George Henry Thomson (born 19 May 1992) is an English professional

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who plays as a

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for side Harrogate Town.

Career

Born in

Melton Mowbray Melton Mowbray () is a market town in the Borough of Melton, Melton district in Leicestershire, England, north-east of Leicester and south-east of Nottingham. It lies on the River Eye, Leicestershire, River Eye, known below Melton as the Rive ...

, Thomson started his career at

Nottingham Forest Nottingham Forest Football Club is a professional association football club based in West Bridgford, Nottinghamshire, England. The club competes in the Premier League, the top tier of English football league system, English football. Founde ...

as a 12 year old in 2004George Thomson Interview – From FC to the EFL"
/ref> and was in their academy for six years. After leaving Forest he had an 18-month spell at Glenn Hoddle's academy in Spain and

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, but made his competitive footballing debut for

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side Hinckley United against Gloucester City on 3 December 2011. He came on as a 78th-minute substitute for Danny Bragoli as the match ended in a 2–2 draw. The next season, Thomson moved to fellow Conference North side

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, making his debut on 21 August 2012 against

Boston United Boston United Football Club is a semi-professional association football club based in Boston, Lincolnshire, England. The club participates in the National League, the fifth level of the English football league system. The club is known as 'the ...

. He started in the 6–0 defeat for the club. After another season, Thomson moved to King's Lynn Town where he scored a hat-trick for the club in their

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match against

AFC Fylde AFC Fylde is a professional football club based in Wesham in the Borough of Fylde, Lancashire, England. They are currently members of the and play at Mill Farm. Originally known as Kirkham & Wesham following a merger of Kirkham Town and Wes ...

. In January 2015, Thomson signed with

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side

Chester Chester is a cathedral city in Cheshire, England, on the River Dee, Wales, River Dee, close to the England–Wales border. With a built-up area population of 92,760 in 2021, it is the most populous settlement in the borough of Cheshire West an ...

. He made his debut for the club on 24 January against

Kidderminster Harriers Kidderminster Harriers Football Club are a professional association football club based in Kidderminster, Worcestershire, England. The team competes in the National League North, the sixth level of the English football league system. Formed in ...

. He came on as an 84th-minute substitute for Brad Abbott as Chester won 1–0. Thomson scored his first goal for the club on 10 March 2015 against

Torquay United Torquay United Football Club is a professional association football club based in Torquay, Devon, England. The team currently compete in the National League South, the sixth level of the English football league system. They have played their ho ...

. His 29th-minute goal was the only one in a 1–0 victory. In November 2015, Thomson joined

F.C. United of Manchester Football Club United of Manchester, more commonly known as FC United, is a semi-professional association football, football club based in Moston, Manchester, Moston, Manchester, England, that competes in the , the seventh tier of the English ...

on a one-month loan, which was later extended to a two-month loan. He made his debut for the club on 21 November in a 2–2 draw against

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. A few weeks later, on 19 December, Thomson scored his first goal for United in a 3–2 victory over Nuneaton Borough. On 16 January 2016, it was announced that Thomson had been sold by

to F.C. United on a permanent basis for an undisclosed fee. He spent a season and a half with Manchester before moving to Harrogate Town. He made his debut for Harrogate Town on 5 August 2017 against Nuneaton Borough. He started and scored the first goal for Harrogate in a 4–0 victory. Thomson would go on to finish his first season with the club by helping his side earn promotion to the

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and scoring 11 goals. Two seasons later, on 2 August 2020, Thomson helped Harrogate earn promotion again to League Two. He scored the first goal in a 3–1 victory in the National League playoff final against

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. Later that month, he extended his contract with the club.

Career statistics

Honours

King's Lynn Town *

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Harrogate Town *

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play-offs:

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play-offs:

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: 2019–20

References

External links

Profile
at the Harrogate Town website {{DEFAULTSORT:Thomson, George 1992 births Living people Footballers from Melton Mowbray English men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Chester F.C. players Daventry Town F.C. players F.C. United of Manchester players Harrogate Town A.F.C. players Hinckley United F.C. players Histon F.C. players King's Lynn Town F.C. players National League (English football) players English Football League players 21st-century English sportsmen