Ben Tomlinson

Ben Tomlinson

Tomlinson playing for Alfreton Town in 2013
Personal information
Full name	Ben Tomlinson [1]
Date of birth	(1989-10-31) 31 October 1989 (age 34)
Place of birth	Dinnington, England
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Worksop Town
Youth career
0000–2008	Worksop Town
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2008–2011	Worksop Town
2011–2012	Macclesfield Town	25	(6)
2012–2013	Alfreton Town	39	(11)
2013–2015	Lincoln City	85	(32)
2015–2017	Barnet	6	(0)
2015	→ Grimsby Town (loan)	7	(0)
2015–2016	→ Tranmere Rovers (loan)	10	(0)
2016	→ Barrow (loan)	14	(4)
2017	Carlisle United	2	(0)
2017–2019	FC Halifax Town	52	(4)
2019–2020	Alfreton Town	21	(2)
2020	→ Frickley Athletic (loan)	4	(1)
2020–	Worksop Town	36	(2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:52, 14 August 2024 (UTC)

Ben Tomlinson (born 31 October 1989) is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for Worksop Town

Career

Tomlinson was born in Dinnington, South Yorkshire. He came through the youth setup of Nottinghamshire-based club Worksop Town, and originally played for the under-19s before making it into the first team for the Tigers. ^[2] He signed for Football League Two side Macclesfield Town on 29 June 2011 for an undisclosed five figure sum. ^[3] He made his professional debut on 6 August 2011, in the opening day defeat to Dagenham & Redbridge at Moss Rose. ^[4] Tomlinson scored his first league goals at Hereford United, scoring twice in the last five minutes after coming on as a late substitute. On 13 September he scored o–ne of the fastest goals in Football League history, scoring in just 6.4 seconds straight from kick off against then League Two leaders Morecambe. ^[5]

On 8 August 2012 Tomlinson joined Conference Premier side Alfreton Town on a two-year contract for an undisclosed fee. ^[6] In July 2013, less than a year after moving to Alfreton, he joined fellow Conference side Lincoln City on a two-year contract for an undisclosed four-figure fee. ^[7]

After two years at Lincoln, Tomlinson joined Barnet in May 2015, on a two-year deal. ^[8]

On 17 September 2015, Tomlinson joined National League side Grimsby Town on a one-month loan. ^[9] After seven appearances, he returned to Barnet and then joined Tranmere Rovers on loan on 29 October 2015. ^[10] Tomlinson left Barnet by mutual consent on 31 January 2017, having made only 12 appearances in one-and-a-half seasons at the club. ^[11]

Tomlinson joined Carlisle United on a non-contract basis in March 2017. ^[12] He then signed for F.C. Halifax Town on a one-year deal on 18 July 2017. ^[13] He signed a new one-year contract with Halifax in June 2018. ^[14] He went on to play 56 games in all competitions for the Shaymen, scoring four goals.

Tomlinson re-joined Alfreton for the 2019–20 season. ^[15]

In October 2020, Tomlinson joined Frickley Athletic on loan to cover for injuries to their forwards. ^[16]

On 17 November 2020, he returned to Northern Premier League Division One east side Worksop Town after nine years away. ^[17]

