Tom Pugh (footballer)

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Tom Pugh
Personal information
Full name Thomas Edward Pugh [1]
Date of birth (2000-09-27) 27 September 2000 (age 23) [2]
Place of birth Doncaster, England [2]
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) [2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 FC Halifax Town
Youth career
0000–2017 Leeds United
2017–2019 Scunthorpe United
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2018–2022 Scunthorpe United 26 (0)
2022 Scarborough Athletic 1 (0)
2022–2024 Scunthorpe United 45 (0)
2023–2024 → Hereford (loan) 12 (1)
2024– FC Halifax Town 0 (0)
International career
2019 Wales U21 2 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:55, 30 May 2024 (UTC)

Thomas Edward Pugh (born 27 September 2000) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for National League club FC Halifax Town.

Contents

Club career

Born in Doncaster, [2] Pugh joined the academy of Scunthorpe United in February 2017 after previously being at Leeds United. [3] He signed his first professional contract with Scunthorpe in March 2019. [4]

Pugh made his first-team debut for Scunthorpe United as an 86th-minute substitute for Clayton Lewis in a 3–2 defeat at Mansfield Town in the EFL Trophy on 13 November 2018. [5] He made his first appearance at Glanford Park in the same competition on 12 November 2019, coming on as an 89-minute substitute for Matty Lund in a 3–0 win over Sunderland. [6]

In May 2021, Pugh signed a new one-year contract with Scunthorpe. [7]

On 8 February 2022, Pugh picked up a knee injury in a win against Walsall which ruled him out for the rest of the 2021–22 season. [8]

At the end of the 2021–22 season, Pugh was released by Scunthorpe. [9]

On 8 September 2022, Pugh signed for National League North club Scarborough Athletic on a non-contract basis. [10] On 22 September 2022, having featured twice for Scarborough Athletic, Pugh returned to former club Scunthorpe United. [11]

On 7 November 2023, Pugh joined fellow National League North club Hereford on a one-month loan. [12] The loan was extended by a further month on 8 December. [13] After he was due to return to Scunthorpe, it was announced that Pugh would stay at Hereford until the end of the season. [14] [15] On 23 January, less than two weeks into his loan extension, he was recalled from his loan. [16] At the end of the 2023–24 season, Scunthorpe announced he was to be released upon expiry of his contract. [17]

On 30 May 2024, Pugh joined National League club FC Halifax Town, signing a two-year contract. [18]

International career

Pugh was called up by Rob Page for the Wales under-21 team in May 2019, having been eligible due to his Welsh father. [19] He scored on his debut after coming on as a 60th-minute substitute in what finished as a 2–1 defeat to Albania. [20]

Career statistics

As of end of 2023–24 season
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague FA Cup EFL Cup OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Scunthorpe United 2018–19 [21] League One 0000001 [lower-alpha 1] 010
2019–20 [22] League Two 1000001 [lower-alpha 1] 020
2020–21 [23] League Two1000103 [lower-alpha 1] 050
2021–22 [24] League Two24010102 [lower-alpha 1] 0280
Total260102070360
Scarborough Athletic 2022–23 [2] National League North 1010——20
Scunthorpe United 2022–23 [2] National League 280——1 [lower-alpha 2] 0290
2023–24 [2] [25] National League North17000—2 [lower-alpha 3] 0190
Total45000—30480
Hereford (loan) 2023–24 [2] National League North121——3 [lower-alpha 2] 2153
FC Halifax Town 2024–25 [2] National League0000—0000
Career total83120201321003
  1. 1 2 3 4 Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
  2. 1 2 Appearance(s) in FA Trophy
  3. ↑ Appearances in Lincolnshire Senior Cup

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References

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  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Tom Pugh at Soccerway. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
  3. ↑ "Tom Pugh signs first professional contract". Scunthorpe United FC official website. 13 March 2019. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
  4. ↑ Crute, Paul (13 March 2019). "Tom Pugh signs first professional contract with Scunthorpe United". Grimsby Live . ISSN   0307-1235 . Retrieved 22 May 2024.
  5. ↑ "Mansfield Town vs Scunthorpe United on 13 Nov 18 - Match Centre - Scunthorpe United". www.scunthorpe-united.co.uk. 13 November 2018. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
  6. ↑ Crute, Paul (12 November 2019). "Scunthorpe United vs Sunderland LIVE score updates from Leasing.com Trophy clash". Grimsby Telegraph. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
  7. ↑ "Tom Pugh: Scunthorpe United midfielder signs new one-year contract". BBC Sport. 17 May 2021.
  8. ↑ "Tom Pugh: Scunthorpe midfielder out for season with knee injury". BBC Sport. 8 February 2021.
  9. ↑ "Club statement". Scunthorpe United FC. 9 May 2022. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
  10. ↑ "New signing Tom Pugh". www.scarboroughathletic.com. 8 September 2022. Retrieved 9 September 2022.
  11. ↑ "Tom Pugh returns to the Iron". www.scunthorpe-united.co.uk. 22 September 2022. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  12. ↑ "Tom Pugh Joins on Loan". Hereford FC - The Official website of Hereford FC. 7 November 2023. Retrieved 7 November 2023.
  13. ↑ "Tom Pugh's Loan Extended". Hereford FC - The Official website of Hereford FC. 8 December 2023. Retrieved 8 December 2023.
  14. ↑ "Tom Pugh Stays at Edgar Street". Hereford FC - The Official website of Hereford FC. 10 January 2024. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
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  16. ↑ "Tom Pugh Recalled From Loan Spell At Edgar Street". Hereford FC - The Official website of Hereford FC. 23 January 2024. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
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  19. ↑ Moody, James (31 May 2019). "Tom Pugh receives Wales Under-21 international call-up". www.scunthorpe-united.co.uk. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
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  21. ↑ "Games played by Tom Pugh in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
  22. ↑ "Games played by Tom Pugh in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
  23. ↑ "Games played by Tom Pugh in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
  24. ↑ "Games played by Tom Pugh in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 November 2023.
  25. ↑ Lincolnshire Senior Cup semi-finals vs. Cleethorpes Town (A), 27 February 2024: "Lincolnshire Senior Cup Semi Final – Cleethorpes Town 1 - 2 Scunthorpe United". Football Web Pages. 27 February 2024. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
    Lincolnshire Senior Cup final vs. Spalding United (A), 17 April 2024: "Lincolnshire Senior Cup Final – Spalding United 2 - 3 Scunthorpe United". Football Web Pages. 17 April 2024. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
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