Fulham
Born in Oldham, England, Humphrys began his football career at Bury before moving to Fulham in the summer of 2013. [3] He quickly progressed through to the U18 squad for three years since joining the club's academy. [4] Humphrys was awarded with his first professional contract with Fulham in the summer of 2014. [3]
In the summer of 2016, Humphrys joined Fulham's first team squad in the pre-season tour. [5] He scored four times out of the eight matches in the club's pre-season tour. [6] Following this, Humphrys was promoted to Fulham's U23, where he began to score regularly. [7] On 17 December 2016, he made his professional debut in the EFL Championship against Derby County at Craven Cottage, coming on as a late substitute, in a 2-2 draw. [8] Humphrys made another appearance in the club's first team as a substitute, in a 2-1 loss against Brighton & Hove Albion on 2 January 2017. [9]
Following his loan spell at Shrewsbury Town came to an end, Humphrys continued to feature for Fulham's U23, including scoring in EFL Trophy match against Portsmouth. [10] [11]
Loan spells from Fulham
On 26 January 2017, Humphrys signed a new contract with Fulham and joined League One side Shrewsbury Town on loan for the rest of the season in January 2017. [12] Two days later on 28 January 2017, he made his debut for the club, coming on as a 71st minute substitute, in a 1-1 draw against Gillingham. [13] After missing one match due to an illness, Humphrys scored on his return from the sidelined, only for him to be sent-off for a second bookable offence, in a 2-1 loss against Peterborough United. [14] After serving a one match suspension, he scored on his return once again, in a 2-1 loss against Milton Keynes Dons on 25 February 2017. [15] Following this, Humphrys found his playing time from the substitute bench for the rest of the season. [16] At the end of the 2016-17 season, he went on to make fourteen appearances and scoring two times in all competitions. Following this, Humphrys returned to his parent club. [17]
On 31 January 2018, Fulham announced Humphrys would be joining Rochdale on loan for the remainder of the season. [18] He made his debut for the club, coming on as a late substitute, in a 1-0 win against Northampton Town on 2 February 2018. [19] Humphrys then scored his first Rochdale goal, in a 6-1 loss against Tottenham Hotspur in the fifth round replay of the FA Cup. [20] [11] Since joining the club, he became a first team regular as the first-choice striker. [21] Humphrys then scored two more goals for Rochdale, coming against Rotherham United and Portsmouth. [22] At the end of the 2017-18 season, he made eighteen appearances and scoring three times in all competitions. Following this, Humphrys returned to his parent club. [23]
On 6 July 2018, Humphrys was loaned out to Scunthorpe United on loan for the remainder of the season [24] He scored on his debut for the club, as well as, setting up the goal, in a 2-1 win against Coventry City in the opening game of the season. [25] As a result, Humphrys was awarded Scunthorpe United's Goal of the Month for August. [26] Since joining the club, Humphrys became a first team regular, playing in either as a forward or right-wing positions. [27] His goalscoring form continued when he scored four goals throughout October. [28] In a match against Lincoln City in the EFL Trophy match on 9 October 2018, he started the whole game to help Scunthorpe United go to penalty shootout following a 1-1 draw, only for him to miss the decisive penalty, which saw the opposition team win on a shootout. [29] However, Humphrys continued to suffer from injuries along the way. [30] On 3 January 2019, he returned to his parent club. [31] By the time Humphrys left the club, he made nineteen appearances and scoring five times in all competitions.
Southend
On 19 January 2019, Humphrys joined Southend United on a permanent deal from Fulham, scoring two goals on his debut, in a 4–0 win at Bradford that same day.
On 25 February 2019, he suffered a collision with Accrington Stanley goalkeeper Johnny Maxted as he won a header which would result in a goal. In the process, he suffered a fractured cheekbone and eye socket and 15 broken bones in his face, leading to metal plates being inserted and the need for a face mask to be worn for the rest of the season. Following surgery in early March, he also underwent another operation after the end of the season. [32]
On 5 May 2019 Humphrys came off the bench to score the winning goal for Southend in a 2–1 win over Sunderland. The goal saved Southend from relegation to League Two.
Heart of Midlothian
In August 2022, Humphrys signed for Scottish Premiership team Hearts on a season long loan. He scored his first goal for the club in a league match against Kilmarnock on 9 October 2022.
Humphrys' place in Hearts folklore was sealed on 4 February 2023 when he scored from his own half in a 3–1 win over Dundee United. [36]
On 10 May 2024, Wigan announced that he would be released in the summer when his contract expired. [37]
