Conor Thomas

Conor Thomas
Thomas playing for Crewe Alexandra in 2023
Personal information
Full name Conor Thomas[1]
Date of birth (1993-10-29) 29 October 1993 (age 31)[2]
Place of birth Coventry, England
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)[2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Crewe Alexandra
Number 8
Youth career
–2010 Coventry City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2016 Coventry City 100 (1)
2011 → Liverpool (loan) 0 (0)
2016–2017 Swindon Town 35 (1)
2017–2018 ATK 18 (0)
2018–2022 Cheltenham Town 120 (18)
2022– Crewe Alexandra 79 (2)
International career
2009 England U17 6 (0)
2011 England U18 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:43, 27 October 2024 (UTC)

Conor Thomas (born 29 October 1993) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for EFL League Two club Crewe Alexandra. He has previously played for Coventry City, Swindon Town, former Indian Super League club ATK and Cheltenham Town.

Club career

Coventry City

Thomas joined the Coventry City Academy after being spotted playing for local side Christ The King FC. He made his professional debut as a substitute on 8 January 2011 in a 2–1 FA Cup win over Crystal Palace, coming on to replace Gary McSheffrey after 72 minutes[3] and made his full debut for the club on 25 January, again during an FA Cup tie, against Birmingham City.

He joined Premier League club Liverpool initially on loan on 31 January 2011, with a view to a permanent move[4] but after playing and training with Liverpool's reserves and training with the first team on seven occasions he returned to Coventry after a hamstring injury and the mutual decision to end the loan.[5] Thomas scored his first senior goal on 31 January 2012 in a 2–1 defeat away to Blackpool, opening the scoring in the 59th minute.[6]

After a six-year spell at Coventry, Thomas was released by the club in June 2016.[7]

Swindon Town

On 4 July 2016, preceding his release from Coventry, Thomas joined fellow League One side Swindon Town on a three-year deal.[8] On 6 August 2016, Thomas made his Swindon Town debut in a 1–0 victory against his former side; Coventry City, featuring for the entire 90 minutes.[9] On 25 March 2017, Thomas scored his first goal for Swindon, netting the winner in their 1–0 victory over Millwall in the 90th minute.[10]

ATK

On 23 August 2017, Thomas joined Indian Super League side ATK.[11]

Cheltenham Town

On 25 May 2018, Thomas returned to England to join League Two side Cheltenham Town on a two-year deal.[12] He helped Cheltenham to the 2019–20 League Two play-off semi-finals, only to lose 3–2 on aggregate against Northampton Town.[13] After four seasons, on 6 May 2022, Thomas left the club after not being able to reach an agreement with the club on new terms.[14]

Crewe Alexandra

On 19 May 2022, he joined Crewe Alexandra.[15] He started in Crewe's opening game of the 2022–23 season, a 2–1 victory over Rochdale at Spotland.[16] and he scored his first Crewe goal in the side's 2–1 win over former club Swindon Town at Gresty Road on 29 April 2023.[17] In May 2024, Thomas signed a new two-year deal, keeping him at Crewe until the summer of 2026.[18] In late October, Thomas suffered a knee injury, ruling him out of action until early 2025.[19]

International career

Thomas was an England under-17 international. He played in the final of the 2009 Nordic Tournament and was awarded a winner's medal following the side's victory over Scotland.[20]

Career statistics

As of match played on 26 October 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Coventry City 2010–11[21] Championship 0 0 2 0 0 0 — 2 0
2011–12[22] Championship 27 1 1 0 1 0 — 29 1
2012–13[23] League One 11 0 1 0 0 0 1[a] 0 13 0
2013–14[24] League One 43 0 4 0 1 0 1[a] 0 49 0
2014–15[25] League One 16 0 0 0 0 0 3[a] 0 19 0
2015–16[26] League One 3 0 1 0 0 0 1[a] 0 5 0
Total 100 1 9 0 2 0 6 0 117 1
Liverpool (loan) 2010–11[21] Premier League 0 0 — — 0 0 0 0
Swindon Town 2016–17[27] League One 33 1 1 0 1 0 2[a] 0 37 1
2017–18[28] League Two 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 0
Total 35 1 1 0 2 0 2 0 40 1
ATK 2017–18[29][30] Indian Super League 18 0 2 0 — — 20 0
Cheltenham Town 2018–19[31] League Two 32 6 3 0 2 1 4[a] 0 41 7
2019–20[32] League Two 26 6 2 0 1 0 3[b] 1 32 7
2020–21[33] League Two 38 5 3 0 2 0 0 0 43 5
2021–22[34] League One 24 1 2 0 2 0 2[a] 0 30 1
Total 120 18 10 0 7 1 9 1 146 20
Crewe Alexandra 2022–23[35] League Two 44 1 2 0 0 0 1[a] 0 47 1
2023–24[36] League Two 25 1 3 0 1 0 5[c] 0 34 1
2024–25[37] League Two 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0
Total 79 2 5 0 1 0 6 0 91 2
Career total 352 22 27 0 12 1 23 1 414 24
  1. ^ a b c d e f g h Appearances in Football League Trophy
  2. ^ One appearance in EFL Trophy, two appearances and one goal in League Two play-offs
  3. ^ Two appearances in EFL Trophy and three appearances in League Two play-offs

