Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | [1] | 1 December 2005||
Place of birth | Kettering, England [2] | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Northampton Town | ||
Number | 25 | ||
Youth career | |||
Northampton Town | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
2021– | Northampton Town | 0 | (0) |
2022–2023 | → Harborough Town (loan) | 4 | (0) |
2023 | → Barwell (loan) | 6 | (0) |
2023– | → St Ives Town (loan) | 6 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:57, 4 December 2023 (UTC) |
Josh Tomlinson (born 1 December 2005) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for EFL League One club Northampton Town.
Tomlinson made his first-team debut for Northampton Town aged 15 years and 336 days, making him the youngest player in the club's history when he played in a centre-back partnership with Dominic Revan in a 2–1 defeat to Brighton & Hove Albion U21 in an EFL Trophy match at Sixfields Stadium; manager Jon Brady said that "he hardly put a foot wrong, his distribution was good and he read the game well". [3] On 18 October 2022, he became the youngest goalscorer in the club's history when he scored in a 3–1 home defeat to Arsenal U21 at the age of 16 years and 321 days. [4] He signed his first professional contract the following month, having also played a record amount of times for the under-18 team after becoming the youngest player to represent them at the age of thirteen. [5] [6] On 24 December 2022, he joined Northern Premier League Midlands side Harborough Town on a one month loan. [7] He then moved on to Barwell on a similar basis the following month. [8]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Northampton Town | 2021–22 [9] | League Two | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 [a] | 0 | 1 | 0 |
2022–23 [10] | League Two | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 [b] | 1 | 3 | 1 | |
2023–24 [11] | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 [c] | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 | ||
Harborough Town (loan) | 2022–23 [12] | Northern Division One Mids | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
Barwell (loan) | 2022–23 [13] | Southern Premier Central | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
St Ives Town (loan) | 2023–24 | Southern Premier Central | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 [d] | 0 | 9 | 1 |
Career total | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 24 | 2 |
Individual
Personal information | |||
---|---|---|---|
Date of birth | [1] | 1 December 2005||
Place of birth | Kettering, England [2] | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Northampton Town | ||
Number | 25 | ||
Youth career | |||
Northampton Town | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
2021– | Northampton Town | 0 | (0) |
2022–2023 | → Harborough Town (loan) | 4 | (0) |
2023 | → Barwell (loan) | 6 | (0) |
2023– | → St Ives Town (loan) | 6 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:57, 4 December 2023 (UTC) |
Josh Tomlinson (born 1 December 2005) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for EFL League One club Northampton Town.
Tomlinson made his first-team debut for Northampton Town aged 15 years and 336 days, making him the youngest player in the club's history when he played in a centre-back partnership with Dominic Revan in a 2–1 defeat to Brighton & Hove Albion U21 in an EFL Trophy match at Sixfields Stadium; manager Jon Brady said that "he hardly put a foot wrong, his distribution was good and he read the game well". [3] On 18 October 2022, he became the youngest goalscorer in the club's history when he scored in a 3–1 home defeat to Arsenal U21 at the age of 16 years and 321 days. [4] He signed his first professional contract the following month, having also played a record amount of times for the under-18 team after becoming the youngest player to represent them at the age of thirteen. [5] [6] On 24 December 2022, he joined Northern Premier League Midlands side Harborough Town on a one month loan. [7] He then moved on to Barwell on a similar basis the following month. [8]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Northampton Town | 2021–22 [9] | League Two | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 [a] | 0 | 1 | 0 |
2022–23 [10] | League Two | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 [b] | 1 | 3 | 1 | |
2023–24 [11] | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 [c] | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 | ||
Harborough Town (loan) | 2022–23 [12] | Northern Division One Mids | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
Barwell (loan) | 2022–23 [13] | Southern Premier Central | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
St Ives Town (loan) | 2023–24 | Southern Premier Central | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 [d] | 0 | 9 | 1 |
Career total | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 24 | 2 |
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