George Thomson (footballer, born 1992)

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George Thomson
Personal information
Full name George Henry Thomson [1]
Date of birth (1992-05-19) 19 May 1992 (age 31)
Place of birth Melton Mowbray, England
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) [2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Harrogate Town
Number 7
Youth career
2004–2010 Nottingham Forest
2010–2011 Glenn Hoddle Academy
2011 Jerez Industrial
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2011–2012 Hinckley United 3 (0)
2012 → Daventry Town (loan) 18 (1)
2012 Histon 5 (0)
2012–2014 King's Lynn Town 88 (24)
2014–2016 Chester 20 (2)
2015–2016 → F.C. United of Manchester (loan) 7 (4)
2016–2017 F.C. United of Manchester 57 (23)
2017– Harrogate Town 256 (56)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:23, 2 January 2024 (UTC)

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

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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]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague FA Cup League Cup OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Hinckley United 2011–12 Conference North 3000—0030
Daventry Town (loan) 2011–12 Southern Football League Division One Central 181??—??18+1+
Histon 2012–13 Conference North5000—0050
King's Lynn Town 2012–13 [19] Northern Premier League Division One South 23200—7 [lower-alpha 1] 3305
2013–14 [20] Northern Premier League 39900—624511
2014–15 [21] Northern Premier League261313—753421
Chester 2014–15 Conference National 8200—0082
2015–16 National League 12000—00120
F.C. United of Manchester (loan) 2015–16 National League North 7400—0074
F.C. United of ManchesterNational League North19700—00197
2016–17 National League North381600—003816
Harrogate Town 2017–18 National League North421110—4 [lower-alpha 2] 14712
2018–19 National League45810—3 [lower-alpha 2] 1499
2019–20 National League24720—6 [lower-alpha 2] 0327
2020–21 League Two 46320202 [lower-alpha 3] 0523
Career total3558373203512399+98+
  1. ↑ Three of these appearances are in the FA Trophy
  2. 1 2 3 Appearance(s) in FA Trophy
  3. ↑ Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy

Honours

King's Lynn Town

Harrogate Town

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References

  1. ↑ "Notification of shirt numbers: Harrogate Town" (PDF). English Football League. 11 September 2020. p. 33. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
  2. 1 2 3 George Thomson at Soccerway
  3. 1 2 "Chester sign midfielder Thomson". BBC Sport.
  4. 1 2 3 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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