Garry Thompson

Date of birth07 October 1959
Place of birthBirmingham
NationalityEnglish
Weight89 kg
Height1.85 m
PositionForward

Club history

Team Joined Left Loan / Trialist
Coventry City 01 Jun 1977 01 Feb 1983
West Bromwich Albion 01 Feb 1983 01 Aug 1985
Sheffield Wednesday 01 Aug 1985 01 Jun 1986
Aston Villa 01 Jun 1986 01 Dec 1988
Watford 01 Dec 1988 01 Mar 1990
Crystal Palace 01 Mar 1990 01 Aug 1991
Queens Park Rangers 01 Aug 1991 01 Jul 1993
Cardiff City 01 Jul 1993 01 Feb 1995

Club stats

Season Team Competition Apps Subs Goals Y R
1977-78 Coventry City League Division One 5
1
2
1978-79 Coventry City FA Cup 2
1978-79 Coventry City League Cup
1
1
1978-79 Coventry City League Division One 19
1
8
1979-80 Coventry City League Division One 16
1
6
1980-81 Coventry City FA Cup 4
1
1980-81 Coventry City League Cup 7
6
1980-81 Coventry City League Division One 34
1
8
1981-82 Coventry City FA Cup 3
2
1981-82 Coventry City League Cup 2
1981-82 Coventry City League Division One 35
1
10
1982-83 Coventry City FA Cup 2
1
1982-83 Coventry City League Cup 3
1982-83 Coventry City League Division One 17
5
4
1986-87 Aston Villa FA Cup 2
1986-87 Aston Villa League Cup 4
1
1986-87 Aston Villa League Division One 30
1
6
1987-88 Aston Villa FA Cup 2
1987-88 Aston Villa League Cup 1
1
1987-88 Aston Villa League Division Two 24
11
1988-89 Aston Villa League Cup 1
1988-89 Aston Villa League Division One 2
3
1992-93 Queens Park Rangers Premier League
4
1993-94 Cardiff City UEFA European Cup Winners Cup 1


Please note: Career stats are based on performances in the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.

