Josh Tomlinson
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | (2005-12-01) 1 December 2005 (age 18)[1] | ||
Place of birth | Kettering, England[2] | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Northampton Town | ||
Number | 25 | ||
Youth career | |||
Northampton Town | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2021– | Northampton Town | 0 | (0) |
2022–2023 | → Harborough Town (loan) | 4 | (0) |
2023 | → Barwell (loan) | 6 | (0) |
2023– | → St Ives Town (loan) | 6 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:57, 4 December 2023 (UTC) |
Josh Tomlinson (born 1 December 2005) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for EFL League One club Northampton Town.
Career
Tomlinson made his first-team debut for Northampton Town aged 15 years and 336 days, making him the youngest player in the club's history when he played in a centre-back partnership with Dominic Revan in a 2–1 defeat to Brighton & Hove Albion U21 in an EFL Trophy match at Sixfields Stadium; manager Jon Brady said that "he hardly put a foot wrong, his distribution was good and he read the game well".[3] On 18 October 2022, he became the youngest goalscorer in the club's history when he scored in a 3–1 home defeat to Arsenal U21 at the age of 16 years and 321 days.[4] He signed his first professional contract the following month, having also played a record amount of times for the under-18 team after becoming the youngest player to represent them at the age of thirteen.[5][6] On 24 December 2022, he joined Northern Premier League Midlands side Harborough Town on a one month loan.[7] He then moved on to Barwell on a similar basis the following month.[8]
Career statistics
- As of match played 4 December 2023
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Northampton Town | 2021–22[9] | League Two | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 1 | 0 |
2022–23[10] | League Two | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3[b] | 1 | 3 | 1 | |
2023–24[11] | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 | ||
Harborough Town (loan) | 2022–23[12] | Northern Division One Mids | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
Barwell (loan) | 2022–23[13] | Southern Premier Central | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
St Ives Town (loan) | 2023–24 | Southern Premier Central | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3[d] | 0 | 9 | 1 |
Career total | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 24 | 2 |
- ^ Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
- ^ Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
- ^ Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
- ^ Appearance(s) in FA Trophy
Honours
Individual
References
- ^ "Joshua Tomlinson - Defender - First Team - Northampton Town". www.ntfc.co.uk. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
- ^ Josh Tomlinson at Soccerway
- ^ Heneghan, James (3 November 2021). "Brady impressed by Tomlinson after teenager breaks Toney's record". Northampton Chronicle & Echo. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
- ^ "Teen Tomlinson's joy at milestone Cobblers goal". BBC Sport. 19 October 2022. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
- ^ Heneghan, James (7 December 2022). "Record-breaking defender Josh Tomlinson pens first pro deal with Cobblers". Northampton Chronicle & Echo. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
- ^ Willsher, Gareth (7 December 2022). "JOSH TOMLINSON SIGNS LONG TERM PROFESSIONAL CONTRACT". www.ntfc.co.uk. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
- ^ Willsher, Gareth (24 December 2022). "JOSH TOMLINSON MAKES LOAN MOVE". www.ntfc.co.uk. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
- ^ "Joshua Tomlinson - Defender - First Team - Northampton Town". www.ntfc.co.uk. Retrieved 2023-05-01.
- ^ "Games played by Josh Tomlinson in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
- ^ "Games played by Josh Tomlinson in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
- ^ "Games played by Josh Tomlinson in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
- ^ "Harborough Town | Appearances | Joshua Tomlinson | Football Web Pages". www.footballwebpages.co.uk. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
- ^ "Josh Tomlinson - Barwell Football Club First". www.pitchero.com. Retrieved 2023-05-01.
- ^ "Middlesbrough's Chuba Akpom takes Sky Bet Championship Player of the Season". English Football League. 23 April 2023. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
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- 2 Magloire
- 3 McGowan
- 4 Sowerby
- 5 Guthrie
- 6 Sherring
- 7 Hoskins
- 8 Fox
- 9 Appéré
- 10 Hylton
- 11 Pinnock
- 12 Monthé
- 14 Koiki
- 15 Willis
- 16 Simpson
- 17 McWilliams
- 19 Bowie
- 20 Lintott
- 21 Leonard
- 22 Odimayo
- 23 Hondermarck
- 24 Haynes
- 25 Tomlinson
- 26 Thompson
- 27 Abimbola
- 28 Springett
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- 35 Dyche
- 36 Dadge
- 37 Scott
- 38 Hart
- 39 Ireland
- 40 Dobson
- 41 Wyatt
- 42 Jenkins
- Manager: Brady