Ben Tomlinson

Ben Tomlinson

Tomlinson playing for Alfreton Town in 2013
Personal information
Full name	Ben Tomlinson[1]
Date of birth	31 October 1989
Place of birth	Dinnington, England
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position	Forward
Club information
Current team	Barnet
Number	15
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–	Barnet	3	(0)
2015	→ Grimsby Town (loan)	7	(0)
2015–2016	→ Tranmere Rovers (loan)	10	(0)
2016	→ Barrow (loan)	14	(4)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:49, 30 April 2016 (UTC). † Appearances (goals)

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

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 one of the fastest goals in Football League history, netting in just 6.4 seconds straight from kick off against then League Two leaders Morecambe.

On 8 August 2012 Tomlinson joined Conference Premier side Alfreton Town on a two-year contract for an undisclosed fee.^[5] 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.^[6]

After two years at Lincoln, Tomlinson joined Barnet in May 2015, on a two-year deal.^[7]

On 17 September 2015, Tomlinson joined National League side Grimsby Town on a one-month loan.^[8] After 7 appearance, he returned to Barnet and then joined Tranmere Rovers on loan on 29 October 2015.^[9]

Career statistics

As of match played 9 January 2016.^[10][11]

Club statistics

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Macclesfield Town	2011–12[12]	League Two	25	6	0	0	1	0	1[lower-alpha 1]	0	27	6
Alfreton Town	2012–13[13]	Conference Premier	39	11	3	4	—		4[lower-alpha 2]	1	46	16
Lincoln City	2013–14[14]	Conference Premier	39	18	4	2	—		1[lower-alpha 3]	0	44	20
	2014–15[14]	Conference Premier	46	14	2	0	—		1[lower-alpha 3]	0	49	14
	Total		85	32	6	2	—		2	0	93	34
Barnet	2015–16[15]	League Two	3	0	0	0	1	0	1[lower-alpha 1]	0	5	0
Grimsby Town (loan)	2015–16[15]	National League	7	0	0	0	—		0	0	7	0
Tranmere Rovers (loan)	2015–16[15]	National League	10	0	0	0	—		1[lower-alpha 3]	0	11	0
Barrow (loan)	2015–16[15]	National League	14	4	0	0	—		0	0	14	4
Career total			182	52	9	6	2	0	9	1	203	59

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

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". 2011-06-29. Retrieved 2011-08-06.
3. "Macclesfield Town sign Worksop striker Ben Tomlinson". BBC Sport. 2011-06-29. Archived from the original on 28 July 2011. Retrieved 2011-08-06.
4. "Macclesfield 0–1 Dag & Red". BBC Sport. 2011-08-06. Retrieved 2011-08-06.
5. "Ben Tomlinson joins Alfreton Town". BBC Sport. Retrieved 10 December 2012.
6. "Striker Signs Two-Year Deal". Lincoln City F.C. Retrieved 23 July 2013.
7. Ben Tomlinson signs for the Bees!
8. "Grimsby sign Barnet striker on loan". BBC Sport. 17 September 2015. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
9. Ben Tomlinson: Tranmere Rovers sign Barnet striker on loan
10. Ben Tomlinson career statistics at Soccerbase
11. Ben Tomlinson profile at Soccerway
12. "Games played by Ben Tomlinson in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 June 2014.
13. "The Squad – 2012/13 Final appearances and goalscorers". Alfreton Town F.C. Retrieved 14 May 2013.
14. "B. Tomlinson". Soccerway. Retrieved 4 February 2014.
15. "Games played by Ben Tomlinson in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 September 2015.

External links

• Ben Tomlinson profile at Lincoln City F.C.
• Ben Tomlinson profile at Alfreton Town F.C.
• Ben Tomlinson career statistics at Soccerbase
• Ben Tomlinson profile at Soccerway