Lucas Tomlinson

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Lucas Tomlinson
Personal information
Full name Lucas George Tomlinson [1]
Date of birth (2000-11-06) 6 November 2000 (age 24) [2]
Place of birth Bristol, England
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) [2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Yate Town
Youth career
2011–2019 Bristol Rovers
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2019–2022 Bristol Rovers 1 (0)
2020–2021 → Bath City (loan) 5 (0)
2021 → Torquay United (loan) 2 (0)
2021–2022 → Gloucester City (loan) 31 (7)
2022 Gloucester City 15 (0)
2022–2023 Salisbury 16 (0)
2023 Yate Town 7 (3)
2023–2024 Barry Town United 27 (1)
2024– Yate Town 48 (15)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 April 2024

Lucas George Tomlinson (born 6 November 2000) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Yate Town.

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Early and personal life

Tomlinson was born in Bristol. [2] He attended Easton CE(VA) Primary School, now Easton CE Academy.

Club career

Bristol Rovers

Having joined their academy at the age of 10, [3] Tomlinson signed a professional contract with Bristol Rovers in the summer of 2019. [4] Tomlinson made his debut for Rovers on 24 September 2019 as a substitute in a 2–1 EFL Trophy victory over Chelsea Under-21s. [5] He made his league debut on 14 December 2019, coming on as a second-half substitute for Tom Nichols in a 2–1 victory at Ipswich Town. [6] He signed a new contract with Bristol Rovers in June 2020. [7] On 2 June 2021, Tomlinson signed a new one-year contract with the League Two side. [8] Tomlinson was released at the end of the 2021–22 season. [9]

Bath City (loan)

On 13 October 2020, Tomlinson joined National League South side Bath City on loan until 2 January 2021 [10] and made his debut later that day in the FA Cup as Bath defeated Slough Town 1–0. [11]

Torquay United (loan)

On 24 April 2021, Tomlinson joined National League side Torquay United on loan for the remainder of the season, as Torquay pushed for promotion. [12] He made his debut later that day as a 56' minute substitute as Torquay came from 2–0 down against Notts County to draw 2–2 in the 98th minute of the match and move to the top of the league. [13]

Gloucester City

On 1 October 2021, Tomlinson joined Gloucester City on a youth loan deal. His move to the National League North side would see him managed by former-Rovers youth-team boss Lee Mansell. [14] He made his debut the following day as his side were on the wrong-end of an FA Cup upset as they lost 1–0 at Isthmian Premier Division side Folkestone Invicta. [15] On 12 November, his loan was extended until January 2022. [16] On 4 January 2022, the loan was again extended, this time until the end of the 2021–22 season. [17] On 19 February 2022, Tomlinson scored the first senior goal of his career in a 2–2 draw with Darlington. [18] Tomlinson's goalscoring form continued and he was awarded Gloucester City's Player of the Month award for March. [19] Tomlinson ended the season having won the Gloucester City Young Player of the Season award. [20]

On 29 July 2022, Tomlinson returned to Gloucester City on a permanent basis following his release from Bristol Rovers. [21] On 11 November 2022, Tomlinson departed the club by mutual consent. [22]

Salisbury

Following his departure from Gloucester City, Tomlinson joined Southern Football League Premier Division South club Salisbury. [23]

Yate Town

In March 2023, Tomlinson signed for Yate Town. [24]

Barry Town United

On 21 June 2023, Tomlinson signed for Cymru Premier club Barry Town United. [25]

Yate Town

In June 2024, Tomlinson returned to Yate Town. [26]

Career statistics

As of end of 2021–22 season
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague FA Cup League Cup OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Bristol Rovers 2019–20 [27] League One 1000004 [a] 050
2020–21 [28] League One0000000000
2021–22 [29] League Two 0000000000
Total1000004050
Bath City (loan) 2020–21 [2] [11] National League South 5020—0070
Torquay United (loan) 2020–21 [28] National League 20——0020
Gloucester City (loan) 2021–22 [2] National League North 31710—1 [b] 0337
Career total397300050477
  1. ↑ Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
  2. ↑ Appearance(s) in FA Trophy

