Tom Stagg (footballer)

Tom Stagg

Personal information
Full name	Thomas Jack Stagg [1]
Date of birth	(2002-09-09) 9 September 2002 (age 21) [2]
Place of birth	Harlow, England
Position(s)	Centre forward
Team information
Current team	Weymouth
Youth career
0000–2010	Kelvedon Hatch
2010–2019	Colchester United
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2019–2022	Colchester United	1	(0)
2019	→ Maldon & Tiptree (loan)	0	(0)
2019–2020	→ Witham Town (loan)	1	(0)
2020	→ Maldon & Tiptree (loan)	2	(0)
2021–2022	→ East Thurrock United (loan)	5	(0)
2022	→ Billericay Town (loan)	3	(0)
2022	→ Hashtag United (loan)	3	(1)
2022	Billericay Town	1	(0)
2022	Cray Wanderers	1	(0)
2022	Wingate & Finchley	5	(0)
2023	Billericay Town	1	(0)
2023	Grays Athletic	4	(1)
2023–	Weymouth	0	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:28, 27 May 2023 (UTC)

Thomas Jack Stagg (born 9 September 2002) is an English professional footballer who plays as a centre forward for National League South club Weymouth.

Stagg joined the Colchester United Academy at under-8 level from Kelvedon Hatch. His scholarship with Colchester started in 2019 where he would make his professional debut in 2021. He has had loan spells at Maldon & Tiptree, Witham Town, East Thurrock United, Billericay Town and Hashtag United.

Career

Born in Harlow, ^[2] Stagg signed for the Colchester United Academy at under-8 level, joining from local side Kelvedon Hatch. ^[3] He was sent out on loan to Maldon & Tiptree in both the 2019–20 and 2020–21 seasons, ^[4] and at Witham Town splitting the two stints with the Jammers. ^[5] He then went on a month loan to East Thurrock United, where he played five games. ^[6] After this he was sent out on another month loan, this time to National League South side Billericay Town. ^[7] Close to the end of the 2021–22 season, Stagg was sent out on loan to Hashtag United, where he featured three times in the league, scoring an 88th-minute equaliser after coming off the bench on his debut against Great Wakering Rovers. ^[8]

Stagg made his professional debut for Colchester in League Two on 8 May 2021. He was named on the first team substitutes bench for the first time in his career. He was then brought on for Frank Nouble in the 84th-minute of Colchester's 0–0 draw with Tranmere Rovers in the final game of the 2020–21 season. ^{[9] [10]}

Stagg was released by Colchester United at the end of the 2021-22 season. ^[11]

On 1 May 2022 he went on trial with Sunderland, and featured in their Premier League 2 Division 2 game against Southampton, where he was subbed off after 67 minutes, and nothing further came from it. ^{[12] [13]}

Following a short spell with Billericay Town, ^[14] in October 2022, the signing of Stagg was confirmed by Isthmian League Premier Division club Cray Wanderers. ^[15] He had made his debut for the club a few days prior on 27 September, in a Kent Senior Cup game against Sheppey United. ^[16] He returned for a third spell at Billericay in February 2023, ^[17] before joining Grays Athletic the following month. ^[18]

In May 2023, he signed for National League South club Weymouth. ^[19]

Career statistics

As of match played 8 May 2021

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
Colchester United	2019–20 [20]	League Two	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2020–21 [21]	League Two	1	0	–		0	0	0	0	1	0
	Total		1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Maldon & Tiptree (loan)	2019–20 [22]	Isthmian League North Division	0	0	0	0	–		1 [lower-alpha 1]	1	1	1
Witham Town (loan)	2019–20 [23]	Isthmian League North Division	1	0	0	0	–		0	0	1	0
Maldon & Tiptree (loan)	2020–21 [24]	Isthmian League North Division	2	0	3	0	–		0	0	5	0
East Thurrock United (loan)	2021-22 [25]	Isthmian League Premier Division	5	0	0	0	–		0	0	5	0
Billericay Town (loan)	2021–22 [26]	National League South	3	0	0	0	–		0	0	3	0
Hashtag United (loan)	2021–22 [27]	Isthmian League North Division	3	1	0	0	–		0	0	3	1
Billericay Town [lower-alpha 2]	2022–23 [28]	Isthmian League Premier Division	2	0	0	0	—		0	0	2	0
Wingate & Finchley	2022–23 [29]	Isthmian League Premier Division	5	0	—		—		2 [lower-alpha 3]	0	7	0
Grays Athletic	2022–23 [30]	Isthmian League North Division	4	1	—		—		1 [lower-alpha 4]	0	5	1
Career total			26	2	3	0	0	0	4	1	33	3

1. One appearance and one goal appearance in Alan Turvey Trophy
2. Includes appearances over two separate spells in the season
3. One appearance in Velocity Cup and one appearance in London County Cup
4. Appearance(s) in Isthmian League North play-offs

References

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5. "Loan trio show link between Witham Town and U's can be beneficial to both". Witham Town FC. 27 December 2019. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
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8. Great debut for the loanee striker, scoring a late equaliser in our last match against Great Wakering. What a way to announce yourself! , retrieved 8 September 2022
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14. @BTFC (13 September 2022). "We are also pleased to announce the return of former loanee Tom Stagg! Welcome back to the blue 💙" (Tweet). Retrieved 28 March 2023– via Twitter.
15. "Stagg for the Wands". www.isthmian.co.uk. 4 October 2022. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
16. Hunt, Mark. "Facebook T-Shirt" . Retrieved 1 December 2022.
17. @BTFC (25 February 2023). "𝙏𝙀𝘼𝙈 𝙉𝙀𝙒𝙎👕 Here's the Blues team! - Unchanged starting XI from last week - Welcome back to Tom Stagg who makes the bench today👋 - Montel Agyemang is out with an injury" (Tweet). Retrieved 28 March 2023– via Twitter.
18. "GRAYS GET GARDNER & STAGG". www.graysathletic.co.uk. 23 March 2023. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
19. "Stagg Becomes A Terra". uptheterras.co.uk. 27 May 2023. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
20. "Games played by Tom Stagg in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
21. "Games played by Tom Stagg in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
22. "Thomas Stagg". Maldon & Tiptree FC. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
23. "Witham Town – Appearances – Thomas Stagg – 2019–2020". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
24. "Thomas Stagg". Maldon & Tiptree FC. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
25. "East Thurrock United | Appearances | Thomas Stagg | 2021-2022 | Football Web Pages". www.footballwebpages.co.uk. Retrieved 8 September 2022.
26. "England - T. Stagg - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 8 September 2022.
27. "Hashtag United | Appearances | Thomas Stagg | 2021-2022 | Football Web Pages". www.footballwebpages.co.uk. Retrieved 8 September 2022.
28. "Billericay Town – Appearances – Tom Stagg". www.footballwebpages.co.uk. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
29. "Wingate & Finchley – Appearances – Thomas Stagg". www.footballwebpages.co.uk. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
30. "Grays Athletic – Appearances – Tom Stagg". www.footballwebpages.co.uk. Retrieved 27 May 2023.

External links

• Tom Stagg at Soccerbase