Chris Thompson (footballer, born 1982)

Chirs Thompson

Personal information
Full name	Christopher Michael Thompson
Date of birth	7 February 1982
Place of birth	Warrington, England
Playing position	Striker
Club information
Current team	Salford City
Youth career
1999-2000	Liverpool
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
2000–2001	Liverpool	0	(0)
2001–2003	Grimsby Town	14	(1)
2003–2004	Northwich Victoria	27	(3)
200?	→ Droylsden (loan)	?	(?)
200?	→ Leek Town (loan)	?	(?)
2005–2006	Chorley	?	(?)
2006–2007	Scarborough	?	(?)
2007–2008	Barrow	24	(5)
2008	→ Fleetwood Town (loan)	1	(0)
2008-2010	Leigh Genesis
2010-2011	Bamber Bridge
2011-2012	Warrington Town
2012-	Salford City
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 02:44, 28 April 2008 (UTC). † Appearances (goals)

Christopher Michael "Chris" Thompson (born 7 February 1982, in Warrington) is an English footballer, who plays as a striker for Northern Premier League Division One North side Salford City.

He notably played in the Football League for Grimsby Town, before moving into Non-League football with Northwich Victoria, Droylsden, Leek Town, Chorley, Scarborough, Barrow, Fleetwood Town, Leigh Genesis and Bamber Bridge.

Career

Thompson joined Liverpool as a youngster but was released in 2001 despite being the club's reserve team top scorer during the 2000/2001 season. Thompson made his debut for his new club Grimsby Town, coming on as a substitute in the 74th minute, at home to Norwich City, in a 2–0 defeat in the First Division on 30 October 2001.^[1] He made fourteen league appearances for Grimsby, scoring one goal. In 2003 he moved to Northwich Victoria where he scored three goal in 27 league appearances. He spent time on loan at Droylsden and Leek Town before moving to Chorley in 2005 and the following season to Scarborough, where he scored sixteen goals in the 2006-07 season. Later in 2007 he moved to Barrow, then in the Conference North, where he was a member of the squad that won promotion through the end-of-season play-offs to the Conference National in 2007-08, scoring sixteen goals. On 5 September 2008 he signed a one-month loan deal with Conference North club Fleetwood Town,^[2] where he played in one league match and one Conference League Cup match.^[3]

Honours

Barrow

• Conference North play-off final winner: 2007-08

References

1. "Grimsby 0-2 Norwich". bbc.co.uk. 30 October 2001. Retrieved 2008-09-10.
2. "Barrowman Thompson On-loan" Check |url= value (help). Fleetwood Town F.C. 5 September 2008. Retrieved 2008-10-21.
3. "Fleetwood Sign Thompson On Loan". Football Conference online. 5 September 2008. Retrieved 2008-10-21.

External links

• Chris Thompson career statistics at Soccerbase (Before Barrow)
• Chris Thompson career statistics at Soccerbase (Barrow onward)