Garry Thompson (footballer, born 1980)

Garry Thompson
Personal information
Full name Garry Kevin Langrish Thompson[1]
Date of birth (1980-11-24) 24 November 1980
Place of birth Kendal, England
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Playing position Winger
Club information
Current team
 Morecambe
Number 7
Youth career
1997–1999 Morecambe
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1999–2008 Morecambe 287 (56)
2008–2012 Scunthorpe United 113 (21)
2012–2014 Bradford City 85 (8)
2014–2015 Notts County 37 (11)
2015–2017 Wycombe Wanderers 64 (15)
2017– Morecambe 1 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:12, 29 December 2016 (UTC).

Garry Kevin Langrish Thompson (born 24 November 1980) is an English footballer who currently plays for Morecambe as a midfielder. He re-signed for his boyhood club on 28 June 2017, after remaining in close contact with his former teammate Jim Bentley, who is the current manager of Morecambe.[2]

Career

Born in Kendal, Cumbria, Thompson scored Morecambe's first goal in the Conference play-off Final against Exeter City in May 2007.

In January 2008, Morecambe turned down a £10,000 offer from Bradford City for Thompson.[3] Instead he agreed to sign for Scunthorpe United on a three-year contract on 27 May 2008 on a free transfer, joining on 1 July.[4]

He was released by the club in May 2012.[5] Thompson signed a one-year contract with Bradford City on 4 July 2012.[6] He made his debut on 11 August in the League Cup during a 1–0 win against Notts County.[7] He then made his league debut a week later against Gillingham.[8] He made his home debut on 21 August in a 1–0 win against Fleetwood Town, coming on as a substitute for Zavon Hines.[9] On 28 August, he scored his first goal for the club, scoring an injury-time winner in a 2–1 win in the League Cup against Watford.[10] On 11 December, he helped Bradford to the semi-finals of the League Cup by scoring against Arsenal.[11] He scored his first league goal for the club on 26 December in a 2–1 win at home to Accrington Stanley.[12] On 2 May 2013, he scored in the first leg of the play-off semi-final against Burton Albion.[13] In the final, he assisted goals from both Nahki Wells and James Hanson as Bradford beat Northampton Town 3–0 and secured promotion to League One.[14]

On 23 July 2014, Garry Thompson signed for Notts County. After one season with County, he joined Wycombe Wanderers on a two-year deal.[15] He scored in the 83rd minute of Wycombe's FA Cup fourth round match against Tottenham Hotspur on 28 January 2017 after heading in Myles Weston's cross to give Wycombe a 3–2 lead, although Wycombe went on to lose the match 4–3.[16] At the end of the 2016–17 season, Thompson left Wycombe Wanderers after his contract was not renewed.[17]

Thompson returned to Morecambe in June 2017 after 9 years away from the club. He made his second competitive debut in the opening game of the new season, a 2-1 win over Cheltenham Town. Thompson scored both goals to complete the comeback, including a last minute winner. [18]

References

  1. ↑ Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2009). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2009–10. Mainstream Publishing. p. 406. ISBN 978-1-84596-474-0.
  2. ↑
  3. ↑ Parker, Simon (8 January 2008). "Lawn and McIlroy in war of words". Telegraph & Argus. Retrieved 27 May 2008.
  4. ↑ "Shrimps winger agrees Iron move". BBC Sport. 27 May 2008. Retrieved 27 May 2008.
  5. ↑ "Cliff Byrne heads Scunthorpe United departures". BBC. 10 May 2012. Retrieved 10 May 2012.
  6. ↑ "Bradford City sign midfielder Gary Thompson" BBC Sport. 4 July 2012. Retrieved 18 August 2012.
  7. ↑ "Notts County 0–1 Bradford" BBC Sport. 11 August 2012. Retrieved 18 August 2012.
  8. ↑ "Gillingham 3–1 Bradford" BBC Sport. 18 August 2012. Retrieved 18 August 2012.
  9. ↑ "Bradford 1–0 Fleetwood" BBC Sport. 21 August 2012. Retrieved 24 August 2012.
  10. ↑ "Watford 1–2 Bradford" BBC Sport. 28 August 2012. Retrieved 1 September 2012.
  11. ↑ "Bradford 1–1 Arsenal" BBC Sport. 11 December 2012. Retrieved 12 December 2012.
  12. ↑ "Bradford 2–1 Accrington" BBC Sport. 26 December 2012. Retrieved 26 December 2012.
  13. ↑ "Bradford 2–3 Burton" BBC Sport. 2 May 2013. Retrieved 5 May 2013.
  14. ↑ "Bradford 3–0 Northampton" BBC Sport. 18 May 2013. Retrieved 4 July 2013.
  15. ↑ "Chairboys secure striker signing" Wycombe Wanderers. 15 June 2015. Retrieved 15 June 2015.
  16. ↑ "Tottenham Hotspur 4–3 Wycombe Wanderers". BBC Sport. Retrieved 9 May 2017.
  17. ↑ "Ainsworth reveals contract decisions". Wycombe Wanderers F.C. Retrieved 9 May 2017.
  18. ↑ {{http://www.thevisitor.co.uk/sport/morecambe-2-1-cheltenham-town-1-8688464}}
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