Josh Tomlinson

Josh Tomlinson (born 1 December 2005) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for Northern Premier League Division One Midlands club Harborough Town, on loan from EFL League Two club Northampton Town.

Josh Tomlinson
Personal information
Date of birth (2005-12-01) 1 December 2005[1]
Place of birth Kettering, England[2]
Position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
 Northampton Town
Number 25
Youth career
Northampton Town
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021– Northampton Town 0 (0)
2022– → Harborough Town (loan) 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:00, 2 January 2023 (UTC)

Career

Tomlinson made his first-team debut for Northampton Town aged 15 years and 336 days, making him the youngest player in the club's history when he played in a centre-back partnership with Dominic Revan in a 2–1 defeat to Brighton & Hove Albion U21 in an EFL Trophy match at Sixfields Stadium; manager Jon Brady said that "he hardly put a foot wrong, his distribution was good and he read the game well".[3] On 18 October 2022, he became the youngest goalscorer in the club's history when he scored in a 3–1 home defeat to Arsenal U21 at the age of 16 years and 321 days.[4] He signed his first professional contract the following month, having also played a record amount of times for the under-18 team after becoming the youngest player to represent them at the age of thirteen.[5][6] On 24 December 2022, he joined Northern Premier League Midlands side Harborough Town on a one month loan.[7]

Career statistics
As of match played 2 January 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Northampton Town 2021–22[8] League Two 0000001[lower-alpha 1]010
2022–23[9] 0000003[lower-alpha 1]131
Total 0000004141
Harborough Town 2022–23[10]Northern Premier League
Division One Midlands		2000000020
Career total 2000004161
  1. Appearances in the EFL Trophy

References
  1. "Joshua Tomlinson - Defender - First Team - Northampton Town". www.ntfc.co.uk. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
  2. Josh Tomlinson at Soccerway
  3. Heneghan, James (3 November 2021). "Brady impressed by Tomlinson after teenager breaks Toney's record". Northampton Chronicle & Echo. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
  4. "Teen Tomlinson's joy at milestone Cobblers goal". BBC Sport. 19 October 2022. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
  5. Heneghan, James (7 December 2022). "Record-breaking defender Josh Tomlinson pens first pro deal with Cobblers". Northampton Chronicle & Echo. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
  6. Willsher, Gareth (7 December 2022). "JOSH TOMLINSON SIGNS LONG TERM PROFESSIONAL CONTRACT". www.ntfc.co.uk. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
  7. Willsher, Gareth (24 December 2022). "JOSH TOMLINSON MAKES LOAN MOVE". www.ntfc.co.uk. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
  8. "Games played by Josh Tomlinson in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
  9. "Games played by Josh Tomlinson in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
  10. "Harborough Town | Appearances | Joshua Tomlinson | Football Web Pages". www.footballwebpages.co.uk. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
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