Connor Alexander Tomlinson (born 12 February 2001) is an English semi-professional
footballer
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who plays as a
striker for club
Bedford Town.
Early and personal life
Tomlinson was born in
Luton
Luton () is a town and borough in Bedfordshire, England. The borough had a population of 225,262 at the 2021 census.
Luton is on the River Lea, about north-west of London. The town's foundation dates to the sixth century as a Saxon settleme ...
, Bedfordshire
[ and attended Harlington Upper School.][ He is the son of former footballer Graeme Tomlinson.][
]
Career
Luton Town
Tomlinson became the youngest player to make a first-team appearance for Luton Town
Luton Town Football Club is a professional association football, football club from Luton, Bedfordshire, England. The club currently competes in EFL League One, the third level of the English football league system. Nicknamed "The Hatters", L ...
at 15 years and 199 days old when he was introduced as a 92nd-minute substitute for Zane Banton in a 2–1 away win over Gillingham in an EFL Trophy
The English Football League Trophy, officially known as the Vertu Motors, Vertu Trophy for sponsorship reasons, is an annual English association football, football knockout competition open to all clubs in EFL League One and EFL League Two and ...
group stage match on 30 August 2016.National League South
The National League South, officially Vanarama National League South, is a professional Association football league in England. National League South is the second division of the National League (English football), National Leagues and step ...
club Hemel Hempstead Town on 14 December 2018 on a one-month youth loan
In finance, a loan is the tender of money by one party to another with an agreement to pay it back. The recipient, or borrower, incurs a debt and is usually required to pay interest for the use of the money.
The document evidencing the deb ...
. He was released by Luton at the end of his scholarship.
Bedford Town
Tomlinson signed for Southern League Division One Central club Bedford Town on 16 July 2019 on a two-year contract.[ before the 2019–20 season was abandoned and results expunged because of the ]COVID-19 pandemic in England
The COVID-19 pandemic was first confirmed to have spread to England with two cases among Chinese nationals staying in a hotel in York on 31 January 2020. The two main public bodies responsible for health in England were NHS England and Public ...
. Tomlinson signed a new two-year contract in May 2022.
Career statistics
References
External links
Profile
at the Bedford Town F.C. website
2001 births
Living people
Footballers from Luton
English men's footballers
Men's association football forwards
Luton Town F.C. players
Hemel Hempstead Town F.C. players
Bedford Town F.C. players
National League (English football) players
Southern Football League players
21st-century English sportsmen
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