Tommy Leigh (footballer, born 2000)

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Tommy Leigh
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Leigh in 2025
Personal information
Full name Tommy Leigh [1]
Date of birth (2000-04-13) 13 April 2000 (age 25)
Place of birth Portsmouth, England
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) [2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Bradford City
Number 20
Youth career
Portsmouth
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2017 Horndean 2 (0)
2017–2019 Baffins Milton Rovers 43 (4)
2019–2021 Bognor Regis Town 1 (0)
2021–2024 Accrington Stanley 121 (28)
2024–2025 Milton Keynes Dons 17 (1)
2025– Bradford City 16 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 21:59, 8 October 2024 (UTC)

Tommy Leigh (born 13 April 2000) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Bradford City.

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Career

Leigh came through the youth ranks at Portsmouth before being released at the age of 16.

After a brief spell at Horndean, [3] Leigh joined Baffins Milton Rovers, where his father (Steve) was manager and his brother (Ashton) also played. [4] In his first season with the side, Leigh made 14 appearances, scoring on one occasion. [4] The following season, Leigh was one of a trio of players who scored a hat-trick in a 14–1 FA Vase victory over New College Swindon. [5]

In 2019, Leigh joined Bognor Regis Town, where his brother Ashton had moved to the previous year. [6]

In July 2021, Leigh joined League One side Accrington Stanley for an undisclosed fee. [7] Leigh made his Football League debut on 14 August 2021, coming off the bench against Cambridge United. [8]

On 18 June 2024, Leigh joined Milton Keynes Dons for an undisclosed fee. [9] He made his debut for the club on 10 August 2024 as a 70th-minute substitute in a 2–1 home defeat to Bradford City. [10] On 1 October 2024, Leigh scored his first goal for the club in a 5–1 away win over Harrogate Town. [11]

In January 2025 he signed for Bradford City. [12]

Career statistics

As of end of 2023–24 season [13]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague FA Cup League Cup OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Horndean 2017–18 [14] Wessex League Premier Division2000—5 [a] 373
Baffins Milton Rovers 2017–18 [14] Wessex League Premier Division141——00141
2018–19 [15] [16] Wessex League Premier Division29321—13 [b] 64410
Total43421—1365811
Bognor Regis Town 2019–20 [17] Isthmian League Premier Division32820—6 [c] 0408
2020–21 [18] Isthmian League Premier Division7220—4 [d] 0132
Total391040—1005310
Accrington Stanley 2021–22 League One 24600103 [e] 2288
2022–23 League One39751105 [e] 45012
2023–24 League Two 398201000428
Total1022171308612028
Career total1863513230361523852
  1. ↑ One appearance in FA Vase, two appearances two goals in Wessex League Cup, two appearances one goal in Hampshire Senior Cup
  2. ↑ Four appearances four goals in FA Vase, five appearances one goal in Wessex League Cup, one appearance in Hampshire Senior Cup, three appearances one goal in Portsmouth Senior Cup
  3. ↑ Two appearances in FA Trophy, one appearance in Isthmian League Cup, three appearances in Sussex Senior Cup
  4. ↑ Three appearances in FA Trophy, one appearance in Sussex Senior Cup
  5. 1 2 Appearances in the EFL Trophy

Honours

Baffins Milton Rovers

Individual

References

  1. ↑ "EFL - Squad List 2024/25" (PDF). English Football League. Retrieved 13 February 2025.
  2. ↑ https://www.whoscored.com/players/421937/show/tommy-leigh
  3. ↑ Carter, Simon (3 May 2022). "Prolific Horndean strikers Connor Duffin and Zack Willett challenged to repeat 79-goal season in 2022/23". The News (Portsmouth) . Retrieved 3 July 2024.
  4. 1 2 "Former Baffins Milton Rovers starlet Tommy Leigh set for dream move to League One". The News. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
  5. ↑ "Baffins Milton Rovers 14 New College Swindon 1 | FA Vase". fulltime.thefa.com. 15 September 2018. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
  6. ↑ "First Team: Tommy Leigh". Bognor Regis Town FC. Archived from the original on 21 January 2021. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
  7. ↑ "SIGNING: Leigh joins the Reds". Accrington Stanley. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
  8. ↑ "REPORT: Stanley 2 Cambridge United 1". Accrington Stanley. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
  9. ↑ "DEPARTURE: Leigh joins Milton Keynes Dons". Accrington Stanley. Retrieved 18 June 2024.
  10. ↑ "Milton Keynes Dons 1-2 Bradford City". BBC. 10 August 2024. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
  11. ↑ "Harrogate Town 1-5 Milton Keynes Dons". BBC. 1 October 2024. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
  12. ↑ https://www.bradfordcityafc.com/news/2025/january/10/leigh-completes-city-switch/
  13. ↑ Tommy Leigh at Soccerway
  14. 1 2 "Tommy Leigh player stats | Wessex Football League". fulltime.thefa.com. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
  15. ↑ "Thomas Leigh player stats | Wessex Football League". fulltime.thefa.com. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
  16. ↑ The Full Time website is missing Leigh's appearance in the Wessex League Cup final:
    "Baffins Milton Rovers 1 Portland United 0 | Wessex Football League Cup final". fulltime.thefa.com. 6 May 2019. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
    Ricketts, Kevin (7 May 2019). "Baffins Milton Rovers beat Portland in Wessex League Cup final". The News (Portsmouth) . Retrieved 3 July 2024.
  17. ↑ "Bognor Regis Town | Appearances | Tommy Leigh | 2019–2020". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
  18. ↑ "Bognor Regis Town | Appearances | Tommy Leigh | 2020–2021". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
  19. ↑ Ricketts, Kevin (7 May 2019). "Baffins Milton Rovers beat Portland in Wessex League Cup final". The News (Portsmouth) . Retrieved 3 July 2024.
  20. ↑ "Player of the Season 2022–23". Official Accrington Stanley Supporters' Trust. 27 April 2023. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
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