Les Thompson (footballer, born 1988)

Leslie Allotey "Les" Thompson (born 3 October 1988) is an English footballer from Newham, London, who plays as a winger for Thurrock.

Les Thompson
Personal information
Full name Leslie Allotey Thompson[1]
Date of birth (1988-10-03) 3 October 1988[1]
Place of birth Newham, England
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[1]
Position(s) Winger, Defender
Team information
Current team
 Thurrock
Youth career
2002–2005 Arsenal
2005–2007 Bolton Wanderers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2008 Bolton Wanderers 0 (0)
2007 → Stockport County (loan) 6 (0)
2008 → Torquay United (loan) 2 (0)
2009–2010 Thurrock 13 (1)
2010–2011 Concord Rangers 15 (2)
2011–2012 AFC Hornchurch 17 (2)
2012 Maidstone United 3 (0)
2013–201? Maidenhead United 17 (0)
201?–2014 Redbridge 30 (8)
2014–2015 Thamesmead Town 35 (13)
2015– Thurrock 19 (5)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:07, 4 May 2015 (UTC)

Biography

Thompson began his career at Arsenal before signing as a trainee with Bolton Wanderers, having previously played for junior side Newham Warriors.[2] He turned professional in July 2007. He joined Stockport County on loan in October 2007,[3] and made his league debut for Stockport on 6 October in their 4–2 defeat at home to Barnet. He also played in the Football League Trophy win at Macclesfield Town,[4] the league defeat at Darlington,[5] and the league win away to Milton Keynes Dons,[6] before returning to Bolton at the end of his one-month loan.[7]

He joined Conference National side Torquay United on loan in January 2008,[8] along with Bolton teammate Mark Ellis. His Torquay debut came in the FA Trophy, as a substitute for Elliott Benyon as Torquay won 2–1 away to Newport County on 12 January. A week later he again came on as a substitute for Benyon, as Torquay drew 0–0 away to Salisbury City in the Conference.[9] He did not appear again for Torquay and returned to Bolton later that January.[10]

He was released by Bolton at the end of the 2007–08 season,[11] and had a trial with Gillingham in July 2008,[12] playing in their friendly defeat against Birmingham City.[13] He joined Yeovil Town on trial the following month, scoring for their reserve side in a 6–0 victory over Salisbury City's reserves.[14] Thompson signed for Conference South club Thurrock on 1 September 2009.[15]

Thompson left Thurrock in 2010 and signed for Isthmian League Premier Division side Concord Rangers. He spent a year with Concord before signing for fellow Essex club AFC Hornchurch, and was part of the squad that led the Urchins to promotion to the Conference South. Thompson left Hornchurch in the summer of 2012 and joined Maidstone United on 30 August 2012.[16] He made three competitive appearances.

He signed for Maidenhead United on 1 November 2013. He re-signed for Thurrock in January 2015.

References
  1. Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2008). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2008–09. Mainstream. ISBN 978-1-84596-324-8.
  2. "Achievements". Newham Warriors F.C. Archived from the original on 19 September 2008. Retrieved 10 December 2008.
  3. "Stockport take Thompson on loan". BBC Sport. 5 October 2007. Retrieved 10 December 2008.
  4. "Macclesfield 0–1 Stockport". BBC Sport. 7 October 2007. Retrieved 10 December 2008.
  5. "Darlington 4–0 Stockport". BBC Sport. 14 October 2007. Retrieved 10 December 2008.
  6. "MK Dons 0–2 Stockport". BBC Sport. 27 October 2007. Retrieved 10 December 2008.
  7. "Another bad day at Edgeley Park". Stockport Express. 7 November 2007. Retrieved 10 December 2008.
  8. "Torquay get Bolton winger on loan". BBC Sport. 3 January 2008. Retrieved 10 December 2008.
  9. "Salisbury 0–0 Torquay". BBC Sport. 19 January 2008. Retrieved 10 December 2008.
  10. "Thompson heads back to Bolton". BBC Sport. 24 January 2008. Retrieved 10 December 2008.
  11. "Bolton release Stelios and Campo". Eurosport. 17 May 2008. Archived from the original on 20 May 2008. Retrieved 10 December 2008.
  12. "Gills look at duo again". Sky Sports. 28 July 2008. Retrieved 10 December 2008.
  13. "Errors cost Gills against Birmingham". Kent News. 26 July 2008. Archived from the original on 4 August 2008. Retrieved 10 December 2008.
  14. "Glovers, City enjoy reserve victories". Western Morning News. 21 August 2008. Retrieved 10 December 2008.
  15. "Thompson joins Thurrock". Non-League Daily. 1 September 2009. Retrieved 1 September 2009.
  16. "Saunders adds winger to his squad". Maidstone United. Wordpress. 30 August 2012. Archived from the original on 3 November 2013. Retrieved 31 August 2012.
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