Josh Tomlinson

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Josh Tomlinson
Personal information
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*
YearsTeamApps(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.

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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
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague FA Cup EFL Cup OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Northampton Town 2021–22 [9] League Two 0000001 [lower-alpha 1] 010
2022–23 [10] League Two 0000003 [lower-alpha 2] 131
2023–24 [11] League One 0000001 [lower-alpha 3] 010
Total0000005151
Harborough Town (loan) 2022–23 [12] Northern Division One Mids4000000040
Barwell (loan) 2022–23 [13] Southern Premier Central6000000060
St Ives Town (loan) 2023–24 Southern Premier Central6100003 [lower-alpha 4] 091
Career total161000081242
  1. ↑ Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
  2. ↑ Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
  3. ↑ Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
  4. ↑ Appearance(s) in FA Trophy

Honours

Individual

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References

  1. ↑ "Joshua Tomlinson - Defender - First Team - Northampton Town". www.ntfc.co.uk. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
  2. ↑ Josh Tomlinson at Soccerway
  3. ↑ Heneghan, James (3 November 2021). "Brady impressed by Tomlinson after teenager breaks Toney's record". Northampton Chronicle & Echo. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
  4. ↑ "Teen Tomlinson's joy at milestone Cobblers goal". BBC Sport. 19 October 2022. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
  5. ↑ Heneghan, James (7 December 2022). "Record-breaking defender Josh Tomlinson pens first pro deal with Cobblers". Northampton Chronicle & Echo. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
  6. ↑ Willsher, Gareth (7 December 2022). "JOSH TOMLINSON SIGNS LONG TERM PROFESSIONAL CONTRACT". www.ntfc.co.uk. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
  7. ↑ Willsher, Gareth (24 December 2022). "JOSH TOMLINSON MAKES LOAN MOVE". www.ntfc.co.uk. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
  8. ↑ "Joshua Tomlinson - Defender - First Team - Northampton Town". www.ntfc.co.uk. Retrieved 2023-05-01.
  9. ↑ "Games played by Josh Tomlinson in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
  10. ↑ "Games played by Josh Tomlinson in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
  11. ↑ "Games played by Josh Tomlinson in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
  12. ↑ "Harborough Town | Appearances | Joshua Tomlinson | Football Web Pages". www.footballwebpages.co.uk. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
  13. ↑ "Josh Tomlinson - Barwell Football Club First". www.pitchero.com. Retrieved 2023-05-01.
  14. ↑ "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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