Honours

Cheltenham Town

References

  1. ^ "Notification of shirt numbers: Cheltenham Town" (PDF). English Football League. p. 20. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Conor Thomas". 11v11. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
  3. ^ "Coventry City 2–1 Crystal Palace". Coventry City F.C. 8 January 2011. Archived from the original on 11 January 2011. Retrieved 8 January 2011.
  4. ^ "England U17 star arrives". Liverpool F.C. 31 January 2011. Archived from the original on 3 February 2011. Retrieved 1 February 2011.
  5. ^ http://www.coventrytelegraph.net/coventry-city-fc/coventry-city-fc-news/2011/07/19/liverpool-fc-move-came-too-early-for-me-says-conor-thomas-92746-29079631/ Archived 21 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine?
  6. ^ "Blackpool 2–1 Coventry" BBC Sport. 31 January 2012. Retrieved 5 February 2012.
  7. ^ "Coventry City release nine players following Sky Blues' League One promotion failure". BBC Sport. 9 May 2016. Retrieved 29 March 2017.
  8. ^ "Conor Thomas: Swindon Town sign former Coventry City midfielder". BBC Sport. 4 July 2016. Retrieved 29 March 2017.
  9. ^ "Swindon Town vs. Coventry City". Soccerway. 6 August 2016. Retrieved 29 March 2017.
  10. ^ "Swindon Town vs. Millwall". Soccerway. 25 March 2017. Retrieved 29 March 2017.
  11. ^ "Join us in welcoming our new player". Atlético de Kolkata. 23 August 2017. Retrieved 23 August 2017.
  12. ^ "NEW SIGNING: Conor Thomas". Cheltenham Town Official Site. 25 May 2018. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  13. ^ "Cheltenham Town 0-3 Northampton Town". BBC Sport. 22 June 2020.
  14. ^ "2021/22 retained and released list". Cheltenham Town FC. 6 May 2022. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
  15. ^ "Conor Thomas: Crewe sign Cheltenham midfielder on two-year deal". BBC Sport. 19 May 2022. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
  16. ^ "Rochdale 1-2 Crewe Alexandra". BBC Sport. 30 July 2022. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
  17. ^ "Crewe Alexandra 2-1 Swindon Town". BBC Sport. 29 April 2023. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
  18. ^ "Crewe midfielder Thomas signs new deal". BBC Sport. 2 May 2024. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
  19. ^ "Crewe lose defender Connolly to hamstring injury". BBC Sport. 10 January 2025. Retrieved 10 January 2025.
  20. ^ "Bidwell strike wins Nordics for England". The Football Association. 2 August 2009. Retrieved 1 February 2011.
  21. ^ a b "Games played by Conor Thomas in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 January 2016.
  22. ^ "Games played by Conor Thomas in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 January 2016.
  23. ^ "Games played by Conor Thomas in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 January 2016.
  24. ^ "Games played by Conor Thomas in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 January 2016.
  25. ^ "Games played by Conor Thomas in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 January 2016.
  26. ^ "Games played by Conor Thomas in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 January 2016.
  27. ^ "Games played by Conor Thomas in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 January 2016.
  28. ^ "Games played by Conor Thomas in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 August 2017.
  29. ^ Conor Thomas at Soccerway
  30. ^ "Conor Thomas". Flash Score. Retrieved 26 May 2018.
  31. ^ "Games played by Conor Thomas in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  32. ^ "Games played by Conor Thomas in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  33. ^ "Games played by Conor Thomas in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  34. ^ "Games played by Conor Thomas in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 November 2021.
  35. ^ "Games played by Conor Thomas in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
  36. ^ "Games played by Conor Thomas in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
  37. ^ "Games played by Conor Thomas in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 October 2024.
  38. ^ "Cheltenham 4–1 Harrogate: Michael Duff's Robins clinch League Two title in style".