Greg Tempest

Gregory Tempest (born 28 December 1993) is a Northern Irish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Grantham Town.

Greg Tempest
Personal information
Full name Gregory Tempest[1]
Date of birth (1993-12-28) 28 December 1993
Place of birth Nottingham, England
Height 1.82 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Midfielder, Defender
Club information
Current team
 Grantham Town
Youth career
2010–2012 Notts County
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2015 Notts County 16 (0)
2012 → Ilkeston (loan) 5 (0)
2014–2015 → Boston United (loan) 16 (1)
2015–2016 Lincoln City 22 (0)
2016–2017 Nuneaton Town 26 (1)
2017 → Gainsborough Trinity (Loan) 5 (0)
2018–2019 Basford United 23 (1)
2019 Matlock Town 12 (0)
2019– Grantham Town 0 (0)
National team
2013 Northern Ireland U21 6 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10 January 2019

Club career

Notts County

Born in Nottingham, England, Tempest started his career at Notts County when he was sixteen[2] and was featured in the club's first team during pre-season.[3] Tempest signed his first professional contract with the club the following year.[4] Ahead of the 2012–13 season, Tempest was given number twenty-five shirt.[5]

On 9 November 2012, Tempest joined Ilkeston on a month loan[6] and made his debut against United of Manchester.[7] Tempest returned to his parent club after a stint at Ilkeston despite keen of extension.[8][9]

Upon his return, Tempest made his debut against Scunthorpe United coming on as an 82nd-minute substitute.[10] After making three appearance in his first season, Tempest was offered a new contract by the club,[11] which he signed a two-year contract weeks after being offered.[12]

The 2013–14 season saw Tempest make fourteen appearance for the club under the management of Chris Kiwomya and Shaun Derry.[13] During the season, Tempest provided two assist: one was against Crewe Alexandra, in a 4–0 win on 5 October 2013[14] and another was against Oldham Athletic on 29 October 2013.[15]

On 26 September 2014, Tempest joined Boston United on loan for a month.[16] Tempest then had his loan at Boston United extended until 27 December 2014.[17] Tempest made his return to his parent club after making fourteen appearance and scoring once against Lowestoft Town for Boston United.[18][19] Shortly after, Tempest re-joined Boston United for the second time, until the end of the season.[20]

After five years at Notts County, Tempest was released by the club.[21]

Lincoln City

After leaving Notts County, Tempest joined Lincoln City on a one-year contract on 14 May 2015, just weeks after being released by the club. After being previously offered a new deal by Chris Moyses, Lincoln surprisingly released Tempest at the end of the 2015–16 season after new Lincoln Manager Danny Cowley took charge. Tempest made 22 appearances for the Imps[22]

Nuneaton Town

After being released by Lincoln City, Tempest joined Nuneaton Town. On 10 March 2017 Tempest joined Gainsborough Trinity on loan until the end of the 16/17 season. After picking up a serious knee injury, Tempest's season ended prematurely. Tempest made 26 appearances for Nuneaton and 5 loan appearances at Gainsborough.

Basford United

After a 15-month lay off with a knee injury, Tempest joined Basford United, in August 2018.

Matlock Town

Tempest left Basford United on 7 January 2019, and joined Matlock Town on 8 January 2019 where he teamed up again with former Gainsborough Trinity manager Dave Frecklington and his assistant Terry Fleming.

