Steven Tom

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Steven Tom
Personal information
Full name Steven Tom [1]
Date of birth (1951-02-05) 5 February 1951 (age 73) [2]
Place of birth Ware, Hertfordshire, England [2]
Position(s) Defender, midfielder
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1969–1971 Queens Park Rangers 0 (0)
1971–1972 Brentford 18 (1)
1972–1976 Barnet 143 (4)
Ilford
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Steven Tom (born 5 February 1951) is an English retired professional footballer who played as a defender in the Football League for Brentford. He later made over 150 appearances for Southern League club Barnet.

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Playing career

Brentford

Tom began his career at Queens Park Rangers and joined Fourth Division club Brentford in 1971. [3] He made 21 appearances and scored one goal, on his debut, during the 1971–72 season, [4] in which the Bees won promotion to the Third Division with a third-place finish. [3] Tom was released at the end of the season. [3]

Non-league football

After his release from Brentford, Tom dropped into non-League football and played for Barnet and Ilford in the Southern and Isthmian leagues respectively. [3]

Personal life

After his retirement from football, Tom worked as a black cab driver. [5]

Honours

Brentford

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueFA CupLeague CupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Brentford 1971–72 [4] Fourth Division 1812010211
Barnet 1972–73 [6] Southern League Premier Division381503 [lower-alpha 1] 0461
1973–74 [6] 421201 [lower-alpha 1] 0451
1974–75 [6] 411201 [lower-alpha 1] 0441
1975–76 [6] Southern League First Division North2211000231
Total1434100501584
Career total161512010501795
  1. 1 2 3 Appearances in FA Trophy

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References

  1. Hugman, Barry (1981). Football League Players Records (1946–1981). Aylesbury: Rothmans Publications. p. 333. ISBN   0-907574-08-4.
  2. 1 2 "Steven Tom". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Haynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920–2006. Harefield: Yore Publications. p. 161. ISBN   978-0955294914.
  4. 1 2 3 White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. p. 391. ISBN   0951526200.
  5. "Where Are They Now? Brentford Division Four promotion-winners 1971–72". The League Paper. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
  6. 1 2 3 4 "Steve Tom". Downhill Second Half – A Barnet FC Archive. Retrieved 25 December 2020.