Career statistics

As of match played 8 January 2022 ^{[18] [19]}

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Macclesfield Town	2011–12 [20]	League Two	25	6	0	0	1	0	1 [lower-alpha 1]	0	27	6
Alfreton Town	2012–13 [21]	Conference Premier	39	11	3	4	—		4 [lower-alpha 2]	1	46	16
Lincoln City	2013–14 [22]	Conference Premier	39	18	4	2	—		1 [lower-alpha 3]	0	44	20
	2014–15 [22]	Conference Premier	46	14	2	0	—		1 [lower-alpha 3]	0	49	14
	Total		85	32	6	2	—		2	0	93	34
Barnet	2015–16 [23]	League Two	3	0	0	0	1	0	1 [lower-alpha 1]	0	5	0
	2016–17 [24]	League Two	3	0	1	0	0	0	3 [lower-alpha 1]	0	7	0
	Total		6	0	1	0	1	0	4	0	12	0
Grimsby Town (loan)	2015–16 [23]	National League	7	0	0	0	—		0	0	7	0
Tranmere Rovers (loan)	2015–16 [23]	National League	10	0	0	0	—		1 [lower-alpha 3]	0	11	0
Barrow (loan)	2015–16 [23]	National League	14	4	0	0	—		0	0	14	4
Carlisle United	2016–17 [24]	League Two	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
F.C. Halifax Town	2017–18 [19]	National League	34	3	1	0	—		2 [lower-alpha 3]	0	37	3
	2018–19 [19]	National League	18	1	0	0	—		1 [lower-alpha 3]	0	19	1
	Total		52	4	1	0	—		3	0	56	4
Alfreton Town	2019–20 [19]	National League North	21	2	0	0	—		0	0	21	2
Frickley Athletic	2020–21 [25]	NPL Division One South East	4	1	0	0	—		1 [lower-alpha 3]	0	5	1
Worksop Town	2021–22 [26]	NPL Division One East	17	0	4	1	—		3 [lower-alpha 4]	2	24	3
Career total			282	60	15	7	2	0	17	3	318	70

1. Appearance in the Football League Trophy
2. One appearance in the FA Trophy, three appearances and one goal in the Derbyshire Senior Cup
3. Appearance in the FA Trophy
4. One appearance and one goal in the FA Trophy, two appearances and one goal in Sheffield & Hallam Senior Cup

References

1. "List of Players under Written Contract Registered Between 01/07/2013 and 31/07/2013" (PDF). The Football Association. p. 33. Retrieved 20 June 2014.
2. "Tigers sell Tomlinson to Macclesfield". 29 June 2011. Archived from the original on 8 August 2016. Retrieved 6 August 2011.
3. "Macclesfield Town sign Worksop striker Ben Tomlinson". BBC Sport. 29 June 2011. Archived from the original on 28 July 2011. Retrieved 6 August 2011.
4. "Macclesfield 0–1 Dag & Red". BBC Sport. 6 August 2011. Retrieved 6 August 2011.
5. Macclesfield 1–1 Morecambe
6. "Ben Tomlinson joins Alfreton Town". BBC Sport. Retrieved 10 December 2012.
7. "Striker Signs Two-Year Deal". Lincoln City F.C. Retrieved 23 July 2013.
8. Ben Tomlinson signs for the Bees!
9. "Grimsby sign Barnet striker on loan". BBC Sport. 17 September 2015. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
10. Ben Tomlinson: Tranmere Rovers sign Barnet striker on loan
11. Official: Ben Tomlinson leaves Barnet ^{[ permanent dead link ]}
12. Former Barnet striker signs for United
13. TOMLINSON JOINS SHAYMEN
14. FC Halifax Town: Ben Tomlinson extends contract after first season with Shaymen
15. Ben Tomlinson returns to the Impact
16. "Wisbech Town v Frickley Athletic – Frickley Athletic FC".
17. Cash, Devon (17 November 2020). "Worksop Town re-sign former forward Ben Tomlinson". Worksop Guardian. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
18. Ben Tomlinson at Soccerbase
19. Ben Tomlinson at Soccerway
20. "Games played by Ben Tomlinson in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 June 2014.
21. "The Squad – 2012/13 Final appearances and goalscorers". Alfreton Town F.C. Archived from the original on 28 September 2013. Retrieved 14 May 2013.
22. "B. Tomlinson". Soccerway. Retrieved 4 February 2014.
23. "Games played by Ben Tomlinson in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
24. "Games played by Ben Tomlinson in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 January 2017.
25. "Frickley Athletic – Appearances – Ben Tomlinson – 2020-2021". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
26. "Worksop Town – Appearances – Ben Tomlinson". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 10 January 2022.

External links

• Ben Tomlinson profile ^{[ permanent dead link ]} at Lincoln City F.C.
• Ben Tomlinson profile at Alfreton Town F.C.
• Ben Tomlinson at Soccerbase
• Ben Tomlinson at Soccerway