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Peter Thompson (Footballer) - For other people with the same name, see Peter Thompson
Peter Thompson (born Carlisle, England, November 27 1942) was a dashing, exciting winger who was part of the first great Liverpool team of the 1960s. Thompson began his career at Preston North End and scored against Liverpool in an FA Cup tie in 1963, impressing manager Bill Shankly sufficiently to pay 40,000 pounds for him later the same year. With Thompson working the left flank and Ian Callaghan down the right, Liverpool began to make inroads into English football and won the League championship in 1964, Thompson's first season. A year on and Thompson was in the side which defeated Leeds United at Wembley to win the FA Cup for the first time. Liverpool won the League again in 1966 and Thompson was in the provisional England squad of 28 chosen by Alf Ramsey to contest that summer's World Cup. England famously won the tournament though Thompson was one of the hapless half-dozen who was axed by Ramsey as he named his final 22. The same thing happened for the Mexico tournament four years later. He did ultimately end up with 16 caps, but Ramsey was known for playing without wingers and therefore players like Thompson were infrequently considered. Shankly began a rebuilding project of his team after five trophyless seasons and although Thompson survived the cull, the emergence of Steve Heighway curtailed his first team opportunities from 1970 onwards. He was, however, selected as the substitute for the 1971 FA Cup final, coming on midway through the second half for Alun Evans. His pass sent Heighway on his way to opening the scoring, but opponents Arsenal came back to win 2-1. Thompson played infrequently for Liverpool thereafter and left Anfield in 1973 for Bolton Wanderers. He retired after playing more than 500 career games, and became a successful hotelier in his native Cumbria. Thompson, Peter Thompson, Peter
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