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Stockport
Interview Ex-Imp
7th January 2006
Former Lincoln City player and manager Steve Thompson is
in contention for the vacant managerial post at Stockport
County.
Stockport, who are currently bottom of League Two, face a
battle to avoid relegation to the Conference. Last week,
they lost 6-0 at Macclesfield, which prompted the
resignation of manager Chris Turner, who is a former
Lincoln City goalkeeper.
Thompson will be interviewed on Tuesday by Stockport, who
will be eager to make a swift appointment, as they are
currently five points adrift of safety - prior to
Saturday's fixtures.
Should Stockport name Thompson as their new manager then
it will be a case of deja vu for him, as a year ago, he
was named as Cambridge United's manager. At the time,
Cambridge were also bottom of League Two but despite a
brave effort, their off-field problems contributed to
their relegation.
Sheffield born Thompson began his career at Sheffield
United before joining Boston United following his release
from United. He made over 150 appearances for Lincoln and
became a vital part of The Imps' success during the early
1980's before leaving to join Charlton, where he
captained them to promotion to the top flight and to the
Simod Cup final.
Spells at Leicester City and Sheffield United followed
before he returned to finish his playing career at
Lincoln City. He later took over as manager from the
sacked Allan Clarke in November 1990. He lasted until May
1993 when his contract was shockingly not renewed despite
The Imps having gone from a side that were relegation
candidates in 1990 to one that just missed out on the
play-offs in 1993 by virtue of goal difference.
After leaving Lincoln, Thompson had coaching and scouting
spells at Doncaster and Newcastle before joining Southend
in 1995, first as Director of Football and then as
caretaker manager. He turned down the offer of the
permanent post, opting to rejoin Colin Murphy as
assistant-manager at Notts County; later he was Sheffield
United's caretaker-manager.
Ironically, the last time that Stockport faced relegation
to the Conference was in 1987. They appointed Murphy as
manager and he guided them to safety but at the expense
of Lincoln City, who became the first team relegated to
the Conference.
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