Tom Penford

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Tom Penford
Personal information
Full name Thomas James Penford [1]
Date of birth (1985-01-05) 5 January 1985 (age 39) [1]
Place of birth Leeds, England
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) [1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
1995–2002 Bradford City
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2002–2008 Bradford City 38 (1)
2008–2009 Farsley Celtic ? (?)
2009–2010 FC Halifax Town
2010– Guiseley 3 [2] (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:00, 6 July 2010 (UTC)

Thomas James Penford (born 5 January 1985) is an English former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

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Career

Born in Leeds, West Yorkshire, Penford joined Bradford City's youth system set up when he was 10 years old. [3] He made his first team debut at Preston North End on 26 April 2003 in a 1–1 draw under the management of Nicky Law. Penford made a further two appearances that season.

But in four more seasons, Penford has found first team opportunities difficult to come by and had made just 23 first team appearances in five seasons by the end of the 2006–07 season. New manager Stuart McCall gave him a run in the side during March 2008, [4] and he scored his first senior goal in a 3–1 win at Darlington on 29 March. [5] However, Penford was one of 13 players to be released by McCall at the end of the 2007–08 season. [3] After his release he joined Farsley Celtic for their first season in Conference North following their relegation from the Conference National in May. [6]

In 2009, he joined Northern Premier League Division One side FC Halifax Town. [7] Penford joined Guiseley in July 2010. [8]

After retiring as a player he studied at the Open University and became a chartered accountant. [9]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2008). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2008–09. Mainstream. ISBN   978-1-84596-324-8.
  2. ↑ "England - T. Penford - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". Sg.soccerway.com. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
  3. 1 2 "Bradford City release 13 players". BBC Sport. 30 April 2008. Retrieved 30 April 2008.
  4. ↑ "Tom's out to Pen new deal". Bradford Telegraph and Argus. 26 March 2008. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
  5. ↑ Parker, Simon (29 March 2008). "Darlington 1 City 3". Telegraph & Argus. Retrieved 29 March 2008.
  6. ↑ Whiting, Ian (13 June 2008). "Firbank's delight at signing Penford". Telegraph & Argus. Retrieved 14 June 2008.
  7. ↑ "FC Halifax Town v Ossett Albion: Town bidding to extend their unbeaten record". Halifaxcourier.co.uk. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
  8. ↑ "Lions strengthened by new recruits". Bradford Telegraph and Argus. 30 July 2010. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
  9. ↑ "Arts and Humanities - student stories: Tom Penford, Chartered Accountant - Help Centre - Open University". Help.open.ac.uk. Retrieved 17 September 2017.


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