Jack Thomas (footballer, born 1996)

Jack Thomas

Thomas in October 2021
Personal information
Full name	Jack Thomas [1]
Date of birth	(1996-06-03) 3 June 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth	Mansfield Woodhouse, England
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in) [2]
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Anstey Nomads
Youth career
	Woodhouse Colts
	Notts County
	Mansfield Town
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2014–2018	Mansfield Town	53	(3)
2014–2015	→ Hednesford Town (loan)	9	(1)
2017	→ Barrow (loan)	5	(0)
2017	→ Boston United (loan)	3	(0)
2018	→ Tamworth (loan)	3	(0)
2018–2020	Basford United	65	(9)
2020–2021	Ilkeston Town	7	(0)
2021–2022	Tamworth	24	(2)
2022–2023	Ilkeston Town	43	(3)
2023–2024	Basford United	38	(4)
2024–	Anstey Nomads	0	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:57, 31 May 2024 (UTC)

Jack Thomas (born 3 June 1996) is an English footballer who plays for Northern Premier League Division One Midlands side Anstey Nomads, where he plays as a midfielder.

Playing career

Mansfield Town

In September 2017 he joined Boston United on an initial month's loan. ^[3]

On 13 February 2018, Thomas joined Tamworth on an initial one-month loan deal. ^[4]

He was released by Mansfield at the end of the 2017–18 season. ^[5]

Basford United

In August 2018, it was announced that he had signed a one-year contract for Northern Premier League Premier Division side Basford United. ^[6]

Ilkeston Town

On 4 September 2020, Thomas signed for Northern Premier League Division One South East side Ilkeston Town, with manager Martin Carruthers describing the signing as a real coup for the club. ^[7]

Tamworth return

Thomas playing for Tamworth in August 2021.

Thomas re-signed for Southern League Premier Division Central side Tamworth on 31 May 2021. ^[8] Thomas made his second debut for Tamworth on the 14 August 2021, the opening day of the Southern League Premier Division Central season away at Royston Town, with his new club succumbing to a disappointing 3–0 defeat. ^[9]

Thomas became a mainstay in the Tamworth line up, and scored his first goal on 9 November 2021 in an away Southern League Premier Division Central fixture against Bromsgrove Sporting, Thomas scored on the 16th minute to give Tamworth the lead with a long range effort that beat Bromsgrove Sporting goalkeeper Ákos Onódi. The game however finished 1-1. ^[10]

On the 26 February 2022, Jack scored his second goal for Tamworth in a 6-0 demolition of Barwell in a home Southern League Premier Division Central fixture. Thomas scored the third goal of the match. ^[11]

In total Thomas made 37 appearances for Tamworth, and scored two goals. ^[12]

Ilkeston Town return

Thomas resigned for Northern Premier League Division One Midlands side Ilkeston Town on 18 March 2022, the departure came as a shock to Tamworth, but manager Andy Peaks revealed that the move worked better geographically for Thomas. ^[12]

Basford United return

In May 2023, Thomas rejoined his former club Basford United. ^{[13] [14]}

Anstey Nomads

On 30 May 2024, Thomas joined Northern Premier League Division One Midlands side Anstey Nomads. ^[15]

Career statistics

As of end of 2023–24 season

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Mansfield Town	2013–14 [16]	League Two	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	2014–15 [17]	League Two	12	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	12	1
	2015–16 [18]	League Two	33	2	1	0	1	0	1 [a]	0	36	2
	2016–17 [19]	League Two	6	0	1	0	0	0	4 [a]	0	11	0
	2017–18 [20]	League Two	1	0	0	0	0	0	4 [a]	0	5	0
	Total		53	3	2	0	1	0	9	0	65	3
Hednesford Town (loan)	2014–15 [21]	Conference North	9	1	0	0	—		0	0	9	1
Barrow (loan)	2016–17 [21]	National League	5	0	0	0	—		1 [b]	0	6	0
Boston United (loan)	2017–18 [22]	National League North	3	0	5	0	—		0	0	8	0
Tamworth (loan)	2017–18 [21]	National League North	3	0	0	0	—		0	0	3	0
Basford United	2018–19 [23] [24]	Northern Premier League Premier Division	36	6	1	0	—		10 [c]	1	47	7
	2019–20 [25]	Northern Premier League Premier Division	29	3	1	0	—		4 [d]	0	34	3
	Total		65	9	2	0	—		14	1	81	10
Ilkeston Town	2020–21 [26]	Northern Premier League Division One South East	7	0	5	1	—		1 [b]	0	13	1
Tamworth	2021–22 [27]	Southern League Premier Division Central	24	2	5	0	—		4 [e]	0	33	2
Ilkeston Town	2021–22 [28]	Northern Premier League Division One Midlands	7	2	0	0	—		0	0	7	2
	2022–23 [27]	Southern League Premier Division Central	36	1	2	0	—		2 [f]	0	40	1
	Total		43	3	2	0	—		2	0	47	3
Basford United	2023–24 [29]	Northern Premier League Premier Division	38	4	1	0	—		2 [g]	0	41	4
Career total			250	22	22	1	1	0	33	1	306	24

