Josh Thomas (born 17 April 1999) is an English professional

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who plays as a

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for Gloucester City.

Club career

Thomas joined

Cheltenham Town Cheltenham Town Football Club is a professional association football club based in the town of Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England. The team competes in EFL League Two, the fourth level of the English football league system. Founded in 1887, ...

in 2013 from

Hereford United Hereford United Football Club was an association football club based in Hereford, England. They played at Edgar Street for their entire history. They were nicknamed 'The Whites' or 'The Lilywhites', after their predominantly white kit, or 'Th ...

and signed his first professional deal in May 2017. Prior to this, Thomas enjoyed a short-term loan spell at

North Leigh North Leigh is a village and Civil parishes in England, civil parish about northeast of Witney in Oxfordshire. The parish includes the Hamlet (place), hamlet of East End and since 1932 has also included the hamlet of Wilcote. The United Kingd ...

towards the end of the 2016–17 campaign. Thomas went onto make his first-team debut for the Robins during their

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tie against Swansea City U23s, which resulted in a 2–1 defeat for Cheltenham, with Thomas featuring for the entire 90 minutes. On 1 September 2017, Thomas returned to North Leigh on loan until January 2018.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Thomas, Josh 1999 births Living people Footballers from Hereford English men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Cheltenham Town F.C. players North Leigh F.C. players Gloucester City A.F.C. players Southern Football League players National League (English football) players 21st-century English sportsmen