Reece Thompson (footballer)
Reece Thompson (born 11 November 1993) is an English former semi-professional footballer and convicted woman abuser.[4] He previously played for Retford United, Lincoln City, Frickley Athletic, York City, North Ferriby United and Boston United.
![]() Thompson playing for North Ferriby United in 2017 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Reece Thompson[1] | ||
Date of birth | [2] | 11 November 1993||
Place of birth | Worksop, England | ||
Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.74 m)[3] | ||
Playing position(s) | Striker | ||
Youth career | |||
Retford United | |||
–2012 | Lincoln City | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2012 | Lincoln City | 0 | (0) |
2012–2014 | Retford United | ||
2014–2015 | Frickley Athletic | 26 | (9) |
2015–2016 | York City | 14 | (3) |
2016–2017 | North Ferriby United | 38 | (12) |
2017–2019 | Guiseley | 12 | (1) |
2017–2018 | → Boston United (loan) | 23 | (9) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 00:59, 5 May 2018 (UTC) |
Career
Born in Worksop, Nottinghamshire, Thompson started his career with Retford United's youth system, before he served his apprenticeship with Lincoln City during a three-year spell.[5][6] He made one first-team appearance for Lincoln, as a substitute in a 3–1 away defeat to Carshalton Athletic on 18 January 2012 in the FA Trophy.[2] Thompson was released by Lincoln before going on trial with Worksop Town, before he rejoined Retford later in 2012.[5] He broke the record for goals scored in the under-19 league, with 32 goals from 18 appearances.[5] He scored 14 goals from 20 matches with the first team from Christmas to the end of the 2012–13 season.[5] He scored 39 goals in 2013–14.[5]
Thompson joined Northern Premier League Premier Division club Frickley Athletic in October 2014,[7] making his debut as a 90th-minute substitute in a 2–0 home victory over Belper Town on 18 October.[8] His first goals came on 4 November 2015, after scoring twice in a 3–0 win over Stocksbridge Park Steels in the Sheffield & Hallamshire Senior Cup.[8] He signed a contract with the club in November 2014 after scoring four goals from five starts.[7] On 1 May 2015, Thompson scored twice as Frickley beat Nostell Miners Welfare 4–1 in the Sheffield & Hallamshire Senior Cup final, finishing 2014–15 with 15 goals from 32 matches.[8] He was rewarded with a new two-year contract by Frickley.[9]
After a successful trial, Thompson signed for League Two club York City on 3 August 2015 for an undisclosed fee on a two-year contract.[10] He made his debut in the opening match of 2015–16, a 3–0 away defeat to Wycombe Wanderers on 8 August 2015.[11]
On 2 September 2016, Thompson left York by mutual consent[12] before joining their National League rivals North Ferriby United.[13] He scored 12 goals from 40 appearances for North Ferriby in 2016–17,[14] as they were relegated to the National League North with a bottom-place finish in the National League.[15]
Thompson signed for National League club Guiseley on 26 July 2017, with a fee to be decided by the Football Association unless Guiseley and North Ferriby could agree compensation.[16] On 17 November 2017, he joined National League North club Boston United on loan until 1 January 2018.[17]
On 10 April 2019, Guiseley A.F.C. released a statement with the information that Thompson's contract was terminated with immediate effect.[18]
Prison sentence
On 3 April 2019, Thompson was sentenced to a 40-month custodial sentence along with a ten-year restraining order for domestic violence. He pleaded guilty to damaging property, assault occasioning actual bodily harm and inflicting grievous bodily harm to the victim over a three-day period when he appeared at Nottingham Crown Court.[19][20]
Career statistics
- As of match played 28 April 2018
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Lincoln City | 2011–12[21] | Conference Premier | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
Frickley Athletic | 2014–15[8] | Northern Premier League Premier Division | 26 | 9 | — | — | 6[lower-alpha 2] | 6 | 32 | 15 | ||
York City | 2015–16[11] | League Two | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 16 | 3 |
2016–17[14] | National League | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
Total | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 3 | ||
North Ferriby United | 2016–17[14] | National League | 38 | 12 | 1 | 0 | — | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 40 | 12 | |
Guiseley | 2017–18[14] | National League | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 1 | ||
Boston United (loan) | 2017–18[22] | National League North | 23 | 9 | — | — | 3[lower-alpha 4] | 2 | 26 | 11 | ||
Career total | 113 | 34 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 129 | 42 |
- Appearance in FA Trophy
- One appearance in FA Trophy, four appearances and five goals in Sheffield & Hallamshire Senior Cup, one appearance and one goal in Northern Premier League Challenge Cup
- Appearance in Football League Trophy
- One appearance in Lincolnshire Senior Cup and two goals, two appearances in FA Trophy
Honours
Frickley Athletic
References
- "EFL: Club retained and released lists published". English Football League. 23 June 2016. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
- "Reece Thompson". The Lincoln City FC Archive. Lincoln City F.C. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.CS1 maint: unfit url (link)
- "Reece Thompson". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
- https://www.lincolnshirelive.co.uk/news/local-news/footballer-reece-thompson-sent-back-3861796. Missing or empty
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(help) - Lomas, John (5 August 2015). "Former Retford striker Reece Thompson lands dream move to York City". Worksop Guardian. Retrieved 25 January 2018.
- Flett, Dave (5 August 2015). "Joining York City a labour of love for Thompson". The Press. York. Retrieved 8 August 2015.
- Howcroft, Allan. "Reece Thompson signs contract". Frickley Athletic F.C. Retrieved 8 August 2015 – via Pitchero.
- "Fixtures and results: 2014/15 season". Frickley Athletic F.C. Retrieved 1 February 2016 – via Pitchero.
Laughlin, David. "Nailers dealt a hammer blow". Belper Town F.C. Retrieved 10 April 2018 – via Pitchero. - Pennock, Steve. "Reece Thompson trials at York City". Frickley Athletic F.C. Retrieved 8 August 2015 – via Pitchero.
- Flett, Dave (3 August 2015). "With video: Reece Thompson signs two-year deal with York City". The Press. York. Retrieved 8 August 2015.
- "Games played by Reece Thompson in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 August 2016.
- Cope, Niall (2 September 2016). "Thompson departs". York City F.C. Archived from the original on 16 September 2016.
- Flett, Dave (2 September 2016). "Reece Thompson joins North Ferriby after leaving York City". The Press. York. Retrieved 2 September 2016.
- "R. Thompson: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
- "National League: 2016/17: Latest table". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 June 2017.
- Whitney, Steve (26 June 2017). "Tribunal may have to decide on Thompson fee". Pitchero Non-League. Retrieved 12 July 2017.
- Browne, Duncan (17 November 2017). "Pilgrims bring in striker Thompson, Penfold departs". Boston Standard. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
- "Club Statement – Reece Thompson – Guiseley AFC". Retrieved 12 April 2019.
- Hewitt, Matty (10 April 2019). "Footballer beat woman with iron bar, forced her to eat paint and smashed two mirrors over her head". LincolnshireLive. Retrieved 10 April 2019.
- "Footballer jailed after he broke woman's jaw and forced her to eat paint". Metro. 10 April 2019. Retrieved 12 April 2019.
- Williams, Mike; Williams, Tony, eds. (2012). Non-League Club Directory 2013. Tony Williams Publications. pp. 98–99. ISBN 978-1-869833-77-0.
- "The team: Reece Thompson: Season 2017/2018". Boston United F.C. Retrieved 5 May 2018 – via Pitchero.
External links
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- Reece Thompson profile at the Guiseley A.F.C. website
- Reece Thompson at Soccerbase