Josh Thompson (footballer)

Josh Thompson
Thompson playing for Celtic in 2010
Personal information
Full name Joshua William Thompson[1]
Date of birth (1991-02-25) 25 February 1991 (age 33)[2]
Place of birth Bolton, England
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)[2]
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
Atherton Collieries
0000–2008 Stockport County
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2009 Stockport County 9 (0)
2009–2012 Celtic 18 (3)
2010–2011Rochdale (loan) 12 (1)
2011–2012Peterborough United (loan) 0 (0)
2012Chesterfield (loan) 20 (1)
2012 Portsmouth 2 (0)
2012Colchester United (loan) 5 (0)
2013–2015 Colchester United 17 (1)
2014–2015Tranmere Rovers (loan) 6 (0)
2015 Tranmere Rovers 9 (0)
2015–2017 Southport 56 (3)
2017 Macclesfield Town 0 (0)
2019–2020 Atherton Collieries
International career
2010 England U19 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Joshua William Thompson (born 25 February 1991) is an English former footballer who played as a defender.

He began his career at Atherton Collieries before joining Stockport County and later moved to Celtic. He had loan spells at Rochdale, Peterborough United and Chesterfield, and then joined Portsmouth. He had a loan spell with Colchester United before signing permanently for Southport. He left Southport at the end of the 2016/17 season following their relegation from the National League. He signed for National League side Macclesfield Town in July 2017 and left in January 2018 without making an appearance. He has represented England at under-19 level.

  1. ^ "Professional Retain List & Free Transfers 2012/13" (PDF). The Football League. p. 31. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 August 2014. Retrieved 29 September 2014.
  2. ^ a b "Josh Thompson". Soccerbase. Retrieved 4 May 2014.