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

George Thomason

Personal information
Full name	George Andrew Thomason[1]
Date of birth	(2001-01-12) 12 January 2001 (age 21)
Place of birth	Barrow in Furness, England
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[2]
Position(s)	Midfielder
Club information
Current team	Bolton Wanderers
Number	25
Youth career
2009–2018[3]	Blackpool
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2018–2020	Longridge Town
2020–	Bolton Wanderers	48	(2)
2020	→ Bamber Bridge (loan)	5	(0)
2020	→ Bamber Bridge (loan)	7	(2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11:46, 26 October 2022 (UTC)

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 team mate 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]

Style of play

Thomason is a box-to-box midfielder.[19] Bolton manager Ian Evatt said that Thomason has excellent positioning skills, vision and has a "wonderful left foot".[20]

Statistics

As of match played 25 October 2022

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		EFL Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Longridge Town	2018–19	NWCFL Division One North	?	?	?	?	—		?	?	?	?
	2019–20[6][19][21]	NWCFL Premier Division	26	2	3	0	—		6[lower-alpha 1]	0	35	2
	Total		26+	2+	3+	?	—	—	6+	?	35+	2+
Bolton Wanderers	2019–20[22]	League One	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2020–21[23]	League Two	24	1	0	0	0	0	1[lower-alpha 2]	0	25	1
	2021–22[24]	League One	13	1	2	0	1	0	5[lower-alpha 2]	0	21	1
	2022–23	League One	11	0	0	0	1	0	1[lower-alpha 2]	0	13	0
	Total		48	2	2	0	2	0	7	0	59	2
Bamber Bridge (loan)	2019–20[25]	Northern Premier League	5	0	0	0	—		0	0	5	0
	2020–21[26]	Northern Premier League	7	2	0	0	—		1[lower-alpha 3]	0	8	2
	Total		12	2	0	0	—	—	1	0	13	2
Career total			86	6	5	0	1	0	13	0	105	6

Notes

Honours

Longridge Town

• North West Counties Football League Division One North: 2018–19[27]

Bolton Wanderers

• EFL League Two third-place (promotion): 2020–21[28][23]

References

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