Grantham Town

On 23 May 2019, Grantham Town announced the signing of Tempest.[23]

International career

Tempest was eligible to play for Northern Ireland through his late grandfather, Bill Corkhill, though he never met his grandfather.[24] In May 2013, Tempest was called up by Northern Ireland U21.[25] Tempest made his Northern Ireland U21 debut on 30 May 2013, in a 3–0 loss against Cyprus U21.[26] His performance in a 1–0 win against Cyprus U21 on 19 November 2013 soon earned him 'Man of the Match'.[27][28]

References
  1. "Professional retain list & free transfers 2012/13" (PDF). The Football League. 18 May 2013. p. 39. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 August 2014. Retrieved 26 June 2013.
  2. "Tempest: This Means Everything To Me". Notts County F.C. 25 March 2015. Archived from the original on 27 March 2013. Retrieved 9 June 2015.
  3. "Magpies' promising young players excite Edwards". Nottingham Post. 28 July 2011. Retrieved 9 June 2015.
  4. "Magpies release first-choice goalkeeper Stuart Nelson". Nottingham Post. 10 May 2012. Retrieved 9 June 2015.
  5. "Squad Numbers Announced". Notts County F.C. 10 July 2012. Archived from the original on 9 June 2015. Retrieved 9 June 2015.
  6. "Tempest Agrees Loan Move". Notts County F.C. 9 November 2012. Archived from the original on 9 June 2015. Retrieved 9 June 2015.
  7. "Thompson Joins Ilkeston". Notts County F.C. 16 November 2012. Archived from the original on 9 June 2015. Retrieved 9 June 2015.
  8. "Robins want to keep Greg Tempest". Nottingham Post. 7 December 2012. Retrieved 9 June 2015.
  9. "Krystian In Contention". Notts County F.C. 20 December 2012. Archived from the original on 9 June 2015. Retrieved 9 June 2015.
  10. "notts county vs su". soccerway.
  11. "Eight Players Offered Deals". Notts County F.C. 1 May 2013. Archived from the original on 3 May 2013. Retrieved 9 June 2015.
  12. "Quartet Of Youngsters Agree Terms". Notts County F.C. 13 May 2013. Archived from the original on 9 June 2015. Retrieved 9 June 2015.
  13. "Midfielder Happy With Development". Notts County F.C. 18 October 2013. Archived from the original on 9 June 2015. Retrieved 9 June 2015.
  14. "Notts County 4 – 0 Crewe Alexandra". BBC Sport. 5 October 2013. Retrieved 9 June 2015.
  15. "Notts County 3 – 2 Oldham Athletic". BBC Sport. 29 October 2013. Retrieved 9 June 2015.
  16. "Notts Duo Make Loan Move To Boston United". Notts County F.C. 26 September 2014. Archived from the original on 9 June 2015. Retrieved 9 June 2015.
  17. "Notts Duo Extend Deals With Boston". Notts County F.C. 31 October 2014. Archived from the original on 31 October 2014. Retrieved 9 June 2015.
  18. "New Year Loan Update". Notts County F.C. 30 December 2014. Archived from the original on 31 December 2014. Retrieved 9 June 2015.
  19. "Tempest back with Boston". Sky Sports. 3 January 2015. Retrieved 9 June 2015.
  20. "Greg Tempest has rejoined the Pilgrims on loan". Notts County F.C. 3 January 2015. Archived from the original on 4 January 2015. Retrieved 9 June 2015.
  21. "The Retained List". Notts County F.C. 7 May 2015. Archived from the original on 18 May 2015. Retrieved 9 June 2015.
  22. "Tempest Signs On Dotted Line". Lincoln City F.C. 14 May 2015. Archived from the original on 9 June 2015. Retrieved 9 June 2015.
  23. Tempest Is The Next One In, granthamtownfc.com, 23 May 2019
  24. "A family affair for Robins' Tempest". Nottingham Post. 30 November 2012. Retrieved 9 June 2015.
  25. "Tempest lands international call". Sky Sports. 8 May 2013. Retrieved 9 June 2015.
  26. "CYPRUS U21 VS. NORTHERN IRELAND U21 3 – 0". Soccerway. 30 May 2013. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
  27. "Tempest Impresses On International Stage". Notts County F.C. 20 November 2013. Archived from the original on 9 June 2015. Retrieved 9 June 2015.
  28. "Greg Receives NI Cap". Notts County F.C. 10 December 2014. Archived from the original on 9 June 2015. Retrieved 9 June 2015.
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