Steve Thompson (footballer, born 1955)

Steve Thompson
Personal information
Full name Steven Paul Thompson
Date of birth (1955-07-28)28 July 1955
Place of birth Sheffield, England
Date of death August 2025(2025-08-00) (aged 70)
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)[1]
Position Centre half
Youth career
Sheffield United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1975–1976 Worksop Town
1976–1980 Boston United
1980–1985 Lincoln City 154 (8)
1985–1988 Charlton Athletic 95 (0)
1988 Leicester City 0 (0)
1988–1989 Sheffield United 20 (1)
1989–1990 Lincoln City 27 (0)
Managerial career
1990–1993 Lincoln City
1995 Southend United
1998 Sheffield United
2004–2005 Cambridge United
2006–2007 Notts County
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Steven Paul Thompson (28 July 1955 – August 2025) was an English football player and coach. His management career included spells at Lincoln City, Southend United, Sheffield United and Cambridge United.

Coaching career

In December 2004 Thompson was appointed manager of struggling League Two side Cambridge United, but was made redundant the following summer having failed to prevent Cambridge's relegation to the Conference.[2]

He then worked for BBC Radio Lincolnshire. On 12 June 2006, he was appointed manager of Notts County on a three-year deal which was extended by one year in May 2007, the appointment was an unpopular decision among many County fans because of his association with the Colin Murphy era.[3]

After leaving Notts County Thompson did not make a return in football within any capacity, though in the Summer of 2009, he went public with his interest for the Port Vale job – which later went to Micky Adams. He had previously lost out to the job in October 2007 to Lee Sinnott.[4]

He was a summariser for BBC Radio Lincolnshire on Lincoln City games.[5]

He was forced to undergo some training by BBC Radio Lincolnshire in late 2020 for repeatedly using offensive phrases on air.[6]

Death

Thompson died in August 2025, at the age of 70.[7]

References

  1. ^ Dunk, Peter, ed. (1987). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1987–88. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 118. ISBN 978-0-356-14354-5.
  2. ^ "Manager Thompson leaves Cambridge". BBC Sport. 10 May 2005. Retrieved 5 April 2007.
  3. ^ "A big welcome to Steve Thompson". BBC Nottingham. 13 June 2006. Retrieved 5 April 2007.
  4. ^ "Wednesday's gossip column". BBC Sport. 3 October 2007. Retrieved 22 May 2010.
  5. ^ "Notts County boss Thompson sacked". BBC Sport. 16 October 2007. Retrieved 16 October 2007.
  6. ^ "Football pundit in hot water after making '3 sexist comments in 20 minutes' during Lincoln City game". Lincolnshire Live. 28 November 2020. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
  7. ^ "Former Sheffield United player, manager loses cancer battle as brilliant Blades memories relived". The Star. Retrieved 29 August 2025.
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