L. Thompson · career
Liam Francis Thompson
Central · Derby · season-by-season, by competition, and every match.
Career report
Thompson is operating at his career peak — the 2025/26 level is the level.
Peak: 2025/26Holding levelRemarkably consistentStepped up 2024/25Injury-hit 2025/26
The record covers 5 seasons (2021/22–2025/26) across 1 club — 105 appearances, 2 goals and 0 assists.
His best campaign on record is 2025/26 at Derby — Season rating 14, 1 goal and 0 assists in 17 games. Output has held steady across his last 3 full seasons (6 → 14).
2025/26 was disrupted — 11 fixtures missed through injury or absence. Season-to-season output barely moves — his form has stayed within a tight band (±4 points) across 5 campaigns. Made the jump to a higher division in 2024/25 (Championship) and kept playing — 28 games that season.
By season
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Rating | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | Derby | 17 | 1 | 0 | 60 | 14 |
| 2024/25 | Derby | 28 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 10 |
| 2024/25 | Derby County U21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2023/24 | Derby | 24 | 1 | 0 | 45 | 6 |
| 2023/24 | Derby County U21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2022/23 | Derby | 13 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 1 |
| 2022/23 | ScunthorpeLoan | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2021/22 | Derby | 23 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 8 |
| 2021/22 | Derby County U23 | 9 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2020/21 | Derby | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2020/21 | Derby County U23 | 17 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2019/20 | Derby County U23 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2019/20 | Derby County U19 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2019/20 | Derby County U18 | 15 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2018/19 | Derby County U18 | 18 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 2017/18 | Derby County U18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
Honours
U18 Premier League×2League One×2
By competition
| Competition | Apps | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Championship | 17 | 1034 | 1 | 0 | 6.8 |
| League Cup | 1 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 6.5 |
Schedule · 2025/26
18 played8 unused sub11 injured17 not in squad· 1062 min, 1g 0a
| Date | Competition | Opponent | Res | Status | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 12 | Friendlies Clubs | A Matlock Town | 1-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 18 | Friendlies Clubs | A Red Bull Salzburg | 2-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 22 | Friendlies Clubs | A Walsall | 3-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 26 | Friendlies Clubs | A Burton Albion | 1-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 2 | Friendlies Clubs | H Atromitos | 2-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 9 | Championship | A Stoke City | 1-3 | Played | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| Aug 12 | League Cup | A West Brom | 1-1 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Aug 16 | Championship | H Coventry | 3-5 | Played | 84 | 6.3 | ||
| Aug 22 | Championship | H Bristol City | 1-1 | Played | 59 | 6.9 | ||
| Aug 26 | League Cup | A Burnley | 1-2 | Played | 28 | 6.5 | ||
| Aug 30 | Championship | A Ipswich | 2-2 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Sep 13 | Championship | A West Brom | 1-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Sep 20 | Championship | H Preston | 0-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Sep 27 | Championship | A Wrexham | 1-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Sep 30 | Championship | H Charlton | 1-1 | Inactive | — | |||
| Oct 4 | Championship | H Southampton | 1-1 | Inactive | — | |||
| Oct 18 | Championship | A Oxford United | 0-1 | Knee Injury | — | |||
| Oct 21 | Championship | H Norwich | 1-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Oct 25 | Championship | H QPR | 1-0 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Nov 1 | Championship | A Sheffield Utd | 3-1 | Inactive | — | |||
| Nov 4 | Championship | H Hull City | 2-1 | Inactive | — | |||
| Nov 8 | Championship | A Blackburn | 2-1 | Inactive | — | |||
| Nov 22 | Championship | H Watford | 2-3 | Played | 1 | — | ||
| Nov 25 | Championship | A Swansea | 2-1 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Nov 29 | Championship | A Middlesbrough | 1-2 | Played | 9 | 6.7 | ||
| Dec 6 | Championship | H Leicester | 1-3 | Played | 45 | 6.7 | ||
| Dec 10 | Championship | H Millwall | 1-1 | Played | 85 | 6.9 | ||
| Dec 15 | Championship | A Sheffield Wednesday | 3-0 | Played | 90 | 1 | 8.0 | |
| Dec 20 | Championship | H Portsmouth | 1-1 | Played | 90 | 6.7 | ||
| Dec 26 | Championship | A Birmingham | 1-1 | Played | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| Dec 29 | Championship | A Leicester | 1-2 | Played | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| Jan 1 | Championship | H Middlesbrough | 1-0 | Played | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| Jan 4 | Championship | H Wrexham | 1-2 | Played | 60 | 6.7 | ||
| Jan 11 | FA Cup | H Leeds | 1-3 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jan 17 | Championship | A Preston | 1-0 | Played | 17 | 6.7 | ||
| Jan 20 | Championship | A Charlton | 2-1 | Played | 90 | 6.7 | ||
| Jan 23 | Championship | H West Brom | 1-1 | Played | 26 | 6.3 | ||
| Jan 30 | Championship | A Bristol City | 5-0 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Feb 7 | Championship | H Ipswich | 1-2 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Feb 14 | Championship | H Swansea | 2-0 | Played | 18 | 6.7 | ||
| Feb 21 | Championship | A Watford | 0-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Feb 24 | Championship | A Hull City | 2-4 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Feb 28 | Championship | H Blackburn | 3-1 | Inactive | — | |||
| Mar 7 | Championship | H Sheffield Wednesday | 2-1 | Muscle Injury | — | |||
| Mar 10 | Championship | A Millwall | 0-1 | Muscle Injury | — | |||
| Mar 16 | Championship | A Portsmouth | 1-0 | Muscle Injury | — | |||
| Mar 21 | Championship | H Birmingham | 1-0 | Muscle Injury | — | |||
| Apr 3 | Championship | A Coventry | 2-3 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Apr 6 | Championship | H Stoke City | 2-0 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Apr 11 | Championship | A Southampton | 1-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Apr 18 | Championship | H Oxford United | 1-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Apr 21 | Championship | A Norwich | 1-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Apr 25 | Championship | A QPR | 3-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| May 2 | Championship | H Sheffield Utd | 1-2 | Not in squad | — |