George Thomason (footballer)

George Thomason (born 12 January 2001) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for EFL League Two side Bolton Wanderers.

George Thomason
Personal information
Date of birth (2001-01-12) 12 January 2001
Place of birth Barrow in Furness, England
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Bolton Wanderers
Number 25
Youth career
2009–2017[1] Blackpool
2017–2018 Longridge Town
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2020 Longridge Town
2020– Bolton Wanderers 5 (1)
2020 → Bamber Bridge (loan) 5 (0)
2020 → Bamber Bridge (loan) 7 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:01, 26 December 2020 (UTC)

Playing career

Thomason spent his most of youth as a left-back at Blackpool[2] signing as an 8 year old but was released as a 16 year old.[1]

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.[3] He was loaned out to Northern Premier League Premier Division club Bamber Bridge at the end of the month.[4] He returned to Bamber Bridge the following season, alongside team mate Callum King-Harmes,[5] before being recalled in November as non-League football was suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic in England.[6] 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.[7] 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.[8] His performances in December saw him voted by the Bolton fans as Bolton Player of the Month.[9]

Style of play

Thomason is a box-to-box midfielder.[10] Bolton manager Ian Evatt said that Thomason has excellent positioning skills, vision and has a "wonderful left foot".[11]

Statistics
As of match played 26 December 2020
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Longridge Town 2018–19 NWCFL Division One North ????—????
2019–20[3][10][12] NWCFL Premier Division 26230—6[lower-alpha 1]0352
Bolton Wanderers 2019–20[13] EFL League One 0000000000
2020–21[14] EFL League Two 5100001[lower-alpha 2]061
Total 5100001061
Bamber Bridge (loan) 2019–20[15] Northern Premier League 5000—0050
2020–21[16] 7200—1[lower-alpha 3]082
Career total 435300080545
  1. Appearances in FA Vase and Macron Challenge Cup
  2. Appearance in EFL Trophy
  3. Appearance in FA Trophy

References
  1. 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"
  2. Browne, Gavin (14 January 2020). "Longridge Town manager Lee Ashcroft praises George Thomason after his Bolton Wanderers move". www.lep.co.uk. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
  3. Iles, Marc (6 January 2020). "Wanderers sign former Blackpool midfielder on professional deal". The Bolton News. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
  4. Hornby, Ruth (31 January 2020). "PLAYER NEWS: George Thomason and Oscar Radcliffe join Brig". www.pitchero.com. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
  5. "Wanderers duo join Bamber Bridge on Youth Loans". Bolton Wanderers F.C. 31 August 2020. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
  6. McDougall, John (17 November 2020). "Bolton make decision on loanee ahead of Newcastle under 21s clash". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
  7. "Bolton Wanderers 3-6 Port Vale". BBC Sport. 5 December 2020. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
  8. BBC Sport: "Carlisle United 3-3 Bolton Wanderers"
  9. @OfficialBWFC: "With 49.9% of the vote, you have chosen @GThomason14 as the @bolton_kia Player of the Month for 𝙳𝙴𝙲𝙴𝙼𝙱𝙴𝚁. Well done, George!"
  10. Simpson, Jordan (6 January 2020). ""It's a childhood dream." - George Thomason speaks to bwfc.co.uk". www.bwfc.co.uk. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
  11. McDougall, John (19 November 2020). "Evatt's plans for Bolton midfielder Thomason after loan recall and debut". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
  12. longridgetownfc.com: "FIRST TEAM 6-1 BARNOLDSWICK TOWN FC
    charnockrichardfc.co.uk "Charnock Richard 1-1 Longridge Town"
    charnockrichardfc.co.uk: "Longridge Town 0-2 Charnock Richard"
    longridgetownfc: FIRST TEAM 5-2 NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY
    longridgetownfc: "FIRST TEAM 3-1 AFC BLACKPOOL"
    longridgetownfc.com: "FIRST TEAM 6-4 THORNABY FC"
    longridgetownfc.com: "FIRST TEAM: "0-3 VAUXHALL MOTORS"
    pitchero.com: "CTFC 2-2 LONGRIDGE"
    longridgetownfc: "MATCH REPORT: LONGRIDGE TOWN 2-0 CONGLETON TOWN"
  13. "Games played by George Thomason in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
  14. "Games played by George Thomason in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
  15. Football Web Pages: Bamber Bridge – Appearances – George Thomason – 2019-2020
  16. Football Web Pages: Bamber Bridge – Appearances – George Thomason – 2020-2021
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