Reece Thompson (footballer) explained

Reece Thompson
Fullname:Reece Thompson[1]
Birth Date:11 November 1993[2]
Birth Place:Worksop, England
Height:1.74m (05.71feet)[3]
Position:Striker
Youthclubs1:Retford United
Youthyears2:–2012
Youthclubs2:Lincoln City
Years1:2012
Clubs1:Lincoln City
Caps1:0
Goals1:0
Years2:2012–2014
Clubs2:Retford United
Years3:2014–2015
Clubs3:Frickley Athletic
Caps3:26
Goals3:9
Years4:2015–2016
Clubs4:York City
Caps4:14
Goals4:3
Years5:2016–2017
Clubs5:North Ferriby United
Caps5:38
Goals5:12
Years6:2017–2019
Clubs6:Guiseley
Caps6:18
Goals6:1
Years7:2017–2018
Clubs7:Boston United (loan)
Caps7:23
Goals7:9
Years8:2020
Clubs8:Mickleover
Caps8:3
Goals8:0
Years9:2020
Clubs9:Wombwell Town
Caps9:1
Goals9:0
Club-Update:19:13, 16 September 2021 (UTC)

Reece Thompson (born 11 November 1993) is an English former semi-professional footballer who played as a striker. He has played in the Football League for York City.

Career

Early 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.[4] [5] 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.[4] He broke the record for goals scored in the under-19 league, with 32 goals from 18 appearances.[4] He scored 14 goals from 20 matches with the first team from Christmas to the end of the 2012–13 season.[4] He scored 39 goals in 2013–14.[4]

Thompson joined Northern Premier League Premier Division club Frickley Athletic in October 2014,[6] making his debut as a 90th-minute substitute in a 2–0 home victory over Belper Town on 18 October. 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. He signed a contract with the club in November 2014 after scoring four goals from five starts.[6] 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. He was rewarded with a new two-year contract by Frickley.[7]

York City

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.[8] He made his debut in the opening match of 2015–16, a 3–0 away defeat to Wycombe Wanderers on 8 August 2015. On 2 September 2016, Thompson left York by mutual consent[9] before joining their National League rivals North Ferriby United.[10]

Return to non-league

Thompson scored 12 goals from 40 appearances for North Ferriby in 2016–17, as they were relegated to the National League North with a bottom-place finish in the National League.[11]

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.[12] On 17 November 2017, he joined National League North club Boston United on loan until 1 January 2018.[13] On 10 April 2019, Thompson's contract with Guiseley was terminated with immediate effect.[14]

Post-prison career

In January 2020, Thompson signed for Mickleover but left the club after being sent back to prison a month later.[15] On 26 August 2020, Thompson played as a trialist in a pre-season friendly for Selby Town, scoring twice against Tadcaster Albion.[16] However, a day later, the club apologised for taking Thompson on trial, saying in a statement: "As a community football club we pride ourselves on being family friendly and as a club we take this very seriously. In this case a serious error of judgement was made and once again, we can only apologise for our mistake and make clear that the player in question will not be joining our squad now or in the future."[17]

Thompson's former manager at Frickley Karl Rose signed him for his new amateur club Wombwell Town in October 2020.[18] The club released a statement a week later stating that Thompson would not play again following the backlash the club had received for registering him.[19]

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.[20] [21]

In February 2020, a month after his release, Thompson was sent back to prison after posting a number of inappropriate tweets in relation to his conviction and because he spoke about the case to The Sun.[22]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueFA CupLeague CupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Lincoln City2011–12[23] Conference Premier00001010
Frickley Athletic2014–15[24] Northern Premier League Premier Division269663215
York City2015–16League Two133002010163
2016–17National League1010
Total143002010173
North Ferriby United2016–17National League381210104012
Guiseley2017–18National League12110131
2018–19[25] [26] National League North60000060
Total1811000191
Boston United (loan)2017–18[27] National League North239322611
Career total11934202012813542

