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George Thomson (footballer, born 1992)

George Henry Thomson (born 19 May 1992) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for EFL League Two side Harrogate Town.

Career

Born in Melton Mowbray,[2] Thomson started his career at Nottingham Forest[3] as a 12 year old in 2004[4] and was in their academy for six years.[4] After leaving Forest he had an 18-month spell at Glenn Hoddle's academy in Spain and Jerez Industrial,[5][4] but made his competitive footballing debut for Conference North side Hinckley United against Gloucester City on 3 December 2011. He came on as a 78th-minute substitute for Danny Bragoli as the match ended in a 2–2 draw.[6] The next season, Thomson moved to fellow Conference North side Histon, making his debut on 21 August 2012 against Boston United. He started in the 6–0 defeat for the club.[7] After another season, Thomson moved to King's Lynn Town where he scored a hat-trick for the club in their FA Cup match against AFC Fylde.[8]

In January 2015, Thomson signed with Conference National side Chester.[3] He made his debut for the club on 24 January against Kidderminster Harriers. He came on as an 84th-minute substitute for Brad Abbott as Chester won 1–0.[9] Thomson scored his first goal for the club on 10 March 2015 against Torquay United. His 29th-minute goal was the only one in a 1–0 victory.[10] In November 2015, Thomson joined F.C. United of Manchester on a one-month loan, which was later extended to a two-month loan.[11] He made his debut for the club on 21 November in a 2–2 draw against Nuneaton Borough.[12] A few weeks later, on 19 December, Thomson scored his first goal for United in a 3–2 victory over Nuneaton Borough.[13]

On 16 January 2016, it was announced that Thomson had been sold by Chester to F.C. United on a permanent basis for an undisclosed fee.[14] He spent a season and a half with Manchester before moving to Harrogate Town. He made his debut for Harrogate Town on 5 August 2017 against Nuneaton Borough. He started and scored the first goal for Harrogate in a 4–0 victory.[15] Thomson would go on to finish his first season with the club by helping his side earn promotion to the National League and scoring 11 goals.[16] Two seasons later, on 2 August 2020, Thomson helped Harrogate earn promotion again to League Two. He scored the first goal in a 3–1 victory in the National League playoff final against Notts County.[17] Later that month, he extended his contract with the club.[18]

Career statistics

As of match played 8 May 2021[2]
  1. ^ Three of these appearances are in the FA Trophy
  2. ^ a b c Appearance(s) in FA Trophy
  3. ^ Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy

Honours

King's Lynn Town

Harrogate Town

References

  1. ^ "Notification of shirt numbers: Harrogate Town" (PDF). English Football League. 11 September 2020. p. 33. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
  2. ^ a b c George Thomson at Soccerway
  3. ^ a b "Chester sign midfielder Thomson". BBC Sport.
  4. ^ a b c George Thomson Interview – From FC to the EFL"
  5. ^ "George Thomson Profile | Aylesbury United FC". www.aylesburyunitedfc.co.uk.
  6. ^ "Gloucester City 2–2 Hinckley United". Soccerway.
  7. ^ "Boston United 6–0 Histon". Soccerway.
  8. ^ "King's Lynn Town 3–4 Fylde". Soccerway.
  9. ^ "Chester 1–0 Kidderminster Harriers". Soccerway.
  10. ^ "Torquay United 0–1 Chester". Soccerway.
  11. ^ Green, Jim (21 December 2015). "Chester FC: George Thomson's loan at FC United of Manchester extended". Cheshire-live. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
  12. ^ "Nuneaton Borough 2-2 United of Manchester". Soccerway.
  13. ^ "United of Manchester 3–2 Nuneaton Borough". Soccerway.
  14. ^ Green, Jim (16 January 2016). "Chester FC: George Thomson sold to FC United of Manchester". Chesire-Live.
  15. ^ "Harrogate Town 4–0 Nuneaton Borough". Soccerway.
  16. ^ Whitney, Steve (13 May 2017). "Triumph For Harrogate In National League North Promotion Final". The National League. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
  17. ^ "Harrogate Town Earn Promotion to League Two". BBC Sport. 2 August 2020. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
  18. ^ "Fallowfield and Thomson extend contracts". BBC Sport. 25 August 2020. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
  19. ^ The Linnets: "PLAYER STATISTICS SEASON 2012-13"
  20. ^ The Linnets: "PLAYER STATISTICS SEASON 2013-14"
  21. ^ The Linnets: "PLAYER STATISTICS SEASON 2014-15"
  22. ^ edp: FA reveal what leagues champions King's Lynn Town and Dereham Town will be in for 2013/14 campaign, King's Lynn Town, 2012/13 Evo-Stik Division One South champions"
  23. ^ Harrison, John (14 May 2018). "Harrogate Town gain promotion to the National League for the first time in their history, after a 3–0 victory over Brackley". Harrogate Informer. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
  24. ^ Freeman, Jay (2 August 2020). "Harrogate Town 3–1 Notts County". BBC Sport. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
  25. ^ Law, James (3 May 2021). "FA Trophy final 2019-20: Concord Rangers 0-1 Harrogate Town". BBC Sport. Retrieved 10 May 2021.

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