George Thomason (footballer) explained

George Thomason
Fullname:George Andrew Thomason[1]
Birth Date:12 January 2001
Birth Place:Barrow in Furness, England
Height:1.77 m[2]
Position:Midfielder
Currentclub:Bolton Wanderers
Clubnumber:4
Youthyears1:2009–2018[3]
Years1:2018–2020
Clubs1:Longridge Town
Years2:2020–
Clubs2:Bolton Wanderers
Caps2:96
Goals2:8
Years3:2020
Clubs3:→ Bamber Bridge (loan)
Caps3:5
Goals3:0
Years4:2020
Clubs4:→ Bamber Bridge (loan)
Caps4:7
Goals4:2
Club-Update:16:30, 27 April 2024 (UTC)

George Andrew Thomason[4] (born 12 January 2001) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for side Bolton Wanderers.

Playing career

Thomason spent his most of youth as a left-back at Blackpool[5] signing as an 8 year old but was released as a 16 year old.[3]

After signing for Longridge Town he was converted into a central midfielder by Lee Ashcroft and scored two goals in 26 league appearances in the North West Counties League for Longridge Town in the 2019–20 season, before being signed by Bolton Wanderers in January 2020.[6] As part of the deal, Bolton agreed to play a pre-season friendly against Longridge Town the following season[7] though instead, the match happened during pre season for 2021–2022 season,[8] presumably to allow fans to attend as the entire 2020–2021 season was played behind closed doors. The match finished 3–1 to Bolton, with Thomason playing 45 minutes.[9]

On 31 January 2020 he was loaned out to Northern Premier League Premier Division club Bamber Bridge.[10] He returned to Bamber Bridge the following season, alongside teammate Callum King-Harmes,[11] before being recalled in November as non-League football was suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic in England.[12] He made his debut for the "Trotters" on 17 November 2020, in a 3–2 victory over Newcastle United U21 in the EFL Trophy. He made his English Football League debut on 5 December, in a 6–3 home defeat to Port Vale.[13] On 26 December 2020 he scored his first Bolton goal, and his first professional goal, scoring Bolton's first goal in a 3–3 draw against Carlisle United.[14] His performances in December saw him voted by the Bolton fans as Bolton Player of the Month.[15] On 12 February 2021, he signed a new 18 month contract.[16] On 21 May 2021 he was named Bolton's Young Player of the Year for the 2020–21 season.[17] On 5 November, he signed a one-year contract extension extending it to 2023.[18] On 2 December 2022, in a match against Bristol Rovers, Thomason went off injured with the injury possibly ruling him out for the rest of the season.[19] Two weeks later, on 15 December, he signed a new contract with Bolton until 2025[20] with the option of an extra year.[21] He returned much earlier than expected however, returning to training in February.[22] On 2 April, he came on as a substitute in the 2023 EFL Trophy Final against Plymouth Argyle. Bolton went on to win 4–0.[23] On 14 August 2023, EFL Championship side Bristol City had a £1 million bid accepted for him, though Thomason turned them down preferring to stay at Bolton.[24] He signed a new four-year contract a day later.[25]

Style of play

Thomason is a box-to-box midfielder.[26] Bolton manager Ian Evatt said that Thomason has excellent positioning skills, vision and has a "wonderful left foot".[27]

Statistics

ClubSeasonLeagueFA CupEFL CupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Longridge Town2018–19NWCFL Division One North????—????
2019–20[28] NWCFL Premier Division26230—6[29] 0352
Total26+2+3+?——6+?35+2+
Bolton Wanderers2019–20League One0000000000
2020–21League Two24100001[30] 0251
2021–22League One131201050211
2022–23League One200101030250
2023–24League One396302080526
Total96860401701238
Bamber Bridge (loan)2019–20[31] Northern Premier League5000—0050
2020–21[32] Northern Premier League7200—1[33] 082
Total12200——10132
Career total13412904024017112
Notes