Club matches

Date Match Result Competition Round
21 Mar 1978 Coventry City v Aston Villa L 2-3 League Division One
25 Mar 1978 Norwich City v Coventry City W 1-2 League Division One
28 Mar 1978 Coventry City v Wolverhampton Wanderers W 4-0 League Division One
01 Apr 1978 West Ham United v Coventry City L 2-1 League Division One
08 Apr 1978 Coventry City v Everton W 3-2 League Division One
25 Apr 1978 Manchester City v Coventry City L 3-1 League Division One
30 Aug 1978 Chester v Coventry City L 2-1 League Cup 2nd round
07 Oct 1978 Coventry City v Ipswich Town D 2-2 League Division One
14 Oct 1978 Manchester City v Coventry City L 2-0 League Division One
11 Nov 1978 Coventry City v Middlesbrough W 2-1 League Division One
18 Nov 1978 Norwich City v Coventry City L 1-0 League Division One
21 Nov 1978 Coventry City v Derby County W 4-2 League Division One
25 Nov 1978 Coventry City v Arsenal D 1-1 League Division One
09 Dec 1978 Coventry City v Queens Park Rangers W 1-0 League Division One
16 Dec 1978 Southampton v Coventry City L 4-0 League Division One
23 Dec 1978 Coventry City v Everton W 3-2 League Division One
26 Dec 1978 Bristol City v Coventry City L 5-0 League Division One
30 Dec 1978 Wolverhampton Wanderers v Coventry City D 1-1 League Division One
09 Jan 1979 Coventry City v West Bromwich Albion D 2-2 FA Cup 3rd round
15 Jan 1979 West Bromwich Albion v Coventry City L 4-0 FA Cup 3rd round replay
24 Feb 1979 Coventry City v Manchester City L 0-3 League Division One
03 Mar 1979 Coventry City v West Bromwich Albion L 1-3 League Division One
06 Mar 1979 Coventry City v Liverpool D 0-0 League Division One
10 Mar 1979 Birmingham City v Coventry City D 0-0 League Division One
13 Mar 1979 Ipswich Town v Coventry City D 1-1 League Division One
17 Mar 1979 Coventry City v Bolton Wanderers D 2-2 League Division One
20 Mar 1979 Coventry City v Manchester United W 4-3 League Division One
24 Mar 1979 Nottingham Forest v Coventry City L 3-0 League Division One
28 Mar 1979 Aston Villa v Coventry City D 1-1 League Division One
19 Jan 1980 Coventry City v Liverpool W 1-0 League Division One
09 Feb 1980 Coventry City v Manchester City D 0-0 League Division One
23 Feb 1980 Coventry City v Southampton W 3-0 League Division One
27 Feb 1980 Tottenham Hotspur v Coventry City L 4-3 League Division One
01 Mar 1980 Brighton and Hove Albion v Coventry City D 1-1 League Division One
08 Mar 1980 Coventry City v West Bromwich Albion L 0-2 League Division One
15 Mar 1980 Everton v Coventry City D 1-1 League Division One
22 Mar 1980 Leeds United v Coventry City D 0-0 League Division One
29 Mar 1980 Coventry City v Wolverhampton Wanderers L 1-3 League Division One
05 Apr 1980 Middlesbrough v Coventry City W 1-2 League Division One
07 Apr 1980 Coventry City v Derby County W 2-1 League Division One
12 Apr 1980 Ipswich Town v Coventry City L 3-0 League Division One
15 Apr 1980 Bolton Wanderers v Coventry City D 1-1 League Division One
19 Apr 1980 Coventry City v Crystal Palace W 2-1 League Division One
26 Apr 1980 Manchester United v Coventry City L 2-1 League Division One
29 Apr 1980 Coventry City v Aston Villa L 1-2 League Division One
03 May 1980 Coventry City v Arsenal L 0-1 League Division One
16 Aug 1980 Birmingham City v Coventry City L 3-1 League Division One
19 Aug 1980 Coventry City v Liverpool D 0-0 League Division One
23 Aug 1980 Coventry City v Arsenal W 3-1 League Division One
27 Aug 1980 Manchester United v Coventry City W 0-1 League Cup 2nd round 1st leg
02 Sep 1980 Coventry City v Manchester United W 1-0
Agg: 2-0
League Cup 2nd round 2nd leg
06 Sep 1980 Coventry City v Crystal Palace W 3-1 League Division One
04 Oct 1980 Coventry City v Brighton and Hove Albion D 3-3 League Division One
08 Oct 1980 West Bromwich Albion v Coventry City L 1-0 League Division One
11 Oct 1980 Leicester City v Coventry City W 1-3 League Division One
18 Oct 1980 Coventry City v Norwich City L 0-1 League Division One
21 Oct 1980 Coventry City v Sunderland W 2-1 League Division One
