Original Diadora Matchworn football shirt Stockport County F.C. 2007/08

Peter Thompson(born 2 May 1984) is a Northern Irish former professional footballer who played as a striker. Besides Northern Ireland, he has played in England.

He was capped 8 times by Northern Ireland.

He officially signed for the Cheshire club the following day and was handed the number nine shirt, worn previously by Stockport strikers Kevin Francis, Brett Angell and Luke Beckett.

Thompson made his début against Liverpool reserves on 26 July. He did not manage to get on to the scoresheet however he did impress and had one shot cleared off the line and hit the post on another occasion, as Stockport drew 1–1. He did however manage to get on the score sheet in the 86th minute to put Stockport 2–1 up against Manchester City, before City equalised in stoppage time.

Thompson was dubbed "A Player To Watch" in League One by the leading newspapers in the UK and bagged his first competitive Stockport goal in their 2–2 draw at Cheltenham on 27 September 2008.

Despite the promising start, Thompson struggled to adapt to Stockport's tactics, with their point-striker style of play not complementing his attributes. He was forced out of the first team by loan signings better suited to Stockport's tactics, and was hit with a further setback when a chest infection turned serious causing Thompson a collapsed lung. He was unable to return to first-team action until April 2009.