 Rambai muchinyora ndima ino - A mberi, Thompson aiva refu achitamba basa uye kirabhu pamwero, kuita 487 kuoneka uye zvibodzwa 124 zvinangwa muna Premier League uye yose Football League. Makore ake epamusoro aive pakutanga kwebasa rake neCoventry City, kwaakarova zvibodzwa makumi mana nezvishanu mumitambo zana nemasere neWest Bromwich Albion, kwaakavhoterwa mutambi wegore rekirabhu 1984-85. Pakupera kwemwaka wa1989-90 Thompson akabatana neCrystal Palace kuti ape chifukidzo kune akakuvara Ian Wright, asi akabatanidzwa mukombe we1990 FA Cup Final.. Akatamba kwenguva pfupi muPremier League yeQueens Park Rangers mumwaka wa 1992-93 uye akaita imwe kuEurope kuCardiff City munaGunyana 1993. Thompson akasiya basa pakupera kwemwaka wa1996-97 uye akapedza basa rake aine mitambo 584 uye zvibodzwa 153. 