Gregory Tempest (born 28 December 1993) is a Northern Irish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Carlton Town.
Born in Nottingham, England, Tempest started his career at Notts County when he was sixteen[2] and was featured in the club's first team during pre-season.[3] He signed his first professional contract with the club the following year.[4] Ahead of the 2012–13 season, Tempest was given number twenty-five shirt.[5]
On 9 November 2012, Tempest joined Ilkeston on a month loan[6] and made his debut against United of Manchester.[7] He returned to his parent club after a stint at Ilkeston despite keen of extension.[clarification needed][8][9]
Upon his return, Tempest made his debut against Scunthorpe United coming on as an 82nd-minute substitute.[10] After making three appearances in his first season, he was offered a new contract by the club,[11] which he signed a two-year contract weeks after being offered.[12]
The 2013–14 season saw Tempest make fourteen appearances for the club under the management of Chris Kiwomya and Shaun Derry.[13] During the season, he provided two assists: one was against Crewe Alexandra, in a 4–0 win on 5 October 2013[14] and another was against Oldham Athletic on 29 October 2013.[15]
On 26 September 2014, Tempest joined Boston United on loan for a month.[16] He then had his loan at Boston United extended until 27 December 2014.[17] He made his return to his parent club after making fourteen appearances and scoring once against Lowestoft Town for Boston United.[18][19] Shortly after, Tempest re-joined Boston United for the second time, until the end of the season.[20]
After five years at Notts County, Tempest was released by the club.[21]
Tempest joined Lincoln City on a one-year contract on 14 May 2015.[22]
After being released by Lincoln City, Tempest joined Nuneaton Town. On 10 March 2017 he joined Gainsborough Trinity on loan until the end of the 16/17 season. He was released by Nuneaton in May 2017.[23]
After missing the following season through injury,[24] Tempest joined Basford United in August 2018.[25] He signed for Matlock Town on 9 January 2019.[26]
On 23 May 2019, Tempest signed for Grantham Town,[27] before taking a break from the game for personal reasons.[24]
In 2020, Tempest signed for Gedling Miners Welfare.[28]
On 17 June 2022, Tempest joined Belper Town.[29]
In May 2023, Tempest signed for Carlton Town.[30][31]
Tempest was eligible to play for Northern Ireland through his late grandfather, Bill Corkhill, though he never met his grandfather.[32] In May 2013, Tempest was called up by Northern Ireland U21.[33] He made his Northern Ireland U21 debut on 30 May 2013, in a 3–0 loss against Cyprus U21.[34] His performance in a 1–0 win against Cyprus U21 on 19 November 2013 soon earned him 'Man of the Match'.[35][36]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Notts County | 2012–13[37] | League One | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
2013–14[38] | League One | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | |
2014–15[39] | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Total | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | ||
Ilkeston (loan) | 2012–13[40] | Northern Premier League Premier Division | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
Boston United (loan) | 2014–15[41] | Conference North | 25 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 3[a] | 0 | 16 | 1 | |
Lincoln City | 2015–16[39] | National League | 28 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 1[a] | 0 | 24 | 0 | |
Nuneaton Town | 2016–17[39] | National League North | 35 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 3[a] | 0 | 25 | 1 | |
Gainsborough Trinity (loan) | 2016–17[39] | National League North | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
Basford United | 2018–19[42][43] | Northern Premier League Premier Division | 35 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 6[b] | 0 | 26 | 1 | |
Matlock Town | 2018–19[44][45] | Northern Premier League Premier Division | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[c] | 0 | 14 | 0 | |
Grantham Town | 2019–20[46] | Northern Premier League Premier Division | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Gedling Miners Welfare | 2020–21[47] | East Midlands Counties League | 5 | 2 | — | — | 1[d] | 0 | 6 | 2 | ||
2021–22[48] | United Counties League Division One | 37 | 13 | — | — | 1[d] | 0 | 38 | 13 | |||
2022–23[48] | United Counties League Division One | 17 | 2 | — | — | 1[e] | 0 | 18 | 2 | |||
Total | 59 | 17 | — | — | 3 | 0 | 62 | 17 | ||||
Belper Town (dual reg) | 2022–23[49] | Northern Premier League Premier Division | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[a] | 0 | 10 | 0 | |
Quorn (loan) | 2022–23[48] | United Counties League Premier Division North | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
Career total | 383 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 405 | 20 |
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