Ben Tomlinson

Ben Tomlinson (born 31 October 1989) is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for Worksop Town

Ben Tomlinson
Tomlinson playing for Alfreton Town in 2013
Personal information
Full name Ben Tomlinson[1]
Date of birth (1989-10-31) 31 October 1989
Place of birth Dinnington, England
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Worksop Town
Youth career
0000–2008 Worksop Town
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2011 Worksop Town
2011–2012 Macclesfield Town 25 (6)
2012–2013 Alfreton Town 39 (11)
2013–2015 Lincoln City 85 (32)
2015–2017 Barnet 6 (0)
2015 → Grimsby Town (loan) 7 (0)
2015–2016 → Tranmere Rovers (loan) 10 (0)
2016 → Barrow (loan) 14 (4)
2017 Carlisle United 2 (0)
2017–2019 FC Halifax Town 52 (4)
2019–2020 Alfreton Town 21 (2)
2020 → Frickley Athletic (loan) 4 (1)
2020– Worksop Town 24 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:48, 18 February 2022 (UTC)

Career

Tomlinson was born in Dinnington, South Yorkshire. He came through the youth setup of Nottinghamshire-based club Worksop Town, and originally played for the under-19s before making it into the first team for the Tigers.[2] He signed for Football League Two side Macclesfield Town on 29 June 2011 for an undisclosed five figure sum.[3] He made his professional debut on 6 August 2011, in the opening day defeat to Dagenham & Redbridge at Moss Rose.[4] Tomlinson scored his first league goals at Hereford United, scoring twice in the last five minutes after coming on as a late substitute. On 13 September he scored o–ne of the fastest goals in Football League history, scoring in just 6.4 seconds straight from kick off against then League Two leaders Morecambe.[5]

On 8 August 2012 Tomlinson joined Conference Premier side Alfreton Town on a two-year contract for an undisclosed fee.[6] In July 2013, less than a year after moving to Alfreton, he joined fellow Conference side Lincoln City on a two-year contract for an undisclosed four-figure fee.[7]

After two years at Lincoln, Tomlinson joined Barnet in May 2015, on a two-year deal.[8]

On 17 September 2015, Tomlinson joined National League side Grimsby Town on a one-month loan.[9] After seven appearances, he returned to Barnet and then joined Tranmere Rovers on loan on 29 October 2015.[10] Tomlinson left Barnet by mutual consent on 31 January 2017, having made only 12 appearances in one-and-a-half seasons at the club.[11]

Tomlinson joined Carlisle United on a non-contract basis in March 2017.[12] He then signed for F.C. Halifax Town on a one-year deal on 18 July 2017.[13] He signed a new one-year contract with Halifax in June 2018.[14] He went on to play 56 games in all competitions for the Shaymen, scoring four goals.

Tomlinson re-joined Alfreton for the 2019–20 season.[15]

In October 2020, Tomlinson joined Frickley Athletic on loan to cover for injuries to their forwards.[16]

On 17 November 2020, he returned to Northern Premier League Division One east side Worksop Town after nine years away.[17]

Career statistics
As of match played 8 January 2022[18][19]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Macclesfield Town 2011–12[20] League Two 25600101[lower-alpha 1]0276
Alfreton Town 2012–13[21] Conference Premier 391134—4[lower-alpha 2]14616
Lincoln City 2013–14[22] Conference Premier 391842—1[lower-alpha 3]04420
2014–15[22] Conference Premier 461420—1[lower-alpha 3]04914
Total 853262—209334
Barnet 2015–16[23] League Two 3000101[lower-alpha 1]050
2016–17[24] League Two 3010003[lower-alpha 1]070
Total 60101040120
Grimsby Town (loan) 2015–16[23] National League 7000—0070
Tranmere Rovers (loan) 2015–16[23] National League 10000—1[lower-alpha 3]0110
Barrow (loan) 2015–16[23] National League 14400—00144
Carlisle United 2016–17[24] League Two 2000000020
F.C. Halifax Town 2017–18[19] National League 34310—2[lower-alpha 3]0373
2018–19[19] National League 18100—1[lower-alpha 3]0191
Total 52410—30564
Alfreton Town 2019–20[19] National League North 21200—00212
Frickley Athletic 2020–21[25] NPL Division One South East 4100—1[lower-alpha 3]051
Worksop Town 2021–22[26] NPL Division One East 17041—3[lower-alpha 4]2243
Career total 282601572017331870
  1. Appearance in the Football League Trophy
  2. One appearance in the FA Trophy, three appearances and one goal in the Derbyshire Senior Cup
  3. Appearance in the FA Trophy
  4. One appearance and one goal in the FA Trophy, two appearances and one goal in Sheffield & Hallam Senior Cup

References
  1. "List of Players under Written Contract Registered Between 01/07/2013 and 31/07/2013" (PDF). The Football Association. p. 33. Retrieved 20 June 2014.
  2. "Tigers sell Tomlinson to Macclesfield". 29 June 2011. Archived from the original on 8 August 2016. Retrieved 6 August 2011.
  3. "Macclesfield Town sign Worksop striker Ben Tomlinson". BBC Sport. 29 June 2011. Archived from the original on 28 July 2011. Retrieved 6 August 2011.
  4. "Macclesfield 0–1 Dag & Red". BBC Sport. 6 August 2011. Retrieved 6 August 2011.
  5. Macclesfield 1–1 Morecambe
  6. "Ben Tomlinson joins Alfreton Town". BBC Sport. Retrieved 10 December 2012.
  7. "Striker Signs Two-Year Deal". Lincoln City F.C. Retrieved 23 July 2013.
  8. Ben Tomlinson signs for the Bees!
  9. "Grimsby sign Barnet striker on loan". BBC Sport. 17 September 2015. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
  10. Ben Tomlinson: Tranmere Rovers sign Barnet striker on loan
  11. Official: Ben Tomlinson leaves Barnet
  12. Former Barnet striker signs for United
  13. TOMLINSON JOINS SHAYMEN
  14. FC Halifax Town: Ben Tomlinson extends contract after first season with Shaymen
  15. Ben Tomlinson returns to the Impact
  16. "Wisbech Town v Frickley Athletic – Frickley Athletic FC".
  17. Cash, Devon (17 November 2020). "Worksop Town re-sign former forward Ben Tomlinson". Worksop Guardian. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
  18. Ben Tomlinson at Soccerbase
  19. Ben Tomlinson at Soccerway
  20. "Games played by Ben Tomlinson in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 June 2014.
  21. "The Squad – 2012/13 Final appearances and goalscorers". Alfreton Town F.C. Archived from the original on 28 September 2013. Retrieved 14 May 2013.
  22. "B. Tomlinson". Soccerway. Retrieved 4 February 2014.
  23. "Games played by Ben Tomlinson in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
  24. "Games played by Ben Tomlinson in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 January 2017.
  25. "Frickley Athletic – Appearances – Ben Tomlinson – 2020-2021". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
  26. "Worksop Town – Appearances – Ben Tomlinson". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
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