- Joe Thompson, former Rochdale footballer, dies aged 36 The Guardian
- Joe Thompson, ex-Rochdale midfielder, dies aged 36 after third cancer battle ESPN
- Joe Thompson dead at 36: Man United lead tributes to ex-academy starlet after he was diagnosed with cancer for Daily Mail
- Man Utd mourn death of ex-academy star Joe Thompson at age of 36 as tributes flood in for former midfielder Goal.com
- Former Rochdale midfielder Thompson dies at 36 BBC