Kelvin Lomax, or Kelvin Trippier, (born 12 November 1986) is an English

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 ...

. He plays as a defender. He started his career in the youth team at

Oldham Athletic Oldham Athletic Association Football Club is a professional football club in Oldham, Greater Manchester, England, which competes in the National League, the fifth tier of the English football league system. The history of Oldham Athletic ...

before working his way through to the first team. He went on loan spells with

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and

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during his time with the "Latics". After seven years with Oldham's first team, he was released and he subsequently signed for

Shrewsbury Town Shrewsbury Town Football Club is a professional association football club based in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England. The team competes in League One, the third tier of English football. The club plays its home games at the New Meadow, having mo ...

. After one season with Shrewsbury, he was released and he dropped down to

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to play for

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and then Hyde. When he left Hyde he moved to Australia to play for Shepparton United, before moving back to England signing for

Ramsbottom United Ramsbottom United Football Club are an English association football, football club based in Ramsbottom, Greater Manchester. Nicknamed "The Rams", they currently compete in the and play their home matches at the Harry Williams Riverside Stadi ...

Career

Kelvin Lomax was born in

Bury, Greater Manchester Bury ( ) is a market town on the River Irwell in Greater Manchester, England. Metropolitan Borough of Bury is administered from the town, which had an estimated population of 78,723 in 2015. The town is within the historic county boundarie ...

. His father is Chris Trippier, although he later used his mother Eleanor Lomax's surname in his professional career. Lomax started his career at

, making his senior debut in May 2004. He spent seven years at Oldham, including a few loan spells at other clubs. He made a total of 82 appearances for Oldham. He had his first loan spell at

in 2007, where he made 10 appearances. He made regular appearances for Oldham after returning from loan in January 2008. In October 2009, when he was only 22, he fractured his

tibia The tibia (; ), also known as the shinbone or shankbone, is the larger, stronger, and anterior (frontal) of the two bones in the leg below the knee in vertebrates (the other being the fibula, behind and to the outside of the tibia); it connects ...

and

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during a match against

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, which affected his career. Although he returned to the team a month later he played only a few more games for the club. The following season he played for

, whom he signed for on an emergency loan in November 2010, and for whom he appeared five times before an injury meant his return to Oldham. In July 2010 he was transfer-listed by the club, along with five other first team players. His contract was terminated by Oldham on 31 January 2011 and a day later he signed for

on a six-month contract. He made his debut for the club coming on as an 86th-minute substitute for

Jermaine Grandison Jermaine Mickel Grandison (born 5 December 1990) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender. Grandison progressed through the youth system at Coventry City, making eight appearances for the first-team. He had three loan spel ...

in a 3–0 defeat to

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on 1 March 2011. This proved to be his only appearance for the club and he was released at the end of the season. After his release from Shrewsbury, Lomax went on trial with

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side

Dave Bayliss David Anthony Bayliss (born 8 June 1976) is an English football scout. He previously played in defence, and was manager at Barrow. Career Born in Liverpool, Merseyside, Bayliss joined Rochdale and progressed through the ranks, making his Footba ...

, manager of Barrow said, "Kelvin is a lad we do want to sign, we'll see what's in the budget and hopefully get something done." On 12 August 2011, he completed his move to Barrow after his successful trial period. Just a day later, he made his debut for the club as part of a 1–1 draw with Tamworth. Just three days after his debut he was sent off in a 3–1 defeat to

York City York City Football Club is a professional association football club based in the city of York, North Yorkshire, England. As of the 2022–23 season, the team compete in the National League, at the fifth tier of the English football league sys ...

. After 26 appearances and no goals, he was released at the end of the 2011–12 season. On 10 August 2012, he signed for

side Hyde. He made his Hyde debut on 14 August 2012, coming on as a substitute for Tunji Moses in their 0–0 draw with Barrow. After making 34 appearances without scoring he left Hyde to sign for Australian side Shepparton United. He made his debut for the Australian club in their 1–0 defeat to Shepparton South on 14 April 2013. He scored his first goal for the club just over a month later, scoring in a 3–1 win over Cobram SC on 19 May 2013. He left Australia at the end of their season, having scored six goals in seventeen games for Shepparton United. On his return to England he signed for his local side

on 31 October 2013. He made his Ramsbottom debut in a 4–0 win over

Harrogate Railway Athletic Harrogate Railway Athletic Football Club is a football club based in Harrogate, North Yorkshire, England. They are currently members of the and play at Station View. History The club was established in 1935 by employees of the London and Nor ...

on 26 October 2013. He left the club two months later having made twelve appearances, nine of which in the league. On 1 January 2014, Lomax re-signed for

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side Hyde, making the first appearance of his second spell on the same day in a 3–0 defeat to

Macclesfield Town Macclesfield Town Football Club was an English professional association football, football club based in Macclesfield, Cheshire, that was liquidation, wound-up after a High Court of Justice, High Court ruling on 16 September 2020. Initially kno ...

Personal life

Lomax attended

Woodhey High School Woodhey High School is a coeducational secondary school in Ramsbottom, in the Metropolitan Borough of Bury, Greater Manchester, England. Woodhey High School was built by Bury LEA (Local Education Authority) in 1979 to replace the Peel Brow S ...

Ramsbottom Ramsbottom is a market town in the Metropolitan Borough of Bury, Greater Manchester, England. The population at the 2011 census was 17,872. Historically in Lancashire, it is on the River Irwell in the West Pennine Moors, northwest of Bury, a ...

. His brother

Kieran Trippier Kieran John Trippier (; born 19 September 1990) is an English professional footballer who plays as a right-back for club Newcastle United and the England national team. Trippier started his career in the youth system at Manchester City but ...

is also a professional footballer.

Career statistics

Footnotes

:A. The "League" column constitutes appearances and goals (including those as a substitute) in

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and

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. :B. The "Other" column constitutes appearances and goals (including those as a substitute) in the

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and

FA Trophy The Football Association Challenge Trophy, commonly known as the FA Trophy, is a men's football knockout cup competition run by and named after the English Football Association and competed for primarily by semi-professional teams. The compet ...

References

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Player statistics
at Hyde Football Club: Database {{DEFAULTSORT:Lomax, Kelvin 1986 births Living people Footballers from Bury, Greater Manchester English footballers Association football defenders Oldham Athletic A.F.C. players Rochdale A.F.C. players Chesterfield F.C. players Shrewsbury Town F.C. players Barrow A.F.C. players Hyde United F.C. players Ramsbottom United F.C. players English Football League players National League (English football) players