10---30---3430152.31%List

Test Matches - By Team

TeamYears StartsIntAPP3ST3PTTG2FGFGPtsBin5BinOffWLDWin% 
Australia1948 1-1-----------1-0.00%List

International Matches - By Team

TeamYears StartsIntAPP3ST3PTTG2FGFGPtsBin5BinOffWLDWin% 
Australia1948-1949 1-1----------1--100.00%List

Australia - By Team

TeamYears StartsIntAPP3ST3PTTG2FGFGPtsBin5BinOffWLDWin% 
NSW City Seconds1943 1-1----------1--100.00%List
Metropolis1944 1-1----------1--100.00%List
Rest of NSW Firsts1944 1-11-1---3---1--100.00%List
NSW City Firsts1944 1-1----------1--100.00%List
Toowoomba1947-48, 1950 8-81-1---3---17-12.50%List
QLD Firsts1947-50 10-105-5---15---18110.00%List
Possibles (AU)1950 1-1---1--2----1-0.00%List

NSWRFL (NRL Premiership) - By Year

TeamSeason StartsIntAPP3ST3PTTG2FGFGPtsBin5BinOffWLDWin% 
SouthsSouth Sydney19421942 NSWRFL 6-6----------42-66.67%List
SouthsSouth Sydney19431943 NSWRFL 11-111-1---3---74-63.64%List
SouthsSouth Sydney19441944 NSWRFL 9-9----------54-55.56%List
SouthsSouth Sydney19451945 NSWRFL 5-5----------14-20.00%List
SouthsSouth Sydney19461946 NSWRFL 1-1-----------1-0.00%List

NSWRFL (NRL Premiership) - By Team

TeamYears StartsIntAPP3ST3PTTG2FGFGPtsBin5BinOffWLDWin% 
South Sydney1942-46 32-321-1---3---1715-53.13%List

Your Say

  • warren swadlig
    23 Nov 2018 1:36pm

    i would like to find out more about Billy Thompson and as u say he still lives ..somehow i would like to have some contact with him or his family he is my great uncle on my mums side and find out more of stories that i am sure he has ..
    hope u can help me
    and long live The Bunnies
    Wazza

  • Beth Thompson
    4 Oct 2020 5:56am

    My Pa passed away on the 25th of April 1992. Can you please update this.

  • william john thompson
    6 Oct 2023 11:19am

    my father also toured France on his 48-49 tour i see there are no statics on this .The team were bombarded with wine bottles in one game and had spectators tackle players during the game

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