George Francomb

George Francomb
Francomb playing for AFC Wimbledon in 2013
Personal information
Full name Georgie Francomb[1]
Date of birth (1991-09-08) 8 September 1991 (age 33)[2]
Place of birth Hackney, London, England[3]
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Dorking Wanderers
Number 37
Youth career
2001–2006 Tottenham Hotspur
2008–2009 Norwich City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2013 Norwich City 2 (0)
2010–2011 → Barnet (loan) 13 (0)
2012 → Hibernian (loan) 14 (0)
2012 → AFC Wimbledon (loan) 15 (0)
2013–2018 AFC Wimbledon 181 (11)
2018–2023 Crawley Town 138 (8)
2023– Dorking Wanderers 42 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:54, 28 April 2024 (UTC)

Georgie Francomb (born 8 September 1991) is an English professional footballer who plays for Dorking Wanderers. He can also play at right-back.

Career

Early years

Francomb joined the academy of Premier League side Tottenham Hotspur at the age of 9 and remained with the club until he was released at the age of 14. At the age of 16, he joined the academy of Championship side Norwich City. On 6 October 2009, the 18-year–old made his first team debut for the Canaries in a 1–0 victory over Gillingham in the Second Round of the 2009–10 Football League Trophy.[4] Francomb made his Football League debut on 10 October 2009 in a 1–0 away win over Carlisle United.[5] He then went on to make a third start for the club in his home debut against Swindon Town on 24 October 2009. George was offered his first professional contract with "The Canaries" at the end of March 2010 and signed it on 1 July 2010. On 7 October 2010, Francomb joined Barnet on loan[6][7][8]

In January 2012, Francomb was loaned to Scottish Premier League club Hibernian.[9] He made his debut for Hibs on 14 January, in a 3–2 win against Dunfermline. Francomb set up the opening goal in a 2–0 victory for Hibs against Ayr United in the Scottish Cup.[10] He became recognised for his impressive range of passing and crossing abilities, and his dangerous set-pieces. Francomb left Hibs after their 2012 Scottish Cup Final defeat, in which he appeared as a substitute.[11] Soon after returning to Norwich, Francomb agreed a new contract with the club.[11] After a stint on loan at AFC Wimbledon from late August to late November, Francomb was released following the 2012–13 season.[12]

AFC Wimbledon

Francomb joined AFC Wimbledon on a one-month loan deal on transfer deadline day August 2012;[13] the deal was extended for another month on 5 October after he made 7 appearances in a month.[14] Although a right back primarily, Francomb proved his capabilities as a winger. On 24 November 2012, it was announced that he would return to his parent club, having made 16 appearances in all competitions for "The Dons". Following his release from Norwich at the end of the 2012–13 season, Francomb rejoined AFC Wimbledon on 26 June 2013.[15] Francomb scored his first career goal in a Football League Trophy first-round game that saw Brentford beat AFC Wimbledon 5–3 at Griffin Park on 3 September 2013.[16]

He was released by AFC Wimbledon at the end of the 2017–18 season.[17]

Crawley Town

On 5 June 2018, following his release from Wimbledon, Francomb agreed to join League Two side Crawley Town on a two-year deal.[18] He became club captain at Crawley Town for the 2020–21 season.[19] He scored his first goal for Crawley on 26 September 2020;[20] a goal from 25 yards in a 3–2 away victory against Oldham Athletic.[21] He scored 6 goals in 35 appearances across the 2020–21 season.[20]

Dorking Wanderers

On 3 February 2023, following his release from Crawley Town, Francomb joined National League side Dorking Wanderers.[22]