Honours

Individual

References

  1. ↑ "Club list of registered players: As at 18th May 2019: Bristol Rovers" (PDF). English Football League. p. 51. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Lucas Tomlinson at Soccerway. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
  3. ↑ "Lucas Tomlinson - Midfielder - First Team - Bristol Rovers". Bristol Rovers F.C. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
  4. ↑ "Six Academy Prospects Sign Pro Contracts!". Bristol Rovers F.C. 3 May 2019. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
  5. ↑ "Match Report: Rovers 2-1 Chelsea U21's". Bristol Rovers F.C. 24 September 2019. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
  6. ↑ "Ipswich Town 1–2 Bristol Rovers". BBC Sport. 14 December 2019. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
  7. ↑ Frost, Sam (25 June 2020). "Ben Garner explains decision to give Lucas Tomlinson new Rovers contract". Bristol Post . Retrieved 30 August 2020.
  8. ↑ "Club Confirms New Deals for Academy Prospects!". www.bristolrovers.co.uk. 2 June 2021.
  9. ↑ "Club Announces Released List". www.bristolrovers.co.uk. 19 May 2022. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
  10. ↑ "Lucas Tomlinson Joins Bath City on Loan". www.bristolrovers.co.uk. 13 October 2020. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
  11. 1 2 "Slough Town (0) 0 Bath City (0) 1 – FA Cup 3rd Qualifying Round – Tuesday 13 October 2020 – Arbour Park". www.bathcityfc.com. 13 October 2020. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
  12. ↑ "Lucas Tomlinson Joins Torquay United on Loan". www.bristolrovers.co.uk. 24 April 2021.
  13. ↑ "Torquay United 2–2 Notts County". BBC Sport. 24 April 2021.
  14. ↑ "Lucas Tomlinson Joins Gloucester on Loan". www.bristolrovers.co.uk. 1 October 2021.
  15. ↑ "Folkestone Invicta 1 Gloucester City 0 FA Cup match report: Striker Ade Yusuff's goal books Folkestone place in FA Cup Fourth Qualifying Round". Kent Online. 2 October 2021.
  16. ↑ "Lucas Tomlinson Extends Gloucester City Loan". www.bristolrovers.co.uk. 12 November 2021.
  17. ↑ "Hulbert and Tomlinson Extend Loan Deals". www.bristolrovers.co.uk. 4 January 2022.
  18. ↑ "Report: City 2–2 Darlington". www.gloucestercityafc.com. 20 February 2022.
  19. ↑ @GCAFCOfficial (1 April 2022). "👏 Congrats Lucas Tomlinson... your @Malvern_Tyres Player of the Month for March! #UpTheCity" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  20. 1 2 "Player of the Season awards announced". www.gloucestercityafc.com. 7 May 2022. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
  21. ↑ "Welcome Back Lucas Tomlinson". www.gloucestercityafc.com. 29 July 2022. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
  22. ↑ "LUCAS TOMLINSON DEPARTS CITY". www.gloucestercityafc.com. 11 November 2022. Retrieved 12 November 2022.
  23. ↑ Pearson, Ian (12 November 2022). "Lucas Tomlinson Signs". www.salisburyfc.co.uk. Retrieved 12 November 2022.
  24. ↑ "LUCAS TOMLINSON SIGNS FROM SALISBURY". Yate Town F.C. 18 March 2023. Retrieved 19 March 2023.
  25. ↑ @BarryTownUnited (21 June 2023). "𝑶𝒏𝒆 𝒅𝒊𝒓𝒆𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒕𝒐 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑻𝒐𝒘𝒏!➡️💛💙 Lucas Tomlinson joins from Yate Town FC🤝✍️ The midfielder comes over the bridge to play in the #JDCymruPremier for the Town🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Welcome to the Town Lucas☺️🫶 Worth the wait Yellow Blue Army😉👀 #YourTownYourTeam 💛💙" (Tweet). Retrieved 23 June 2023– via Twitter.
  26. ↑ "Lucas Tomlinson signs for Yate Town". yatetownfc.co.uk. 9 June 2024. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
  27. ↑ "Games played by Lucas Tomlinson in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
  28. 1 2 "Games played by Lucas Tomlinson in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
  29. ↑ "Games played by Lucas Tomlinson in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
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