 Ramba uchiverenga ndima iyi - Thompson akatevera mukoma wake Albert uye akabatana neWanderers, yaakatanga kutamba nayo musi wa14 February 1872 mukukunda Civil Service 61. Pasinei nokungotamba mumwe mutambo wavo, akasarudzwa kuWanderers mukudzivirira kwavo FA Cup mu1873 FA Cup Finalrakaridzwa paLillie Bridge musi wa 29 March 1873. Mumutambo wekupedzisira, Wanderers yakakunda Oxford University 20, zvibodzwa zvakaitwa naArthur Kinnaird naCharles Wollaston. 