Georgie Francomb (born 8 September 1991) is an English professional

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who plays for Dorking Wanderers. He can also play at

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Career

Early years

Francomb joined the academy of

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side

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at the age of 9 and remained with the club until he was released at the age of 14. At the age of 16, he joined the academy of

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side

Norwich City Norwich City Football Club (also known as The Canaries or The Yellows) is an English professional football club based in Norwich, Norfolk. The club competes in the EFL Championship following their relegation from the Premier League in the 20 ...

. On 6 October 2009, the 18-year–old made his first team debut for the Canaries in a 1–0 victory over Gillingham in the Second Round of the

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. Francomb made his

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debut on 10 October 2009 in a 1–0 away win over

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. He then went on to make a third start for the club in his home debut against

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on 24 October 2009. George was offered his first professional contract with "The Canaries" at the end of March 2010 and signed it on 1 July 2010. On 7 October 2010, Francomb joined

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on loan In January 2012, Francomb was loaned to

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club Hibernian. He made his debut for Hibs on 14 January, in a 3–2 win against

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. Francomb set up the opening goal in a 2–0 victory for Hibs against

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in the

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defeat, in which he appeared as a substitute. Soon after returning to Norwich, Francomb agreed a new contract with the club. After a stint on loan at

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from late August to late November, Francomb was released following the

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season.

AFC Wimbledon

Francomb joined AFC Wimbledon on a one-month loan deal on transfer deadline day August 2012; the deal was extended for another month on 5 October after he made 7 appearances in a month. Although a right back primarily, Francomb proved his capabilities as a winger. On 24 November 2012, it was announced that he would return to his parent club, having made 16 appearances in all competitions for "The Dons". Following his release from Norwich at the end of the 2012–13 season, Francomb rejoined AFC Wimbledon on 26 June 2013. Francomb scored his first career goal in a

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first-round game that saw

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beat AFC Wimbledon 5–3 at

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on 3 September 2013. He was released by AFC Wimbledon at the end of the 2017–18 season.

Crawley Town

On 5 June 2018, following his release from Wimbledon, Francomb agreed to join League Two side

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on a two-year deal. He became club captain at Crawley Town for the 2020–21 season. He scored his first goal for Crawley on 26 September 2020; a goal from 25 yards in a 3–2 away victory against

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. He scored 6 goals in 35 appearances across the 2020–21 season.

Dorking Wanderers

On 3 February 2023, following his release from Crawley Town, Francomb joined National League side Dorking Wanderers.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Francomb, George 1991 births Living people Footballers from the London Borough of Hackney People from Hackney, London English men's footballers Men's association football defenders Norwich City F.C. players Barnet F.C. players Hibernian F.C. players AFC Wimbledon players Crawley Town F.C. players Dorking Wanderers F.C. players English Football League players Scottish Premier League players