1. Appearances in Football League Trophy
2. Appearances in FA Trophy
3. Four appearances one goal in FA Trophy, three appearances in Northern Premier League Challenge Cup, three appearances in Nottinghamshire Senior Cup
4. Two appearances in FA Trophy, two appearances in Northern Premier League Challenge Cup
5. One appearance in Southern League Cup, two appearances in FA Trophy, one appearance in Birmingham Senior Cup
6. One appearance in FA Trophy, one appearance in Derbyshire Senior Cup
7. Appearance(s) in Nottinghamshire Senior Cup

References

1. "List of Players under Written Contract Registered Between 01/12/2014 and 31/12/2014". The FA . Retrieved 1 February 2016.
2. "Jack Thomas". Mansfield Town FC. Archived from the original on 22 March 2016. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
3. "Murray Adds Two To Pilgrims Squad". Non League Pitchero. 15 September 2017. Retrieved 15 September 2017.
4. "Thomas Signs". TheLambs.co.uk. 13 February 2018. Retrieved 13 February 2018.
5. "Mansfield Town release Rhys Bennett and six others transfer-listed". BBC Sport. 10 May 2018. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
6. "United Add Jack Thomas & Greg Tempest". www.basfordunited.co.uk. Archived from the original on 25 August 2018. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
7. "THOMAS SIGNS FOR THE ROBINS". IlkestonTownFC.co.uk. 4 September 2020. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
8. "FORMER MANSFIELD TOWN MIDFIELDER SIGNS ON". TamworthFC.co.uk. 31 May 2021. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
9. "Royston Town 3-0 Tamworth". TamworthFC.co.uk. 14 August 2021. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
10. "Bromsgrove Sporting 1-1 Tamworth". TamworthFC.co.uk. 9 November 2021. Retrieved 9 November 2021.
11. "Tamworth 6-0 Barwell". TamworthFC.co.uk. 26 February 2022. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
12. "JACK THOMAS DEPARTS THE LAMB". TamworthFC.co.uk. 18 March 2022. Retrieved 18 March 2022.
13. Williams, Marc (18 May 2023). "New signing: Jack Thomas". Basford United FC. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
14. "Basford United | Appearances | Jack Thomas". www.footballwebpages.co.uk. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
15. @TheNomadsFc (30 May 2024). "Jack Joins the Nomads ✍️⚽️ Jack has previously spent time at Ilkeston Town and Basford United Welcome Jack 👏🏻 #UpTheNomads" (Tweet). Retrieved 31 May 2024– via Twitter.
16. "Games played by Jack Thomas in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 August 2017.
17. "Games played by Jack Thomas in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 August 2017.
18. "Games played by Jack Thomas in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 August 2017.
19. "Games played by Jack Thomas in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 August 2017.
20. "Games played by Jack Thomas in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 August 2017.
21. "England - J. Thomas - Profile with news, career statistics and history". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
22. "Boston United Roll Call". www.bufc.drfox.org.uk. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
23. "Results 2018/19". Basford United FC matchday programme. vs Witton Albion. 11 February 2019.
24. "Basford United | Appearances | Jack Thomas | 2018–2019". www.footballwebpages.co.uk. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
25. "Basford United | Appearances | Jack Thomas | 2019–2020". www.footballwebpages.co.uk. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
26. "Ilkeston | Appearances | Jack Thomas | 2020–2021". www.footballwebpages.co.uk. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
27. "Jack Thomas | Player Profile". www.aylesburyunitedarchive.com. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
28. "Ilkeston Town | Appearances | Jack Thomas | 2021–2022". www.footballwebpages.co.uk. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
29. "Basford United – Appearances – Jack Thomas – 2023-2024". www.footballwebpages.co.uk. Retrieved 31 May 2024.

External links

• Jack Thomas at Soccerbase
• Jack Thomas at Soccerway