25 Oct 1980 Tottenham Hotspur v Coventry City L 4-1 League Division One
28 Oct 1980 Coventry City v Cambridge United D 1-1 League Cup 4th round
15 Nov 1980 Coventry City v Birmingham City W 2-1 League Division One
22 Nov 1980 Manchester City v Coventry City L 3-0 League Division One
29 Nov 1980 Coventry City v Nottingham Forest D 1-1 League Division One
02 Dec 1980 Watford v Coventry City D 2-2 League Cup Quarter-final
06 Dec 1980 Southampton v Coventry City L 1-0 League Division One
09 Dec 1980 Coventry City v Watford W 5-0 League Cup Quarter-final replay
13 Dec 1980 Coventry City v West Bromwich Albion W 3-0 League Division One
20 Dec 1980 Norwich City v Coventry City L 2-0 League Division One
26 Dec 1980 Coventry City v Middlesbrough W 1-0 League Division One
27 Dec 1980 Stoke City v Coventry City D 2-2 League Division One
03 Jan 1981 Leeds United v Coventry City D 1-1 FA Cup 3rd round
06 Jan 1981 Coventry City v Leeds United W 1-0 FA Cup 3rd round replay
10 Jan 1981 Coventry City v Manchester City D 1-1 League Division One
17 Jan 1981 Coventry City v Aston Villa L 1-2 League Division One
24 Jan 1981 Coventry City v Birmingham City W 3-2 FA Cup 4th round
27 Jan 1981 Coventry City v West Ham United W 3-2 League Cup Semi-final 1st leg
31 Jan 1981 Arsenal v Coventry City D 2-2 League Division One
07 Feb 1981 Coventry City v Wolverhampton Wanderers D 2-2 League Division One
10 Feb 1981 West Ham United v Coventry City L 2-0
Agg: 4-3
League Cup Semi-final 2nd leg
14 Feb 1981 Tottenham Hotspur v Coventry City L 3-1 FA Cup 5th round
17 Feb 1981 Crystal Palace v Coventry City W 0-3 League Division One
21 Feb 1981 Everton v Coventry City L 3-0 League Division One
28 Feb 1981 Coventry City v Ipswich Town L 0-4 League Division One
07 Mar 1981 Brighton and Hove Albion v Coventry City L 4-1 League Division One
14 Mar 1981 Coventry City v Leicester City W 4-1 League Division One
21 Mar 1981 Sunderland v Coventry City L 3-0 League Division One
28 Mar 1981 Coventry City v Tottenham Hotspur L 0-1 League Division One
04 Apr 1981 Leeds United v Coventry City L 3-0 League Division One
11 Apr 1981 Coventry City v Manchester United L 0-2 League Division One
18 Apr 1981 Coventry City v Stoke City D 2-2 League Division One
21 Apr 1981 Middlesbrough v Coventry City W 0-1 League Division One
25 Apr 1981 Coventry City v Southampton W 1-0 League Division One
02 May 1981 Nottingham Forest v Coventry City D 1-1 League Division One
29 Aug 1981 Coventry City v Manchester United W 2-1 League Division One
02 Sep 1981 Stoke City v Coventry City L 4-0 League Division One
05 Sep 1981 Notts County v Coventry City L 2-1 League Division One
12 Sep 1981 Coventry City v Leeds United W 4-0 League Division One
19 Sep 1981 Brighton and Hove Albion v Coventry City D 2-2 League Division One
22 Sep 1981 Coventry City v Liverpool L 1-2 League Division One
26 Sep 1981 Coventry City v Southampton W 4-2 League Division One
03 Oct 1981 Sunderland v Coventry City D 0-0 League Division One
06 Oct 1981 Everton v Coventry City D 1-1 League Cup 2nd round 1st leg
10 Oct 1981 Coventry City v Aston Villa D 1-1 League Division One
17 Oct 1981 Nottingham Forest v Coventry City L 2-1 League Division One
24 Oct 1981 Coventry City v Swansea City W 3-1 League Division One
27 Oct 1981 Coventry City v Everton L 0-1
Agg: 1-2
League Cup 2nd round 2nd leg
31 Oct 1981 Arsenal v Coventry City L 1-0 League Division One
07 Nov 1981 Wolverhampton Wanderers v Coventry City L 1-0 League Division One
21 Nov 1981 West Ham United v Coventry City L 5-2 League Division One
24 Nov 1981 Coventry City v Stoke City W 3-0 League Division One
28 Nov 1981 Coventry City v Middlesbrough D 1-1 League Division One
05 Dec 1981 Tottenham Hotspur v Coventry City W 1-2 League Division One
12 Dec 1981 Coventry City v Manchester City L 0-1 League Division One
26 Dec 1981 Coventry City v West Bromwich Albion L 0-2 League Division One
28 Dec 1981 Everton v Coventry City L 3-2 League Division One