Career statistics

As of match played 8 May 2021
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Norwich City 2009–10[23] League One 2 0 0 0 0 0 1[a] 0 3 0
2010–11[24] Championship 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
2011–12[25] Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2012–13[26] Premier League 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
Total 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 5 0
Barnet (loan) 2010–11[24] League Two 13 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 15 0
Hibernian (loan) 2011–12[25] Scottish Premier League 14 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 17 0
AFC Wimbledon (loan) 2012–13[26] League Two 15 0 0 0 0 0 1[a] 0 16 0
AFC Wimbledon 2013–14[27] League Two 33 3 1 0 1 0 1[a] 1 36 4
2014–15[28] League Two 37 3 4 0 1 0 2[a] 1 44 4
2015–16[29] League Two 40 3 0 0 1 0 1[a] 0 42 3
2016–17[30] League One 34 2 3 0 0 0 4[a] 0 41 2
2017–18[31] League One 37 0 2 0 1 0 2[a] 0 42 0
Total 181 11 10 0 4 0 10 2 205 13
Crawley Town 2018–19[32] League Two 41 0 2 0 1 0 2[a] 0 46 0
2019–20[33] League Two 15 0 1 0 2 0 2[a] 0 20 0
2020–21[20] League Two 33 6 1 0 0 0 1[a] 0 35 6
2022–23[34] League Two 1 0 0 0 0 0 0[a] 0 1 0
Total 90 6 4 0 3 0 5 0 102 6
Career total 315 17 20 0 9 0 17 2 361 19
  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Appearances in the Football League Trophy

References

  1. ^ "List of Temporary Transfers of Players under Written Contract Between 01/11/2012 and 30/11/2012". The Football Association. p. 11. Archived from the original on 23 October 2019.
  2. ^ a b "George Francomb". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
  3. ^ "George Francomb". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
  4. ^ "Cody on Target in Trophy Triumph". Norwich City FC. 6 October 2009. Archived from the original on 9 October 2009. Retrieved 11 October 2009.
  5. ^ "Carlisle United 0 – 1 Norwich City". BBC Sport. 10 October 2009. Retrieved 11 October 2009.
  6. ^ "Francomb joins Barnet on loan". Norwich City FC. 7 October 2010. Archived from the original on 10 October 2010. Retrieved 10 November 2010.
  7. ^ "Norwich City's George Francomb extends Barnet loan stay". BBC Sport. 8 November 2010. Retrieved 14 May 2011.
  8. ^ "Francomb's loan extended". Barnet F.C. 1 December 2010. Archived from the original on 12 May 2011. Retrieved 14 May 2011.
  9. ^ "Hibs sign Norwich defender George Francomb on loan". BBC Sport. BBC. 12 January 2012. Retrieved 12 January 2012.
  10. ^ Campbell, Andy (10 March 2012). "Ayr United 0–2 Hibernian". BBC Sport. BBC. Retrieved 9 April 2012.
  11. ^ a b "Francomb grateful for time at Hibs". Edinburgh Evening News. Johnston Press. 26 May 2012. Retrieved 27 May 2012.
  12. ^ "Norwich City striker Simeon Jackson heads a 10-man list of released players". EDP24. 20 May 2013. Retrieved 20 May 2013.
  13. ^ "New signings confirmed". AFC Wimbledon. Retrieved 31 August 2012.
  14. ^ "Dons extend loan starts stay". Sky Sports. Retrieved 5 October 2012.
  15. ^ "Dons win race for George". AFC Wimbledon. Retrieved 3 July 2013.
  16. ^ "Brentford 5–3 AFC Wimbledon". BBC Sport. Retrieved 6 September 2013.
  17. ^ "AFC Wimbledon release nine players including captain Barry Fuller". BBC Sport. 8 May 2018. Retrieved 9 May 2018.
  18. ^ "BREAKING NEWS: GEORGE FRANCOMB SIGNS FOR REDS". Crawley Town Official Site. 5 June 2018. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
  19. ^ "George Francomb takes on Reds captaincy". www.crawleytownfc.com. Crawley Town F.C. 4 September 2020. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
  20. ^ a b c "Games played by George Francomb in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
  21. ^ "Oldham Athletic 2–3 Crawley Town". BBC Sport. 26 September 2020. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
  22. ^ "George Francomb joins The Wanderers". Dorking Wanderers F.C. 3 February 2023.
  23. ^ "Games played by George Francomb in 2009/2010". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 July 2017.
  24. ^ a b "Games played by George Francomb in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 July 2017.
  25. ^ a b "Games played by George Francomb in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 July 2017.
  26. ^ a b "Games played by George Francomb in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 July 2017.
  27. ^ "Games played by George Francomb in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 July 2017.
  28. ^ "Games played by George Francomb in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 July 2017.
  29. ^ "Games played by George Francomb in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 July 2017.
  30. ^ "Games played by George Francomb in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
  31. ^ "Games played by George Francomb in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
  32. ^ "Games played by George Francomb in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
  33. ^ "Games played by George Francomb in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
  34. ^ "Games played by George Francomb in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
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