Honours

Frickley Athletic

2014–15[24]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: EFL: Club retained and released lists published . English Football League . 23 June 2016 . 12 January 2018.
  2. Web site: Reece Thompson . The Lincoln City FC Archive . Lincoln City F.C. . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304104604/http://www.redimps.com/archive3/index.mv?cat=players&drop=playerdetsdrop&play=thom17 . 4 March 2016 . unfit.
  3. Web site: Reece Thompson . 11v11.com . AFS Enterprises . 25 November 2017.
  4. News: John . Lomas . Former Retford striker Reece Thompson lands dream move to York City . Worksop Guardian . 5 August 2015 . 25 January 2018.
  5. News: Dave . Flett . Joining York City a labour of love for Thompson . The Press . York . 5 August 2015 . 8 August 2015.
  6. Web site: Allan . Howcroft . Reece Thompson signs contract . Frickley Athletic F.C. . 8 August 2015 . Pitchero.
  7. Web site: Steve . Pennock . Reece Thompson trials at York City . Frickley Athletic F.C. . 8 August 2015 . Pitchero.
  8. News: Dave . Flett . With video: Reece Thompson signs two-year deal with York City . The Press . York . 3 August 2015 . 8 August 2015.
  9. Web site: Niall . Cope . Thompson departs . York City F.C. . 2 September 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160916061421/http://www.yorkcityfootballclub.co.uk/news/article/2016-17/reece-thomspon-york-city-mutual-consent-3287161.aspx . 16 September 2016 . dead.
  10. News: Dave . Flett . Reece Thompson joins North Ferriby after leaving York City . The Press . York . 2 September 2016 . 2 September 2016.
  11. Web site: National League: 2016/17: Latest table . Soccerbase . Centurycomm . 1 June 2017.
  12. Web site: Steve . Whitney . Tribunal may have to decide on Thompson fee . Pitchero Non-League . 26 June 2017 . 12 July 2017.
  13. News: Duncan . Browne . Pilgrims bring in striker Thompson, Penfold departs . Boston Standard . 17 November 2017 . 10 April 2018.
  14. Web site: Club Statement – Reece Thompson – Guiseley AFC. en-GB. 2019-04-12.
  15. Web site: Saturday's transfer list - January 18th. en-GB. 4 September 2020.
  16. News: Selby Town apologise for fielding player with domestic violence record. BBC News. 27 August 2020.
  17. Web site: Selby Town apologise after giving trial to Reece Thompson.
  18. Web site: Local football club blasted for signing convict.
  19. Web site: Footballer's contract ripped up by club following backlash.
  20. Web site: Matty . Hewitt . Footballer beat woman with iron bar, forced her to eat paint and smashed two mirrors over her head . LincolnshireLive . 10 April 2019 . 10 April 2019.
  21. Web site: Footballer jailed after he broke woman's jaw and forced her to eat paint. 2019-04-10. Metro. en-US. 2019-04-12.
  22. Web site: Footballer Reece Thompson sent back to prison. 2020-02-19. LincolnshireLive. 2020-09-04.
  23. Book: Mike . Williams . Tony . Williams . Non-League Club Directory 2013 . 2012 . Tony Williams Publications . 978-1-869833-77-0 . 98–99.
  24. Web site: Fixtures and results: 2014/15 season . Frickley Athletic F.C. . 1 February 2016 . Pitchero.
    Web site: David . Laughlin . Nailers dealt a hammer blow . Belper Town F.C. . 10 April 2018 . Pitchero.
  25. Web site: R. Thompson: Summary . Soccerway . Perform Group . 1 February 2021.
  26. Web site: Lions ease into next round with Kingsley James hat-trick . Guiseley A.F.C. . 22 September 2018 . 1 February 2021.
    Web site: Lions through after tough encounter with Cleethorpes . Guiseley A.F.C. . 10 October 2018 . 1 February 2021.
    Web site: Last gasp Will Thornton equaliser sees Lions live to fight another day . Guiseley A.F.C. . 24 November 2018 . 1 February 2021.
    Web site: Lions in disappointing Trophy exit . Guiseley A.F.C. . 12 December 2018 . 1 February 2021.
  27. Web site: The team: Reece Thompson: Season 2017/2018 . Boston United F.C. . 5 May 2018 . Pitchero.