23 Jan 1982 Manchester City v Coventry City W 1-3 FA Cup 4th round
26 Jan 1982 Birmingham City v Coventry City D 3-3 League Division One
30 Jan 1982 Coventry City v Brighton and Hove Albion L 0-1 League Division One
06 Feb 1982 Leeds United v Coventry City D 0-0 League Division One
13 Feb 1982 Coventry City v Oxford United W 4-0 FA Cup 5th round
16 Feb 1982 Coventry City v Notts County L 1-5 League Division One
20 Feb 1982 Liverpool v Coventry City L 4-0 League Division One
27 Feb 1982 Aston Villa v Coventry City L 2-1 League Division One
06 Mar 1982 West Bromwich Albion v Coventry City L 2-0 FA Cup Quarter-final
03 Apr 1982 Ipswich Town v Coventry City L 1-0 League Division One
10 Apr 1982 West Bromwich Albion v Coventry City W 1-2 League Division One
13 Apr 1982 Coventry City v Everton W 1-0 League Division One
17 Apr 1982 Coventry City v West Ham United W 1-0 League Division One
24 Apr 1982 Middlesbrough v Coventry City D 0-0 League Division One
27 Apr 1982 Coventry City v Sunderland W 6-1 League Division One
01 May 1982 Coventry City v Tottenham Hotspur D 0-0 League Division One
04 May 1982 Southampton v Coventry City D 5-5 League Division One
08 May 1982 Manchester City v Coventry City W 1-3 League Division One
15 May 1982 Coventry City v Birmingham City L 0-1 League Division One
28 Aug 1982 Coventry City v Southampton W 1-0 League Division One
31 Aug 1982 Swansea City v Coventry City L 2-1 League Division One
04 Sep 1982 Ipswich Town v Coventry City D 1-1 League Division One
07 Sep 1982 Coventry City v Sunderland W 1-0 League Division One
11 Sep 1982 Coventry City v Arsenal L 0-2 League Division One
25 Sep 1982 Coventry City v Everton W 4-2 League Division One
02 Oct 1982 Manchester City v Coventry City L 3-2 League Division One
05 Oct 1982 Fulham v Coventry City D 2-2 League Cup 2nd round 1st leg
09 Oct 1982 Tottenham Hotspur v Coventry City L 4-0 League Division One
16 Oct 1982 Coventry City v Notts County W 1-0 League Division One
23 Oct 1982 Watford v Coventry City D 0-0 League Division One
26 Oct 1982 Coventry City v Fulham D 0-0
Agg: 2-2
League Cup 2nd round 2nd leg
30 Oct 1982 Coventry City v Norwich City W 2-0 League Division One
06 Nov 1982 Coventry City v Aston Villa D 0-0 League Division One
09 Nov 1982 Coventry City v Burnley L 1-2 League Cup 3rd round
13 Nov 1982 Liverpool v Coventry City L 4-0 League Division One
20 Nov 1982 Coventry City v Luton Town W 4-2 League Division One
23 Nov 1982 Coventry City v Ipswich Town D 1-1 League Division One
27 Nov 1982 West Bromwich Albion v Coventry City L 2-0 League Division One
04 Dec 1982 Coventry City v Brighton and Hove Albion W 2-0 League Division One
22 Jan 1983 Coventry City v Swansea City D 0-0 League Division One
29 Jan 1983 Coventry City v Norwich City D 2-2 FA Cup 4th round
02 Feb 1983 Norwich City v Coventry City L 2-1 FA Cup 4th round replay
05 Feb 1983 Sunderland v Coventry City L 2-1 League Division One
12 Feb 1983 Coventry City v Manchester City W 4-0 League Division One
26 Feb 1983 Notts County v Coventry City L 5-1 League Division One
19 Mar 1983 Aston Villa v Coventry City L 4-0 League Division One


Please note: Match history is complete for the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.

International stats

Season Team Competition Apps Subs Goals Y R
1980-81 England UEFA Under-21 3
1
1981-82 England UEFA Under-21 2
2
1981-82 England Under-21 1


Please note: Career stats are based on performances in the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.

International matches

Date Match Result Competition Round
28 Apr 1981 England v Romania W 3-0 UEFA Under-21 Group
31 May 1981 Switzerland v England D 0-0 UEFA Under-21 Group
05 Jun 1981 Hungary v England W 1-2 UEFA Under-21 Group
08 Sep 1981 Norway v England D 0-0 Under-21
17 Nov 1981 England v Hungary W 2-0 UEFA Under-21 Group
19 Apr 1982 Scotland v England W 0-1 UEFA Under-21 Semi-final


Please note: Match history is complete for the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.