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
Wycombe Wanderers
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– Wycombe Wanderers 25 (7)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13:10, 27 December 2015 (UTC).


Garry Kevin Langrish Thompson (born 24 November 1980) is an English footballer who plays for Wycombe Wanderers as a midfielder.

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.[2] 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.[3]

He was released by the club in May 2012.[4] Thompson signed a one-year contract with Bradford City on 4 July 2012.[5] He made his debut on 11 August in the League Cup during a 1–0 win against Notts County.[6] He then made his league debut a week later against Gillingham.[7] He made his home debut on 21 August in a 1–0 win against Fleetwood Town, coming on as a substitute for Zavon Hines.[8] 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.[9] On 11 December, he helped Bradford to the semi-finals of the League Cup by scoring against Arsenal.[10] He scored his first league goal for the club on 26 December in a 2–1 win at home to Accrington Stanley.[11] On 2 May 2013, he scored in the first leg of the play-off semi-final against Burton Albion.[12] 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.[13]

On 23 July 2014, Garry Thompson signed for Notts County. After one season with County, he joined Wycombe Wanderers on a two-year deal.[14]

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. Parker, Simon (8 January 2008). "Lawn and McIlroy in war of words". Telegraph & Argus. Retrieved 27 May 2008.
  3. "Shrimps winger agrees Iron move". BBC Sport. 27 May 2008. Retrieved 27 May 2008.
  4. "Cliff Byrne heads Scunthorpe United departures". BBC. 10 May 2012. Retrieved 10 May 2012.
  5. "Bradford City sign midfielder Gary Thompson" BBC Sport. 4 July 2012. Retrieved 18 August 2012.
  6. "Notts County 0–1 Bradford" BBC Sport. 11 August 2012. Retrieved 18 August 2012.
  7. "Gillingham 3–1 Bradford" BBC Sport. 18 August 2012. Retrieved 18 August 2012.
  8. "Bradford 1–0 Fleetwood" BBC Sport. 21 August 2012. Retrieved 24 August 2012.
  9. "Watford 1–2 Bradford" BBC Sport. 28 August 2012. Retrieved 1 September 2012.
  10. "Bradford 1–1 Arsenal" BBC Sport. 11 December 2012. Retrieved 12 December 2012.
  11. "Bradford 2–1 Accrington" BBC Sport. 26 December 2012. Retrieved 26 December 2012.
  12. "Bradford 2–3 Burton" BBC Sport. 2 May 2013. Retrieved 5 May 2013.
  13. "Bradford 3–0 Northampton" BBC Sport. 18 May 2013. Retrieved 4 July 2013.
  14. "Chairboys secure striker signing" Wycombe Wanderers. 15 June 2015. Retrieved 15 June 2015.
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