Josh Tomlinson

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Josh Tomlinson
Personal information
Full name Joshua Geoffrey Tomlinson [1]
Date of birth (2005-12-01) 1 December 2005 (age 19) [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*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2021– Northampton Town 0 (0)
2022–2023Harborough Town (loan) 4 (0)
2023Barwell (loan) 6 (0)
2023–2024St Ives Town (loan) 26 (3)
2024–2025Needham 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.

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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". [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]

Career statistics

As of match played 17 December 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague FA Cup EFL Cup OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Northampton Town 2021–22 [12] League Two 0000001 [a] 010
2022–23 [13] League Two0000003 [a] 131
2023–24 [14] League One 0000001 [a] 010
2024–25 [15] League One0000004 [a] 040
Total0000009191
Harborough Town (loan) 2022–23 [16] Northern Division One Mids4000000040
Barwell (loan) 2022–23 [17] Southern Premier Central6000000060
St Ives Town (loan) 2023–24 Southern Premier Central26300003 [b] 0293
Needham Market (loan) 2024–24 National League North 11000001 [b] 0120
Career total4730000131604
  1. 1 2 3 4 Appearance(s) in the EFL Trophy.
  2. 1 2 Appearance(s) in FA Trophy

Honours

Individual

References

  1. "Club list of registered players: As at 17th May 2025" (PDF). English Football League. Retrieved 1 July 2025.
  2. "Joshua Tomlinson - Defender - First Team - Northampton Town". www.ntfc.co.uk. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
  3. Josh Tomlinson at Soccerway
  4. Heneghan, James (3 November 2021). "Brady impressed by Tomlinson after teenager breaks Toney's record". Northampton Chronicle & Echo. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
  5. "Teen Tomlinson's joy at milestone Cobblers goal". BBC Sport. 19 October 2022. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
  6. Heneghan, James (7 December 2022). "Record-breaking defender Josh Tomlinson pens first pro deal with Cobblers". Northampton Chronicle & Echo. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
  7. Willsher, Gareth (7 December 2022). "JOSH TOMLINSON SIGNS LONG TERM PROFESSIONAL CONTRACT". www.ntfc.co.uk. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
  8. Willsher, Gareth (24 December 2022). "JOSH TOMLINSON MAKES LOAN MOVE". www.ntfc.co.uk. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
  9. "Joshua Tomlinson - Defender - First Team - Northampton Town". www.ntfc.co.uk. Retrieved 2023-05-01.
  10. www.ntfc.co.uk https://www.ntfc.co.uk/news/2025/may/06/end-of-season-retained-list/ . Retrieved 2025-05-13.{{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  11. @BedfordTown (9 August 2025). "Tomlinson arrives on loan ✍🏼 We're pleased to announce the loan signing of defender Josh Tomlinson on loan from @ntfc Welcome Josh 👏🏼" (Tweet). Retrieved 10 August 2025 via Twitter.
  12. "Games played by Josh Tomlinson in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
  13. "Games played by Josh Tomlinson in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
  14. "Games played by Josh Tomlinson in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
  15. "Games played by Josh Tomlinson in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
  16. "Harborough Town | Appearances | Joshua Tomlinson | Football Web Pages". www.footballwebpages.co.uk. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
  17. "Josh Tomlinson - Barwell Football Club First". www.pitchero.com. Retrieved 2023-05-01.
  18. "Middlesbrough's Chuba Akpom takes Sky Bet Championship Player of the Season". English Football League. 23 April 2023. Retrieved 24 April 2023.