| Bobby Thomas | |
| Fullname: | Bobby Craig Thomas[1] |
| Birth Date: | 30 January 2001[2] |
| Birth Place: | Chester, England |
| Height: | 1.93m[3] |
| Position: | Defender |
| Currentclub: | Coventry City |
| Clubnumber: | 4 |
| Youthclubs1: | Everton |
| Youthyears2: | –2017 |
| Youthclubs2: | Crewe Alexandra |
| Youthyears3: | 2017–2020 |
| Youthclubs3: | Burnley |
| Years1: | 2018–2023 |
| Clubs1: | Burnley |
| Caps1: | 0 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2018 |
| Clubs2: | → Kendal Town (loan) |
| Years3: | 2021 |
| Clubs3: | → Barrow (loan) |
| Caps3: | 21 |
| Goals3: | 1 |
| Years4: | 2022–2023 |
| Clubs4: | → Bristol Rovers (loan) |
| Caps4: | 19 |
| Goals4: | 3 |
| Years5: | 2023 |
| Clubs5: | → Barnsley (loan) |
| Caps5: | 22 |
| Goals5: | 3 |
| Years6: | 2023– |
| Clubs6: | Coventry City |
| Caps6: | 60 |
| Goals6: | 4 |
| Club-Update: | 23:24, 29 November 2024 (UTC) |
Bobby Craig Thomas (born 30 January 2001) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for club Coventry City.
In March 2019, Thomas signed his first professional deal with Burnley, signing a two-year contract.[4] In November 2018, he went out on months youth loan to Northern Premier League side Kendal Town.[5] He was named as the club's young player of the year at the end of the 2018–19 season.[6] On 23 September 2020, Thomas made his senior debut for Burnley, playing the full match in a 2–0 win over Millwall in the EFL Cup.[7] On 22 January 2021, Thomas joined League Two side Barrow on loan for the remainder of the 2020-21 season.[8]
On 1 September 2022, Thomas signed for EFL League One club Bristol Rovers on a season-long loan deal.[9] Thomas made his debut a couple of days later, playing the duration of a 2–2 home draw with Morecambe, scoring Rovers' second equaliser ten minutes from time.[10]
On 14 January 2023, Thomas joined EFL League One side Barnsley on loan for the remainder of the 2022-23 season.[11]
On 22 July 2023, Thomas joined EFL Championship side Coventry City on a four-year contract.
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Burnley | 2020–21 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2022–23 | Championship | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Barrow (loan) | 2020–21 | League Two | 21 | 1 | — | — | — | 21 | 1 | ||||
| Bristol Rovers (loan) | 2022–23 | League One | 19 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | 26 | 3 | ||
| Barnsley (loan) | 2022–23 | League One | 22 | 3 | — | — | 3 | 0 | 25 | 3 | |||
| Coventry City | 2023–24 | Championship | 44 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 48 | 2 | ||
| 2024–25 | Championship | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 18 | 2 | |||
| Total | 60 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 66 | 4 | ||||
| Career total | 121 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 139 | 11 | |||