| Albert Thompson | |
| Fullname: | Albert John Thompson |
| Birth Date: | 1885 |
| Birth Place: | Louth, England |
| Death Date: | 14 June |
| Position: | Outside left |
| Years1: | 1903–1904 |
| Clubs1: | Grimsby Rovers |
| Years2: | 1904–1905 |
| Clubs2: | Grimsby Town |
| Caps2: | 2 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 1905–1906 |
| Clubs3: | Grimsby Rovers |
| Years4: | 1906–1907 |
| Clubs4: | Grimsby St John's |
| Years5: | 1907–19?? |
| Clubs5: | Grimsby Rovers |
Albert John Thompson (1885 – 14 June 1956) was an English amateur footballer who played as an outside left in the Football League for Grimsby Town.[1] [2]
Thompson's younger brother Ralph also played for Grimsby Town and was killed on the first day on the Somme.[3] His father John was a builder and chairman of Grimsby Town in 1905 and 1906. Thompson served in the Royal Navy during the First World War and later rose to become a director of the Ross Group. For approximately forty years after retiring from football, Thompson wrote football stories for the Grimsby News under a pen name.