Honours

Longridge Town
Bolton Wanderers

2022–23[23]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: CLUB LIST OF REGISTERED PLAYERS AS AT 15th May 2021 . 8 June 2022. English Football League.
  2. Web site: George Thomason . Bolton Wanderers F.C. . 5 October 2022.
  3. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=57y5cNdHG-I&ab_channel=BoltonWanderersFC Bolton Wanderers: "THE BIG INTERVIEW | A catch-up with George Thomason": "I was at Blackpool Academy from 8 till 16 and then didn't get offered the two year scholarship"
  4. https://www.theboltonnews.co.uk/sport/19262669.bolton-wanderers-passed-liverpool-academy-midfield-prospect-liam-coyle/ The Bolton News: "Bolton Wanderers 'passed' on Liverpool academy midfield prospect Liam Coyle"
  5. News: Browne . Gavin . Longridge Town manager Lee Ashcroft praises George Thomason after his Bolton Wanderers move . 6 December 2020 . www.lep.co.uk . 14 January 2020 . en.
  6. News: Iles . Marc . Wanderers sign former Blackpool midfielder on professional deal . 6 December 2020 . The Bolton News . 6 January 2020 . en.
  7. https://www.longridgetownfc.com/news/thomason-signs-professional-deal-with-bolton-wanderers-2500861.html Longridge Town: "THOMASON SIGNS PROFESSIONAL DEAL WITH BOLTON WANDERERS: Looking further ahead following Thomason's move to Bolton, Trotters boss Keith Hill has promised to take a First Team squad to the MRG for a pre-season friendly ahead of next season."
  8. Web site: Wanderers Pre-Season fixtures confirmed . Bolton Wanderers - Official Site . 26 May 2021.
  9. https://www.bwfc.co.uk/news/2021/july/report-longridge-town-1-3-bolton-wanderers2/ BWFC: "Report: Longridge Town 1-3 Bolton Wanderers"
  10. News: Hornby . Ruth . PLAYER NEWS: George Thomason and Oscar Radcliffe join Brig. . 6 December 2020 . www.pitchero.com . 31 January 2020 . en.
  11. News: Wanderers duo join Bamber Bridge on Youth Loans . 31 August 2020 . . 31 August 2020.
  12. News: McDougall . John . Bolton make decision on loanee ahead of Newcastle under 21s clash . 6 December 2020 . Manchester Evening News . 17 November 2020 . en.
  13. News: Bolton Wanderers 3-6 Port Vale . 6 December 2020 . BBC Sport . 5 December 2020.
  14. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/55373628 BBC Sport: "Carlisle United 3-3 Bolton Wanderers"
  15. https://twitter.com/OfficialBWFC/status/1346092021644222464 @OfficialBWFC: "With 49.9% of the vote, you have chosen @GThomason14 as the @bolton_kia Player of the Month for . Well done, George!"
  16. https://www.bwfc.co.uk/news/2021/february/young-midfielder-signs-new-deal/ BWFC: "Young midfielder signs new deal"
  17. https://twitter.com/OfficialBWFC/status/1395768874767994882 @OfficialBWFC: "The 2020/21 Young Player of the Year is: . #BWFC
  18. https://www.bwfc.co.uk/news/2021/november/new-deals-for-key-quartet/ BWFC: "New Deals For Key Quartet"
  19. https://www.theboltonnews.co.uk/sport/23179405.bolton-wanderers-boss-reveals-injury-blow-thomason-bodvarsson/ The Bolton Wanderers: "Bolton Wanderers boss reveals injury blow for Thomason & Bodvarsson"
  20. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/63988109 BBC Sport: "George Thomason: Bolton Wanderers midfielder signs new deal until 2025"
  21. https://www.bwfc.co.uk/news/2022/december/thomason-signs-new-deal/ BWFC: "Thomason Signs New Deal"
  22. https://twitter.com/OfficialBWFC/status/1621177288686702592 @OfficialBWFC Evatt: "George Thomason will return to the squad in about two weeks and Dan (Nlundulu) will return at a similar time to George."
  23. News: Bolton Wanderers 4-0 Plymouth Argyle. BBC Sport .
  24. https://www.theboltonnews.co.uk/sport/23722074.bolton-wanderers-george-thomason-turns-bristol-city/ Bolton Wanderers' George Thomason turns down Bristol City
  25. News: Bolton midfielder Thomason extends contract. BBC Sport .
  26. News: Simpson . Jordan . "It's a childhood dream." - George Thomason speaks to bwfc.co.uk . 6 December 2020 . www.bwfc.co.uk . 6 January 2020 . en-gb.
  27. News: McDougall . John . Evatt's plans for Bolton midfielder Thomason after loan recall and debut . 6 December 2020 . Manchester Evening News . 19 November 2020 . en.
  28. https://www.longridgetownfc.com/teams/52764/match-centre/0-4580074/report longridgetownfc.com: "FIRST TEAM 6-1 BARNOLDSWICK TOWN FC
  29. Appearances in FA Vase and Macron Challenge Cup
  30. Appearance in EFL Trophy
  31. https://www.footballwebpages.co.uk/bamber-bridge/appearances/2019-2020/george-thomason/857712 Football Web Pages: Bamber Bridge – Appearances – George Thomason – 2019-2020
  32. https://www.footballwebpages.co.uk/bamber-bridge/appearances/george-thomason/857712 Football Web Pages: Bamber Bridge – Appearances – George Thomason – 2020-2021
  33. Appearance in FA Trophy
  34. Longridge Town FC (@LongridgeTownFC). "TURNER TREBLE WINS TITLE FOR TOWN........ Match Report to follow #UptheRidge" April 27 2019, 21:28 PM. Tweet.
  35. https://www.soccerbase.com/tournaments/tournament.sd?comp_id=4 Soccerbase: League Two 2020/21 Table

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