George Francomb

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George Francomb
George Francomb 07-09-2013 1.jpg
Francomb playing for AFC Wimbledon in 2013
Personal information
Full name Georgie Francomb [1]
Date of birth (1991-09-08) 8 September 1991 (age 32) [2]
Place of birth Hackney, London, England [3]
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) [2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Dorking Wanderers
Number 37
Youth career
2001–2006 Tottenham Hotspur
2008–2009 Norwich City
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2009–2013 Norwich City 2 (0)
2010–2011 → Barnet (loan) 13 (0)
2012 → Hibernian (loan) 14 (0)
2012 → AFC Wimbledon (loan) 15 (0)
2013–2018 AFC Wimbledon 181 (11)
2018–2023 Crawley Town 138 (8)
2023– Dorking Wanderers 15 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:46, 2 September 2023 (UTC)

Georgie Francomb (born 8 September 1991) is an English professional footballer who plays for Dorking Wanderers. He can also play at right-back.

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Career

Early years

Francomb joined the academy of Premier League side Tottenham Hotspur at the age of 9 and remained with the club until he was released at the age of 14. At the age of 16, he joined the academy of Championship side Norwich City. On 6 October 2009, the 18-year–old made his first team debut for the Canaries in a 1–0 victory over Gillingham in the Second Round of the 2009-10 Football League Trophy. [4] Francomb made his Football League debut on 10 October 2009 in a 1–0 away win over Carlisle United. [5] He then went on to make a third start for the club in his home debut against Swindon Town on 24 October 2009. George was offered his first professional contract with "The Canaries" at the end of March 2010 and signed it on 1 July 2010. On 7 October 2010, Francomb joined Barnet on loan [6] [7] [8]

In January 2012, Francomb was loaned to Scottish Premier League club Hibernian. [9] He made his debut for Hibs on 14 January, in a 3–2 win against Dunfermline. Francomb set up the opening goal in a 2–0 victory for Hibs against Ayr United in the Scottish Cup. [10] He became recognised for his impressive range of passing and crossing abilities, and his dangerous set-pieces. Francomb left Hibs after their 2012 Scottish Cup Final defeat, in which he appeared as a substitute. [11] Soon after returning to Norwich, Francomb agreed a new contract with the club. [11] After a stint on loan at AFC Wimbledon from late August to late November, Francomb was released following the 2012–13 season. [12]

AFC Wimbledon

Francomb joined AFC Wimbledon on a one-month loan deal on transfer deadline day August 2012; [13] the deal was extended for another month on 5 October after he made 7 appearances in a month. [14] Although a right back primarily, Francomb proved his capabilities as a winger. On 24 November 2012, it was announced that he would return to his parent club, having made 16 appearances in all competitions for "The Dons". Following his release from Norwich at the end of the 2012–13 season, Francomb rejoined AFC Wimbledon on 26 June 2013. [15] Francomb scored his first career goal in a Football League Trophy first-round game that saw Brentford beat AFC Wimbledon 5–3 at Griffin Park on 3 September 2013. [16]

He was released by AFC Wimbledon at the end of the 2017–18 season. [17]

Crawley Town

On 5 June 2018, following his release from Wimbledon, Francomb agreed to join League Two side Crawley Town on a two-year deal. [18] He became club captain at Crawley Town for the 2020–21 season. [19] He scored his first goal for Crawley on 26 September 2020; [20] a goal from 25 yards in a 3–2 away victory against Oldham Athletic. [21] He scored 6 goals in 35 appearances across the 2020–21 season. [20]

Dorking Wanderers

On 3 February 2023, following his release from Crawley Town, Francomb joined National League side Dorking Wanderers. [22]

Career statistics

As of match played 8 May 2021
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague FA Cup League Cup OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Norwich City 2009–10 [23] League One 2000001 [lower-alpha 1] 030
2010–11 [24] Championship 0000100010
2011–12 [25] Premier League 0000000000
2012–13 [26] Premier League0000100010
Total2000201050
Barnet (loan) 2010–11 [24] League Two 130200000150
Hibernian (loan) 2011–12 [25] Scottish Premier League 140300000170
AFC Wimbledon (loan) 2012–13 [26] League Two15000001 [lower-alpha 1] 0160
AFC Wimbledon 2013–14 [27] League Two33310101 [lower-alpha 1] 1364
2014–15 [28] League Two37340102 [lower-alpha 1] 1444
2015–16 [29] League Two40300101 [lower-alpha 1] 0423
2016–17 [30] League One34230004 [lower-alpha 1] 0412
2017–18 [31] League One37020102 [lower-alpha 1] 0420
Total181111004010220513
Crawley Town 2018–19 [32] League Two41020102 [lower-alpha 1] 0460
2019–20 [33] League Two15010202 [lower-alpha 1] 0200
2020–21 [20] League Two33610001 [lower-alpha 1] 0356
2022–23 [34] League Two1000000 [lower-alpha 1] 010
Total9064030501026
Career total315172009017236119

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