Thomas Orr (footballer)

Thomas Orr
Personal information
Date of birth (1997-01-13) 13 January 1997
Place of birth Livingston, Scotland
Playing position Striker
Club information
Current team
 Greenock Morton
Number 34
Youth career
St Peter's B.C.
St Mirren
Greenock Morton
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014– Greenock Morton 6 (0)
2016 → East Stirlingshire (loan) 20 (5)
2016 → Livingston (loan) 1 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:18, 17 September 2016 (UTC).


Thomas Orr (born 13 January 1997) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a striker for Greenock Morton.

Career

Morton

Having scored 24 goals by February for Morton's U17 side,[1] Orr signed a full-time 2-year contract with Morton in May 2014.[2]

He made his first-team debut for the first team in a Scottish League One match against Stranraer as a 79th-minute substitute for Michael Miller.[3] Orr scored his first goal at Cappielow for the senior side in kitman Andy Bryan's testimonial against Celtic.[4][5]

Orr agreed a new one-year deal to stay at Morton for the 2016-17 season.[6]

East Stirlingshire

In January 2016, Orr moved to Scottish League Two side East Stirlingshire on a development loan until the end of the 2015–16 season.[7] Orr scored on his debut as the Shire won the Stirlingshire derby with Stirling Albion.[8]

Livingston

In July 2016, Orr went on a short-term loan deal to home town club Livingston.[9] After six weeks, he was recalled from the loan deal.[10]

Personal life

Orr attended Gleniffer High School in Paisley.[1]

Honours

Morton

References

  1. 1 2 "THE NEXT BIG THING... This week, Thomas Orr". Greenock Telegraph. 20 February 2014. Retrieved 16 August 2015.
  2. ↑ Mitchell, Jonathan (23 May 2014). "Ten commit future to Ton". Greenock Telegraph. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
  3. ↑ "Morton 4–0 Stranraer". Scottish Professional Football League. 16 August 2014. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
  4. ↑ Mitchell, Jonathan (14 July 2015). "Report: Morton 1 Celtic XI 3". Greenock Telegraph. Retrieved 16 August 2015.
  5. ↑ Mullen, Scott (13 July 2015). "Morton and Celtic celebrate the life of Bryan". The Herald. Retrieved 16 August 2015.
  6. ↑ Mitchell, Jonathan (5 May 2016). "Five starts to stay at Morton". Greenock Telegraph. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
  7. ↑ "Shire Welcome Thomas". eaststirlingshirefc.co.uk. 31 December 2015. Retrieved 1 January 2016.
  8. ↑ "Elgin go top in League 2". Scottish Professional Football League. 2 January 2016. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
  9. ↑ "New striker comes on loan". Livingston F.C. 14 July 2016. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
  10. ↑ Mitchell, Jonathan (30 August 2016). "Thomas Orr returns from Livingston". Greenock Morton F.C. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
  11. ↑ Mitchell, Jonathan (29 March 2016). "Morton Under-20s crowned champions". Greenock Telegraph. Retrieved 30 March 2016.

See also

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