Tom Denton (footballer)

Tom Denton

Personal information
Full name	Tom Ashley Denton
Date of birth	(1989-07-24) 24 July 1989 (age 34)
Place of birth	Shepley, England
Height	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) [1]
Position(s)	Striker
Team information
Current team	Guiseley A.F.C.
Youth career
0000–2006	Wakefield
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2006–2008	Wakefield	14	(5)
2008–2010	Huddersfield Town	0	(0)
2008–2009	→ Woking (loan)	5	(2)
2009	→ Wakefield (loan)	13	(12)
2009	→ Cheltenham Town (loan)	2	(0)
2010	→ Wakefield (loan)	6	(4)
2010–2011	Wakefield
2011–2012	Mossley	22	(13)
2012	Alfreton Town	3	(0)
2012	→ Worksop Town (loan)	11	(11)
2012–2014	Worksop Town
2014–2016	North Ferriby United	80	(39)
2016–2018	FC Halifax Town	74	(27)
2018	Alfreton Town	9	(6)
2018–2022	Chesterfield	78	(23)
2022–2023	Alfreton Town	8	(3)
2023–	Guiseley A.F.C.	0	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:40 8 June 2023 (UTC)

Tom Ashley Denton (born 24 July 1989) is a professional footballer who plays as a striker for Guiseley A.F.C. in the Northern Premier League.

Career

Wakefield

Born in Shepley, West Yorkshire, Denton began his career playing for non-League side Wakefield in 2006 at the age of 17. He made 14 appearances scoring five goals for Wakefield between 2006–2008. He was offered a trial at Premier League side Blackburn Rovers,^{[ citation needed ]} managing to score for their reserve team. After his trial was completed, he was being looked at by Rovers, Championship side Crystal Palace and his hometown team, Huddersfield Town.

Huddersfield Town

On 15 August 2008, Huddersfield beat off the competition and signed Denton from Northern Premier League Division One North side Wakefield for a fee of £60,000, possibly totalling up to £100,000.^{[ citation needed ]}

On 27 November 2008, he joined Conference National side Woking for a month. He made his debut on 2 December, in the Conference League Cup win over Salisbury City, where he scored one and set up two in a 3–0 win.^{[ citation needed ]} He made his league debut for Woking in their 1–0 defeat at Histon on 6 December. He scored his first goal for Woking in their 1–1 draw with Rushden & Diamonds on 9 December. He returned to Huddersfield Town on 30 January 2009.

On 6 March, Denton rejoined Wakefield on loan until the end of the season and scored 12 goals in 13 games, including four in an 8–1 victory over Salford City. ^[2]

Denton joined Cheltenham Town on a six-month loan deal during the summer of 2009. ^[3] He made his Cheltenham debut in the League Cup First Round game against Southend United on 11 August. ^[4] He made his league debut four days later in the 1–1 draw at Hereford United. He returned to Huddersfield on 10 November, after making four appearances for the club.

On 1 February 2010, he returned to Wakefield on a month's loan deal along with teammate Lewis Nightingale. ^[5] He made his debut in the 1–1 draw against F.C. Halifax Town on 6 February. He returned to Huddersfield at the end of the season, but had his contract mutually terminated a year early on 22 June 2010. ^[6] After leaving Huddersfield, Denton re-signed with Wakefield on 26 June 2010. ^[7]

On 28 November 2011 Denton joined Northern Premier League Division One North side Mossley. ^[8]

Alfreton Town

On 8 August 2012 Denton joined Alfreton Town on a two-year contract. ^{[9] [1]} In need of playing time Denton joined Northern Premier League side Worksop Town on 13 September on an initial one-month loan deal and after six goals in five games, his loan was extended for a further two months until 15 December. ^{[10] [11]} On 30 November he was recalled from his loan early because of a busy period of games coming up for Alfreton. ^[12]

Worksop Town

After just 4 months at the club Denton moved to Worksop Town for an undisclosed fee on 20 December 2012 having failed to secure a regular first team spot at Alfreton. ^[13]

North Ferriby United

In July 2014 he signed for North Ferriby United. ^[14] In March 2015 Denton helped the Villagers to victory in the 2014–15 FA Trophy final at Wembley Stadium although he missed his penalty in the shoot-out. ^[15]

FC Halifax Town

In June 2016 Denton moved to National League North team FC Halifax Town from North Ferriby to join his manager Billy Heath from North Ferriby to Halifax. ^[16] On Saturday 6 August 2016 Denton scored a hattrick on the opening game of the season on his debut in a 3–2 away win over Nuneaton. ^[17]

Chesterfield

Denton joined Chesterfield on an 18-month contract for an undisclosed fee from Alfreton Town after a short spell. ^[18] He left Chesterfield in July 2022 after failing to agree a new contract.

