{{short description|English footballer (born 1990)}} {{use British English|date=July 2013}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2023}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Bobby Hopkinson | image = | caption = | fullname = Bobby Thomas Hopkinson | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1990|07|03|df=y}} | birth_place = Plymouth, England | height = {{height|ft=5|in=8}} | position = Midfielder | currentclub = Camelford | clubnumber = | youthyears1 = {{0|000}}?–2008 | youthclubs1 = Plymouth Argyle | years1 = 2008–2009 | years2 = 2009–2010 | years3 = 2010 | years4 = 2010–2011 | years5 = 2011–2012 | years6 = 2012–2013 | years7 = 2013– | years8 = {{0|0000}}–2014 | years9 = 2014–2015 | years10 = 2015 | years11 = 2015 | years12 = 2019- | clubs1 = Tiverton Town | clubs2 = Aldershot Town | clubs3 = → Farnborough (dual registration) | clubs4 = Havant & Waterlooville | clubs5 = → Horndean (loan) | clubs6 = Truro City | clubs7 = Plymstock United | clubs8 = Witheridge | clubs9 = Bodmin Town | clubs10 = Tavistock | clubs11 = Launceston | clubs12 = Camelford
| caps1 = 61 | caps2 = 1 | caps3 = 3 | caps4 = 34 | caps5 = 6 | caps6 = 13 | goals1 = 9 | goals2 = 0 | goals3 = 1 | goals4 = 2 | goals5 = 1 | goals6 = 0
| club-update = 26 January 2013 | ntupdate = }} '''Bobby Thomas Hopkinson''' (born 3 July 1990) is a professional English footballer.
==Career== Hopkinson started his career as a youth player at Plymouth Argyle, signing on scholarship forms in July 2006 under Ian Holloway.<ref name="Argyle bolster their youth set-up">{{cite news |url=http://www.mtfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10393~1813230,00.html |title=Argyle bolster their youth set-up |publisher=BBC Sport |date=6 July 2006 |access-date=11 October 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091003124346/http://www.mtfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0%2C%2C10393~1813230%2C00.html |archive-date=3 October 2009 }}</ref> Hopkinson was a member of the Argyle side that reached the FA Youth Cup quarter-finals in 2007–08. He did not make a first team appearance, and was released at the end of the 2007–08 season.
Following his release from Plymouth, Hopkinson joined Southern League Premier Division team Tiverton Town where he spent the 2008–09 season. At the end of the season Hopkinson was awarded the "Travel Club Player of The Year" award and the "WWW Player of The Year" award.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.tivertontownfc.com/playerhonourspage.htm| title=Players of the Year| publisher=tivertontownfc.com| url-status=dead| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081208003812/http://www.tivertontownfc.com/playerhonourspage.htm| archive-date=8 December 2008}}</ref>
After a successful trial he joined League Two side Aldershot Town in August 2009 on non-contract terms.<ref name="Shots sign midfielder Hopkinson">{{cite news |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/a/aldershot/8217982.stm|title=Shots sign midfielder Hopkinson|publisher=BBC Sport|date=24 August 2009|access-date=11 October 2009}}</ref> Aldershot manager Gary Waddock praised his commitment saying "Bobby and his family have shown a lot of commitment".<ref name="Shots sign midfielder Hopkinson" /> He made his debut for Aldershot Town on 6 October against Hereford United in their 2–2 away draw in the Football League Trophy Southern Section Second Round, replacing Scott Donnelly in the 68th minute as a substitute.<ref name="Hereford 2 – 2 Aldershot">{{cite news |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/8284840.stm|title=Hereford 2 – 2 Aldershot|publisher=BBC Sport|date=6 October 2009|access-date=11 October 2009}}</ref> Hereford went on to win the game 4–3 in a penalty shootout.<ref name="Hereford 2 – 2 Aldershot" /> Hopkinson made his debut in the Football League in Aldershot's subsequent League Two game against Morecambe in the 4–1 home win on 10 October. He replaced Scott Donnelly again as a substitute in the 82nd minute.<ref name="Aldershot 4 – 1 Morecambe">{{cite news |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_div_3/8293262.stm|title=Aldershot 4 – 1 Morecambe|publisher=BBC Sport|date=10 October 2009|access-date=11 October 2009}}</ref>
On 15 January 2010, it was announced that Southern Football League Premier Division side Farnborough had signed Hopkinson on dual registration forms with Aldershot Town.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.farnboroughfc.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=649:young-shot-signs-on-dual-forms&catid=1:latest&Itemid=196 | title= Young Shot Signs on Dual Forms | publisher=farnboroughfc.co.uk | access-date=15 January 2010 }}</ref> Hopkinson made his debut the next day, when he came on as a substitute in Farnborough's 2–1 win against Clevedon Town. Three days later Hopkinson scored his first goal for Farnborough, after he came on as a substitute against Banbury United.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.farnboroughfc.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=655:banbury-united-0-farnborough-3-&catid=42:match-report | title= Banbury United 0 Farnborough 3 | publisher=farnboroughfc.co.uk | access-date=20 January 2010 }}</ref>
On 5 March, Aldershot Town announced that Hopkinson had left the club, and he was linked with a return to Tiverton.<ref name="Hopkinson Leaves">{{cite news|url=http://www.theshots.co.uk/newspage.ink?nid=32386&type=p|title=Hopkinson Leaves|publisher=theshots.co.uk|date=5 March 2010|access-date=2 March 2010}}{{dead link|date=July 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
Shortly following the end of the season, it was announced that Hopkinson signed a two-year deal at the club he was on loan at for the last few weeks of the season, Havant & Waterlooville. Staying at Havant for the 2010–11 season, Hopkinson made 34 league appearances, five of which came from the substitutes' bench, and scored two goals.
He signed for Wessex League Premier Division club Horndean in August 2011 on loan.<ref name="Carter delighted at Hopkinson signing">{{cite news|url=http://www.nonleaguedaily.com/news/index.php?&newsmode=FULL&nid=77940|title=Carter delighted at Hopkinson signing|publisher=Non-League Daily|date=29 August 2011|access-date=2011-08-29|url-status=usurped|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121004104726/http://www.nonleaguedaily.com/news/index.php?&newsmode=FULL&nid=77940|archive-date=4 October 2012}}</ref> Hopkinson signed for Truro City in September 2012. But left the club by mutual consent on 7 February 2013. He later played for Plymstock United, Witheridge, Bodmin Town, Tavistock, Launceston in 2015 and now plays for Camelford
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==External links== *[https://web.archive.org/web/20120309031617/http://www.theshots.co.uk/playerdisplay.ink?skip=11&season=2009%2F2010&playertype=P Aldershot Town profile] *{{Soccerbase}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Hopkinson, Bobby}} Category:Living people Category:1990 births Category:English men's footballers Category:Plymouth Argyle F.C. players Category:Tiverton Town F.C. players Category:Aldershot Town F.C. players Category:Farnborough F.C. players Category:Havant & Waterlooville F.C. players Category:Horndean F.C. players Category:Truro City F.C. players Category:Witheridge F.C. players Category:Bodmin Town F.C. players Category:Tavistock A.F.C. players Category:Launceston F.C. players Category:English Football League players Category:Men's association football midfielders Category:Wessex Football League players Category:Footballers from Plymouth, Devon Category:21st-century English sportsmen