Ben Tomlinson (born 31 October 1989) is an English professional

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who plays as a striker for Worksop Town

Career

Tomlinson was born in Dinnington,

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. He came through the youth setup of Nottinghamshire-based club Worksop Town, and originally played for the under-19s before making it into the first team for the Tigers. He signed for

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side Macclesfield Town on 29 June 2011 for an undisclosed five figure sum. He made his professional debut on 6 August 2011, in the opening day defeat to Dagenham & Redbridge at

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. Tomlinson scored his first league goals at Hereford United, scoring twice in the last five minutes after coming on as a late substitute. On 13 September he scored o–ne of the fastest goals in Football League history, scoring in just 6.4 seconds straight from kick off against then League Two leaders

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. On 8 August 2012 Tomlinson joined

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side

Alfreton Town Alfreton Town Football Club is a football club based in Alfreton, Derbyshire, England. The club are currently members of and play at North Street. History The club was formed in 1959 following the merger of Alfreton Miners Welfare and Alf ...

on a two-year contract for an undisclosed fee. In July 2013, less than a year after moving to Alfreton, he joined fellow Conference side Lincoln City on a two-year contract for an undisclosed four-figure fee. After two years at Lincoln, Tomlinson joined Barnet in May 2015, on a two-year deal. On 17 September 2015, Tomlinson joined

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side

Grimsby Town Grimsby Town Football Club is a professional association football club based in Cleethorpes, North East Lincolnshire, England, that competes in , the fourth level of the English football league system. Nicknamed "the Mariners", the club was f ...

on a one-month loan. After seven appearances, he returned to Barnet and then joined

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on loan on 29 October 2015. Tomlinson left Barnet by mutual consent on 31 January 2017, having made only 12 appearances in one-and-a-half seasons at the club. Tomlinson joined Carlisle United on a non-contract basis in March 2017. He then signed for F.C. Halifax Town on a one-year deal on 18 July 2017. He signed a new one-year contract with Halifax in June 2018. He went on to play 56 games in all competitions for the Shaymen, scoring four goals. Tomlinson re-joined Alfreton for the 2019–20 season. In October 2020, Tomlinson joined Frickley Athletic on loan to cover for injuries to their forwards. On 17 November 2020, he returned to Northern Premier League Division One east side Worksop Town after nine years away.

Career statistics

References

External links

Ben Tomlinson profile
at Lincoln City F.C.

at Alfreton Town F.C. * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Tomlinson, Ben 1989 births Living people People from Dinnington, South Yorkshire Sportspeople from the Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham English men's footballers Men's association football forwards Worksop Town F.C. players Macclesfield Town F.C. players Alfreton Town F.C. players Lincoln City F.C. players Barnet F.C. players Grimsby Town F.C. players Tranmere Rovers F.C. players Barrow A.F.C. players Carlisle United F.C. players FC Halifax Town players Frickley Athletic F.C. players English Football League players National League (English football) players Northern Premier League players 21st-century English sportsmen