 Thomas playing forCrewe 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 | 83 | (2) |
| International career | |||
| 2009 | England U17 | 6 | (0) |
| 2011 | England U18 | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:47, 15 March 2025 (UTC) | |||
Conor Thomas (born 29 October 1993) is an English professionalfootballer who plays as amidfielder forEFL League Two clubCrewe Alexandra. He has previously played forCoventry City,Swindon Town, formerIndian Super League clubATK andCheltenham Town.
Thomas joined the Coventry City Academy after being spotted playing for local side Christ The King FC.He was approached by scouts from the likes of Aston Villa and Birmingham too, but decided to start his career with the Sky Blues. He made his professional debut as a substitute on 8 January 2011 in a 2–1FA Cup win overCrystal Palace, coming on to replaceGary McSheffrey after 72 minutes[3] and made his full debut for the club on 25 January, again during an FA Cup tie, againstBirmingham City.
He joinedPremier League clubLiverpool 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 toBlackpool, 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]
On 4 July 2016, preceding his release from Coventry, Thomas joined fellow League One sideSwindon 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 overMillwall in the 90th minute.[10]
On 23 August 2017, Thomas joinedIndian Super League sideATK.[11]
On 25 May 2018, Thomas returned to England to joinLeague Two sideCheltenham Town on a two-year deal.[12] He helped Cheltenham to the2019–20League Two play-off semi-finals, only to lose 3–2 on aggregate againstNorthampton 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]
On 19 May 2022, he joinedCrewe Alexandra.[15] He started in Crewe's opening game of the 2022–23 season, a 2–1 victory overRochdale atSpotland.[16] and he scored his first Crewe goal in the side's 2–1 win over former clubSwindon Town atGresty 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 sustained a freak knee injury as a result of a teammate taking an ill-timed shot in training, ruling him out of action until early 2025.[19] He eventually made a substitute appearance in Crewe's 3–1 win atChesterfield on 1 March 2025.[20]
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.[21]
In March 2023, Thomas launched the Conor Thomas Academy, offering one-on-one and small group football coaching sessions to young players in the Crewe, Sandbach, and Stoke areas. The academy aims to bridge the gap between amateur and academy-level football.[22]
Conor Thomas has undertaken football commentary work with BBC Radio Stoke. He participated in studio discussions with presenter Samantha Fletcher-Goodwin and contributed to live match commentary at Crewe Alexandra home games alongside Graham McGarry and Peter Morse.[citation needed]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Coventry City | 2010–11[23] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |
| 2011–12[24] | Championship | 27 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 29 | 1 | ||
| 2012–13[25] | League One | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 13 | 0 | |
| 2013–14[26] | League One | 43 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 49 | 0 | |
| 2014–15[27] | League One | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3[a] | 0 | 19 | 0 | |
| 2015–16[28] | 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[23] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Swindon Town | 2016–17[29] | League One | 33 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 37 | 1 |
| 2017–18[30] | 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[31][32] | Indian Super League | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 0 | ||
| Cheltenham Town | 2018–19[33] | League Two | 32 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4[a] | 0 | 41 | 7 |
| 2019–20[34] | League Two | 26 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3[b] | 1 | 32 | 7 | |
| 2020–21[35] | League Two | 38 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 5 | |
| 2021–22[36] | 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[37] | League Two | 44 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 47 | 1 |
| 2023–24[38] | League Two | 25 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5[c] | 0 | 34 | 1 | |
| 2024–25[39] | League Two | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | |
| Total | 83 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 95 | 2 | ||
| Career total | 356 | 22 | 27 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 23 | 1 | 418 | 24 | ||
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