Reece Thompson (footballer)

Reece Thompson

Thompson playing for York City in 2015
Personal information
Full name Reece Thompson[1]
Date of birth (1993-11-11) 11 November 1993[2]
Place of birth Worksop, England
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 8 1⁄2 in)[3]
Playing position Striker
Club information
Current team
 York City
Number 22
Youth career
Retford United
0000–2012 Lincoln City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2012 Lincoln City 0 (0)
2012–2014 Retford United
2014–2015 Frickley Athletic 26 (9)
2015– York City 13 (3)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:05, 25 March 2016 (UTC).

† Appearances (goals)

Reece Thomspon (born 11 November 1993) is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for League Two club York City. He previously played for Retford United, Lincoln City and Frickley Athletic.

Career

Born in Worksop, Nottinghamshire, Thompson started his career with Retford United's youth system, before he served his apprenticeship with Lincoln City during a three-year spell.[4][5] He made one first team appearance for Lincoln, as a substitute in a 3–1 away defeat to Carshalton Athletic in the FA Trophy on 18 January 2012.[2] Thompson was released by Lincoln before going on trial with Worksop Town, before he rejoined Retford later in 2012.[4] He broke the record for goals scored in the under-19 league, with 32 goals from 18 appearances.[4] He scored 14 goals from 20 matches with the first team from Christmas to the end of the 2012–13 season.[4] He scored 39 goals in 2013–14.[4]

Thompson joined Northern Premier League Premier Division club Frickley Athletic in October 2014,[6] making his debut as a 90th-minute substitute in a 2–0 home victory over Belper Town on 18 October.[7] His first goals came on 4 November 2015, after scoring twice in a 3–0 win over Stocksbridge Park Steels in the Sheffield and Hallamshire Senior Cup.[7] He signed a contract with the club in November 2014 after scoring four goals from five starts.[6] On 1 May 2015, Thompson scored twice as Frickley beat Nostell Miners Welfare 4–1 in the Sheffield and Hallamshire Senior Cup final, finishing 2014–15 with 15 goals from 32 matches.[7] He was rewarded with a new-two year contract by Frickley.[8]

After a successful trial, Thompson signed for League Two club York City for an undisclosed fee on a two-year contract on 3 August 2015.[9] He made his debut in the opening match of 2015–16, a 3–0 away defeat to Wycombe Wanderers on 8 August 2015.[10]

Career statistics

As of match played 25 March 2016.
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Lincoln City 2011–12[11] Conference Premier 0000—1[lower-alpha 1]010
Frickley Athletic 2014–15[7] NPL Premier Division 269——6[lower-alpha 2]63215
York City 2015–16[10] League Two 13300201[lower-alpha 3]0163
Career total 39120020864918
  1. ↑ Appearance in FA Trophy
  2. ↑ One appearance in FA Trophy, four appearances and five goals in Sheffield and Hallamshire Senior Cup, one appearance and one goal in Northern Premier League Challenge Cup
  3. ↑ Appearance in Football League Trophy

Honours

Frickley Athletic

References

  1. ↑ "List of Players under Written Contract Registered Between 01/11/2014 and 30/11/2014" (PDF). The Football Association. p. 4. Retrieved 8 August 2015.
  2. 1 2 "Reece Thompson". The Lincoln City FC Archive. Lincoln City F.C. Retrieved 8 August 2015.
  3. ↑ "York City". FootballSquads. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 Lomas, John (5 August 2015). "Former Retford striker Reece Thompson lands dream move to York City". Worksop Guardian. Retrieved 8 August 2015.
  5. ↑ Flett, Dave (5 August 2015). "Joining York City a labour of love for Thompson". The Press (York). Retrieved 8 August 2015.
  6. 1 2 Howcroft, Allan. "Reece Thompson signs contract". Frickley Athletic F.C. Retrieved 8 August 2015.
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 "Fixtures and Results: 2014/15 Season". Frickley Athletic F.C. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
    Laughlin, David. "Nailers dealt a hammer blow". Belpet Town F.C. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
  8. ↑ Pennock, Steve. "Reece Thompson Trials At York City". Frickley Athletic F.C. Retrieved 8 August 2015.
  9. ↑ Flett, Dave (3 August 2015). "With video: Reece Thompson signs two-year deal with York City". The Press (York). Retrieved 8 August 2015.
  10. 1 2 "Games played by Reece Thompson in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 March 2016.
  11. ↑ Williams, Mike; Williams, Tony, eds. (2012). Non-League Club Directory 2013. Tony Williams Publications. pp. 98–99. ISBN 9-781869-833770.

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