Billy Thompson

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Playing Career

Vital Statistics

Full Name
William Thompson
Born
Sunday, 23rd September, 1923
Died
Saturday, 25th April, 1992 (Aged 68 years and 215 days)

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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Competitions
Competition   App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
NRL 32 1 -   - 3 17 15 0 53.13% List
City vs Country Firsts 1 - -   - - 1 0 0 100.00% List
NRL Finals 1 - -   - - 0 1 0 0.00% List
Interstate Matches 8 5 -   - 15 0 7 1 0.00% List
Tour Matches Queensland Firsts 2 - -   - - 1 1 0 50.00% List
Tour Matches Australia 20 4 -   - 12 14 6 0 70.00% List
Test Series 1 - -   - - 0 1 0 0.00% List
The Ashes 1 - -   - - 0 1 0 0.00% List
Tour Matches Toowoomba 1 - -   - - 0 1 0 0.00% List


International

Test Matches - By Team

Team Years App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
Australia 1948 1 - -   - - 0 1 0 0.00% List

International Matches - By Team

Team Years App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
Australia 1948-1949 1 - -   - - 1 0 0 100.00% List


Representative

Australia - By Team

Team Years App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
NSW City Seconds 1943 1 - -   - - 1 0 0 100.00% List
Metropolis 1944 1 - -   - - 1 0 0 100.00% List
Rest of NSW Firsts 1944 1 1 -   - 3 1 0 0 100.00% List
NSW City Firsts 1944 1 - -   - - 1 0 0 100.00% List
Toowoomba 1947, 1950 2 - -   - - 0 2 0 0.00% List
QLD Firsts 1947-50 10 5 -   - 15 1 8 1 10.00% List
Possibles (AU) 1950 1 - 1   - 2 0 1 0 0.00% List
Overall1943-1950 17 6 1   0 20 5 11 1 29.41% List


Club Career

NRL/NSWRL - By Year

Team Season App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
South Sydney NSWRFL 1942 6 - -   - - 4 2 0 66.67% List
South Sydney NSWRFL 1943 11 1 -   - 3 7 4 0 63.64% List
South Sydney NSWRFL 1944 9 - -   - - 5 4 0 55.56% List
South Sydney NSWRFL 1945 5 - -   - - 1 4 0 20.00% List
South Sydney NSWRFL 1946 1 - -   - - 0 1 0 0.00% List

NRL/NSWRL - By Team

Team Years App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
South Sydney 1942-46 32 1 -   - 3 17 15 0 53.13% List

Your Say

  • warren swadlig
    23/11/2018

    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
    04/10/2020

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

  • william john thompson
    06/10/2023

    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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