Conor Thomas

Conor Thomas (born 29 October 1993) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for club Crewe Alexandra. He has previously played for Coventry City, Swindon Town, former Indian Super League club ATK and Cheltenham Town.

Coventry City
Thomas joined the Coventry City Academy after being spotted playing for local side Christ The King FC. He made his professional debut as a substitute on 8 January 2011 in a 2–1 FA Cup win over Crystal Palace, coming on to replace Gary McSheffrey after 72 minutes and made his full debut for the club on 25 January, again during an FA Cup tie, against Birmingham City.

He joined Premier League club Liverpool initially on loan on 31 January 2011, with a view to a permanent move 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. Thomas scored his first senior goal on 31 January 2012 in a 2–1 defeat away to Blackpool, opening the scoring in the 59th minute.

After a six-year spell at Coventry, Thomas was released by the club in June 2016.

Swindon Town
On 4 July 2016, preceding his release from Coventry, Thomas joined fellow League One side Swindon Town on a three-year deal. 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. On 25 March 2017, Thomas scored his first goal for Swindon, netting the winner in their 1–0 victory over Millwall in the 90th minute.

ATK
On 23 August 2017, Thomas joined Indian Super League side ATK.

Cheltenham Town
On 25 May 2018, Thomas returned to England to join League Two side Cheltenham Town on a two-year deal. He helped Cheltenham to the 2019–20 League Two play-off semi-finals, only to lose 3–2 on aggregate against Northampton Town. After four seasons, on 6 May 2022, Thomas was released by the club after not being offered a further contract.

Crewe Alexandra
On 19 May 2022, he joined Crewe Alexandra. He started in Crewe's opening game of the 2022–23 season, a 2–1 victory over Rochdale at Spotland. and he scored his first Crewe goal in the side's 2–1 win over former club Swindon Town at Gresty Road on 29 April 2023. In May 2024, Thomas signed a new two-year deal, keeping him at Crewe until the summer of 2026.

International career
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.

Honours
Cheltenham Town
 * EFL League Two: 2020–21