Tom Carson (born 29 June 1990) is an English international

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player who played as a forward for

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and

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Biography

Carson is the oldest of four brothers, all of whom attended Wellington School,

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, where their father was a boarding housemaster. His younger brother James Carson has represented

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in international hockey. He played club hockey for six years, including two years as captain for

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in the

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Premier Division. He played in Belgium during the 2018–19 season for

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. Carson also played for

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. while he was a student at the University of Exeter he founded YoungOnes Apparel, a fashion company which began by making and selling onesies. He appeared on an episode of ''

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'', where they were offered £75,000 by

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, which they ultimately turned down. Carson joined Old Georgians for the 2019/20 season and was part of the Old Georgians team that won two league and cup doubles during the 2021-22 season and 2022-23 seasons and the league title during the 2023-24 season.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Carson, Tom 1990 births Living people English male field hockey players Reading Hockey Club players Men's England Hockey League players Royal Beerschot THC players English expatriate field hockey players Men's Belgian Hockey League players 2014 Men's Hockey World Cup players 21st-century English sportsmen