Thomas Orr (footballer)

Thomas Orr
Personal information
Date of birth (1997-03-13) 13 March 1997
Place of birth Livingston, Scotland
Playing position Striker
Club information
Current team
East Stirlingshire
(on loan from Greenock Morton)
Youth career
St Peter's B.C.
St Mirren
Greenock Morton
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014– Greenock Morton 4 (0)
2016East Stirlingshire (loan) 20 (5)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:49, 30 April 2016 (UTC).

† Appearances (goals)

Thomas Orr (born 13 March 1997) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a striker for East Stirlingshire, on loan from Greenock Morton.

Career

Having scored 24 goals by February for Morton's U17 side,[1] Orr signed a full-time 2-year contract with Morton in May 2014.[2]

He made his first-team debut for the first team in a Scottish League One match against Stranraer as a 79th-minute substitute for Michael Miller.[3] Orr scored his first goal at Cappielow for the senior side in kitman Andy Bryan's testimonial against Celtic.[4][5]

In January 2016, Orr moved to Scottish League Two side East Stirlingshire on a development loan until the end of the 2015–16 season.[6] Orr scored on his debut as the Shire won the Stirlingshire derby with Stirling Albion.[7]

Orr agreed a new one-year deal to stay at Morton for the 2016-17 season.[8]

Personal life

Orr attended Gleniffer High School in Paisley.[1]

Honours

Morton

References

  1. 1 2 "THE NEXT BIG THING... This week, Thomas Orr". Greenock Telegraph. 20 February 2014. Retrieved 16 August 2015.
  2. Mitchell, Jonathan (23 May 2014). "Ten commit future to Ton". Greenock Telegraph. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
  3. "Morton 4–0 Stranraer". Scottish Professional Football League. 16 August 2014. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
  4. Mitchell, Jonathan (14 July 2015). "Report: Morton 1 Celtic XI 3". Greenock Telegraph. Retrieved 16 August 2015.
  5. Mullen, Scott (13 July 2015). "Morton and Celtic celebrate the life of Bryan". The Herald. Retrieved 16 August 2015.
  6. "Shire Welcome Thomas". eaststirlingshirefc.co.uk. 31 December 2015. Retrieved 1 January 2016.
  7. "Elgin go top in League 2". Scottish Professional Football League. 2 January 2016. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
  8. Mitchell, Jonathan (5 May 2016). "Five starts to stay at Morton". Greenock Telegraph. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
  9. Mitchell, Jonathan (29 March 2016). "Morton Under-20s crowned champions". Greenock Telegraph. Retrieved 30 March 2016.

External links

See also


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