Robert Thompson (Australian footballer, born 1891)

Robert Thompson
Personal information
Full name Robert William Thompson
Date of birth (1891-03-05)5 March 1891
Place of birth Richmond, Victoria
Date of death 8 February 1918(1918-02-08) (aged 26)
Place of death Fitzroy, Victoria
Original team(s) St Pat's
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1911, 1913 University 14 (6)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1913.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Robert William Thompson (5 March 1891 – 8 February 1918) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Melbourne University Football Club.[1]

From the Victorian town of Cobden, he died at age 26 in 1918 after a suffering a brain tumour.[2]

Sources

  1. ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Melbourne, Victoria: Bas Publishing. p. 880. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
  2. ^ "Death: Mr R. W. Thompson". The Cobden Times. Vic.: National Library of Australia. 9 February 1918. p. 2.


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