Tom Dallison

Tom Dallison

Dallison in 2015
Personal information
Full name	Thomas Albert Dallison-Lisbon [1]
Date of birth	(1996-02-02) 2 February 1996 (age 29)
Place of birth	Dagenham, England
Height	6 ft 4 in (1.92 m) [2]
Position(s)	Centre-back
Team information
Current team	Ebbsfleet United
Number	26
Youth career
2010–2012	West Ham United
2012–2013	Arsenal
2013–2015	Brighton & Hove Albion
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2013–2018	Brighton & Hove Albion	0	(0)
2015	→ Dartford (loan)	12	(0)
2015–2016	→ Braintree Town (loan)	4	(0)
2016	→ Crawley Town (loan)	1	(0)
2016–2017	→ Cambridge United (loan)	5	(0)
2017–2018	→ Accrington Stanley (loan)	2	(0)
2018–2019	Falkirk	12	(0)
2019–2022	Crawley Town	66	(2)
2022–2024	Colchester United	58	(2)
2024–	Ebbsfleet United	30	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17:10, 8 March 2025 (UTC)

Thomas Albert Dallison-Lisbon (born 2 February 1996) is an English footballer who plays as a central defender for Ebbsfleet United.

Early life

Dallison-Lisbon was born on 2 February 1996 in Dagenham. ^{[3] [4]}

Career

Dallison began his career playing the youth teams at West Ham United and Arsenal before signing a contract with Brighton & Hove Albion in October 2013 following a successful trial. ^{[5] [6]} He spent time out on loan at non-league sides Dartford and Braintree Town in 2015. ^{[7] [8]} In February 2016 he joined League Two side Crawley Town on loan. ^[9] He made his professional debut on 20 February 2016 in a 1–1 draw against Plymouth Argyle, ^[10] but broke his foot after 60 minutes, ruling him out for the rest of the season. ^[11]

On 18 July 2016, Dallison joined League Two club Cambridge United on a loan deal lasting until 8 January 2017. ^[12]

In August 2017 he joined Accrington Stanley on loan, ^[13] He scored his first goal for Accrington in an EFL Cup tie against West Bromwich Albion on 22 August 2017, ^[14] and in January 2018 he returned to Brighton. ^[15]

In May 2018, Dallison signed a pre-contract agreement with Scottish Championship club Falkirk. ^[16]

He signed for Crawley Town in January 2019. ^[17] In January 2020, Dallison extended his contract with Crawley until the end of the 2021–22 season. ^[18]

On 6 January 2022, Dallison signed a two-and-a-half-year contract with Colchester United for an undisclosed fee. ^[19]

On 8 May 2024, the club announced he would be released in the summer when his contract expired. ^[20]

Career statistics

As of match played 8 March 2025

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup		League cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Brighton and Hove Albion	2014–15 [21]	Championship	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Dartford (loan)	2014–15 [21]	Conference Premier	12	0	0	0	—		0	0	12	0
Braintree Town (loan)	2015–16 [22]	National League	4	0	0	0	—		0	0	4	0
Crawley Town (loan)	2015–16 [22]	League Two	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Cambridge United (loan)	2016–17 [23]	League Two	5	0	0	0	1	0	3 [a]	0	9	0
Accrington Stanley (loan)	2017–18 [24]	League Two	2	0	0	0	2	1	2 [a]	0	6	1
Falkirk	2018–19 [25]	Scottish Championship	12	0	1	0	3	0	1 [b]	0	17	0
Crawley Town	2018–19 [25]	League Two	19	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	19	0
	2019–20 [26]	League Two	21	0	2	0	4	1	3 [a]	0	30	1
	2020–21 [27]	League Two	14	2	3	0	1	0	2 [a]	0	20	2
	2021–22 [28]	League Two	12	0	1	0	1	0	3 [a]	0	17	0
	Total		66	2	6	0	6	1	8	0	86	3
Colchester United	2021–22 [28]	League Two	9	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	1
	2022–23 [29]	League Two	22	0	0	0	1	0	2 [a]	0	25	0
	2023–24 [30]	League Two	27	1	1	0	1	0	1 [a]	0	30	1
	Total		58	2	1	0	2	0	3	0	64	2
Ebbsfleet United	2024–25 [31]	National League	30	0	1	0	0	0	4 [c]	0	35	0
Career total			190	4	9	0	14	2	21	0	229	6

1. Appearances in the EFL Trophy
2. Appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup
3. One appearance in the FA Trophy and three appearances in the National League Cup

References

1. "Notification of shirt numbers: Crawley Town" (PDF). English Football League. p. 24. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
2. "First team: Tom Dallison". Crawley Town F.C. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
3. Tom Dallison at Soccerway . Retrieved 16 January 2021.
4. "Tom Dallison". 11v11. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
5. "Thomas Dallison-Lisbon". Brighton and Hove Albion F.C. Archived from the original on 25 December 2017. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
6. "Brighton confirm two-year deal for Arsenal's Tom Dallison". Sky Sports. 24 October 2013. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
7. "Braintree Town: Tom Dallison and Jordan Chiedozie join on loan". BBC Sport. 18 August 2015. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
8. "Tom Dallison: Brighton centre-back joins Dartford on loan". BBC Sport. 13 February 2015. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
9. "Crawley Town sign Andy Bond and Brighton's Tom Dallison". BBC Sport. 19 February 2016. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
10. "Crawley Town 1-1 Plymouth Argyle". BBC Sport. 20 February 2016. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
11. Owen, Brian (10 January 2019). "Why Tom Dallison has unfinished business at Crawley". The Argus. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
12. "Dallison joins Cambridge on loan". Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. 18 July 2016. Archived from the original on 10 October 2016. Retrieved 18 July 2016.
13. "Accrington Stanley: Tom Dallison and Tyler Forbes join on loan from Brighton". BBC Sport. 4 August 2017. Retrieved 29 August 2017.
14. "Accrington Stanley 1-3 West Bromwich Albion". BBC Sport. 22 August 2017. Retrieved 29 August 2017.
15. Glover, Alex (5 January 2018). "Loan players return". Accrington Stanley F.C. Archived from the original on 9 January 2018. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
16. "TOM DALLISON SIGNS PRE-CONTRACT AGREEMENT". Falkirk F.C. 9 May 2018. Retrieved 9 May 2018.
17. "Tom Dallison: Crawley sign defender after Falkirk exit". BBC Sport. 8 January 2019. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
18. "DALLISON EXTENDS REDS CONTRACT". Crawley Town F.C. 15 January 2020. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
19. "Us sign Dallison". Colchester United F.C. 6 January 2021. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
20. "Colchester United: John Akinde among four players released". BBC Sport. 8 May 2024. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
21. "Games played by Tom Dallison in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 October 2017.
22. "Games played by Tom Dallison in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 October 2017.
23. "Games played by Tom Dallison in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 October 2017.
24. "Games played by Tom Dallison in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 October 2017.
25. "Games played by Tom Dallison in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
26. "Games played by Tom Dallison in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
27. "Games played by Tom Dallison in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
28. "Games played by Tom Dallison in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
29. "Games played by Tom Dallison in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
30. "Games played by Tom Dallison in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
31. "Games played by Tom Dallison in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 January 2022.

External links

• Tom Dallison at Soccerbase