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Gregory Tempest (born 28 December 1993) is a Northern Irish professional
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who plays as a
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for Carlton Town.


Club career


Notts County

Born in
Nottingham Nottingham ( , East Midlands English, locally ) is a City status in the United Kingdom, city and Unitary authorities of England, unitary authority area in Nottinghamshire, East Midlands, England. It is located south-east of Sheffield and nor ...
, England, Tempest started his career at
Notts County Notts County Football Club is a professional association football, football club in Nottingham, England, which competes in EFL League Two, the fourth tier of Football in England, English football, following promotion and relegation, promotion ...
when he was sixteen and was featured in the club's first team during pre-season. He signed his first professional contract with the club the following year. Ahead of the
2012–13 1 (one, unit, unity) is a number, numeral, and glyph. It is the first and smallest positive integer of the infinite sequence of natural numbers. This fundamental property has led to its unique uses in other fields, ranging from science to sp ...
season, Tempest was given number twenty-five shirt. On 9 November 2012, Tempest joined
Ilkeston Ilkeston ( ) is a town located in the Borough of Erewash in Derbyshire, England, with a population of 40,953 at the 2021 census. Its major industries, coal mining, iron working and lace making/textiles, have now all but disappeared. Part of t ...
on a month loan and made his debut against United of Manchester. He returned to his parent club after a stint at Ilkeston despite keen of extension. Upon his return, Tempest made his debut against
Scunthorpe United Scunthorpe United Football Club is a professional association football club based in Scunthorpe, North Lincolnshire, England. The team competes in the National League, the fifth tier of the English football league system. The club was formed in ...
coming on as an 82nd-minute substitute. After making three appearances in his first season, he was offered a new contract by the club, which he signed a two-year contract weeks after being offered. The 2013–14 season saw Tempest make fourteen appearances for the club under the management of
Chris Kiwomya Christopher Mark Kiwomya (born 2 December 1969) is an English football manager and former professional footballer, who is the manager of British Virgin Islands national football team. He played as a forward from 1987 until 2002 notably in th ...
and Shaun Derry. During the season, he provided two assists: one was against
Crewe Alexandra Crewe Alexandra Football Club is a professional association football club based in the town of Crewe, Cheshire, England. Its first team competes in League Two, the fourth level of the English football league system. Nicknamed 'The Railwaymen' ...
, in a 4–0 win on 5 October 2013 and another was against
Oldham Athletic Oldham Athletic Association Football Club is a professional association football club in Oldham, Greater Manchester, England. As of the 2025–26 EFL League Two, 2025–26 season, the team competes in EFL League Two, the fourth level of the Eng ...
on 29 October 2013. On 26 September 2014, Tempest joined
Boston United Boston United Football Club is a semi-professional association football club based in Boston, Lincolnshire, England. The club participates in the National League, the fifth level of the English football league system. The club is known as 'the ...
on loan for a month. He then had his loan at Boston United extended until 27 December 2014. He made his return to his parent club after making fourteen appearances and scoring once against Lowestoft Town for Boston United. Shortly after, Tempest re-joined Boston United for the second time, until the end of the season. After five years at Notts County, Tempest was released by the club.


Lincoln City

Tempest joined Lincoln City on a one-year contract on 14 May 2015.


Later career

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. After missing the following season through injury, Tempest joined Basford United in August 2018. He signed for
Matlock Town Matlock Town Football Club is a association football, football club based in Matlock, Derbyshire, Matlock, Derbyshire, England. Nicknamed 'the Gladiators', they are currently members of the and play at Causeway Lane. History The club was esta ...
on 9 January 2019. On 23 May 2019, Tempest signed for Grantham Town, before taking a break from the game for personal reasons. In 2020, Tempest signed for Gedling Miners Welfare. On 17 June 2022, Tempest joined
Belper Town Belper Town Football Club is a football club based in Belper, Derbyshire, England. They are currently members of the and play at Christchurch Meadow. The club are nicknamed the "Nailers" due to the town's nail-making industry. History The club ...
. In May 2023, Tempest signed for Carlton Town.


International career

Tempest was eligible to play for
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through his late grandfather, Bill Corkhill, though he never met his grandfather. In May 2013, Tempest was called up by Northern Ireland U21. He made his Northern Ireland U21 debut on 30 May 2013, in a 3–0 loss against Cyprus U21. His performance in a 1–0 win against Cyprus U21 on 19 November 2013 soon earned him 'Man of the Match'.


Career statistics


References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Tempest, Greg 1993 births Living people Footballers from Nottingham English men's footballers English people of Northern Ireland descent Men's association footballers from Northern Ireland Northern Ireland men's under-21 international footballers Men's association football midfielders Notts County F.C. players Ilkeston F.C. players Boston United F.C. players Lincoln City F.C. players Nuneaton Town F.C. players Gainsborough Trinity F.C. players Basford United F.C. players Matlock Town F.C. players Gedling Miners Welfare F.C. players Belper Town F.C. players Quorn F.C. players Carlton Town F.C. players English Football League players Northern Premier League players National League (English football) players United Counties League players East Midlands Counties Football League players 21st-century English sportsmen