Connor Alexander Tomlinson (born 12 February 2001) is an English semi-professional
footballer
A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ...
who plays as a
striker for club
Bedford Town.
Early and personal life
Tomlinson was born in
Luton
Luton () is a town and unitary authority with borough status, in Bedfordshire, England. At the 2011 census, the Luton built-up area subdivision had a population of 211,228 and its built-up area, including the adjacent towns of Dunstable an ...
, Bedfordshire
[ and attended ]Harlington Upper School
Harlington Upper School (HUS) is a rural, coeducational upper school and sixth form with academy status in Harlington, Bedfordshire, England.
History
The school was established in 1973.
In 2007 a house-based approach to student support was d ...
.[ 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 club based in the town of Luton, Bedfordshire, England, that competes in the Championship, the second tier of the English football league system. Founded in 1885, it is nicknam ...
at 15 years and 199 days old when he was introduced as a 92nd-minute substitute for Zane Banton
Zane Banton (born 23 May 1996) is an English semi-professional footballer who plays as a striker for club St Albans City.
Career Luton Town
Born in Stevenage, Hertfordshire, Banton became a first-year scholar at Luton Town in July 2012, hav ...
in a 2–1 away win over Gillingham in an EFL Trophy
The English Football League Trophy, known for sponsorship purposes as the Papa Johns Trophy after restaurant chain Papa John's Pizza, is an annual English association football knockout competition open to all clubs in EFL League One and EFL Le ...
group stage match on 30 August 2016.National League South
The National League South, formerly Conference South, is one of the second divisions of the National League in England, immediately below the top division National League. Along with National League North, it is in the second level of the N ...
club Hemel Hempstead Town
Hemel Hempstead Town Football Club is a semi-professional football club based in Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, England. Affiliated to the Hertfordshire County Football Association, they are currently members of the National League South and pla ...
on 14 December 2018 on a one-month youth loan
In finance, a loan is the lending of money by one or more individuals, organizations, or other entities to other individuals, organizations, etc. The recipient (i.e., the borrower) incurs a debt and is usually liable to pay interest on that d ...
. 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 are 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 footballers
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
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