Alfreton Town

In July 2022, Denton returned to Alfreton Town for a third spell. ^[19] He found the net twice on the opening day of the 2022–23 campaign as Alfreton came from 2–0 down to draw 2–2 with Chester.

Guiseley

Denton signed for Northern Premier League club Guiseley in June 2023. ^[20]

Honours

North Ferriby United

• FA Trophy: 2014–15 ^[21]

References

1. "Iyseden Christie joins Alfreton Town after Tamworth exit". BBC Sport. Retrieved 16 October 2012.
2. Brownhill, Dan (6 March 2009). "Denton returns to Wakefield". Wakefield FC. Archived from the original on 20 October 2012. Retrieved 1 December 2012.
3. "Cheltenham sign Denton". Gloucestershire Echo. 15 July 2009. Archived from the original on 27 July 2009. Retrieved 12 August 2009.
4. "Cheltenham vs Southend match report". Cheltenham Town FC. Archived from the original on 15 August 2009.
5. "Nathan Eccleston extends Huddersfield Town deal". BBC Sport. BBC. 1 February 2010. Retrieved 28 February 2012.
6. "Denton departs Huddersfield". Sky Sports. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 1 December 2012.
7. Rutkinen, Paivi (26 June 2010). "Breaking transfer news". Wakefield FC. Archived from the original on 2 November 2012. Retrieved 1 December 2012.
8. "Big new signing". Mossley AFC. Archived from the original on 29 December 2014. Retrieved 1 December 2012.
9. "Tom Denton". Alfreton Town FC. Archived from the original on 27 October 2012. Retrieved 16 October 2012.
10. "Denton goes on loan to Worksop Town". Alfreton Town FC. Archived from the original on 27 October 2012. Retrieved 16 October 2012.
11. "Tom Denton loan extended". Alfreton Town FC. Archived from the original on 20 November 2012. Retrieved 16 October 2012.
12. "Tom Denton recalled". Alfreton Town FC. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 1 December 2012.
13. "Tom Denton moves to Worksop Town". Alfreton Town FC. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 21 December 2012.
14. Thomson, Doug (14 July 2014). "North Ferriby United sign former Huddersfield Town striker Tom Denton". Huddersfield Daily Examiner. Retrieved 22 April 2015.
15. Williams, Aled (29 March 2015). "North Ferriby United 3 – 3 Wrexham". BBC Sport. BBC. Retrieved 13 August 2016.
16. "North Ferriby United duo follow boss Billy Heath to FC Halifax Town". The Non League Football Paper. 14 June 2016. Retrieved 18 September 2017.
17. "Nuneaton 2–3 FC Halifax Town". Halifax Courier. 6 August 2016. Retrieved 13 August 2016.
18. "Striker joins Spireites". Chesterfield FC Official Site. 11 September 2018. Archived from the original on 11 September 2018. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
19. Alfreton Town F.C. [@AlfretonTownFC] (15 July 2022). "𝐖𝐞𝐥𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐛𝐚𝐜𝐤, 𝐃𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬! Alfreton Town are delighted to announce the signing of experienced National League striker Tom Denton! #ATFC #Ofton" (Tweet). Retrieved 15 July 2022– via Twitter.
20. "Lions Bolster Strikeforce With Denton Signing". Guiseley AFC. Retrieved 8 June 2023.
21. "NORTH FERRIBY WIN FA TROPHY AFTER PENALTY SHOOTOUT DRAMA". FA. 29 March 2015. Retrieved 13 February 2023.

External links

• Tom Denton profile at the Worksop Town website
• Tom Denton at Soccerbase