| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Joshua Geoffrey Tomlinson [1] | ||
| Date of birth | 1 December 2005 [2] | ||
| Place of birth | Kettering, England [3] | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Bedford Town (on loan from Northampton Town) | ||
| 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) |
| 2023–2024 | → St Ives Town (loan) | 26 | (3) |
| 2024–2025 | → Needham Market (loan) | 27 | (0) |
| 2025– | → Bedford Town (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 12:10, 10 August 2025 (UTC) | |||
Joshua Geoffrey Tomlinson (born 1 December 2005) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for Bedford Town, on loan from Northampton Town.
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". [4] 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. [5] 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. [6] [7] On 24 December 2022, he joined Northern Premier League Midlands side Harborough Town on a one month loan. [8] He then moved on to Barwell on a similar basis the following month. [9]
On 6 May 2025, Northampton announced the player had been offered a new contract. [10]
On 9 August 2025, Tomlinson joined newly promoted National League North club Bedford Town on loan. [11]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Northampton Town | 2021–22 [12] | League Two | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 [a] | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022–23 [13] | League Two | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 [a] | 1 | 3 | 1 | |
| 2023–24 [14] | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 [a] | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2024–25 [15] | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 [a] | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 9 | 1 | ||
| Harborough Town (loan) | 2022–23 [16] | Northern Division One Mids | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Barwell (loan) | 2022–23 [17] | Southern Premier Central | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| St Ives Town (loan) | 2023–24 | Southern Premier Central | 26 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 [b] | 0 | 29 | 3 |
| Needham Market (loan) | 2024–24 | National League North | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 [b] | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| Career total | 47 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 60 | 4 | ||
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