Tom Eaves
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Thomas James Eaves[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 14 January 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Liverpool,[2] England | ||
| Height | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)[3] | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Bolton Wanderers | ||
| Number | 32 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| ?–2007 | Crewe Alexandra | ||
| 2007–2009 | Oldham Athletic | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2009–2010 | Oldham Athletic | 15 | (0) |
| 2010– | Bolton Wanderers | 4 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | → Bristol Rovers (loan) | 15 | (7) |
| 2013 | → Shrewsbury Town (loan) | 10 | (6) |
| 2013 | → Rotherham United (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | → Shrewsbury Town (loan) | 25 | (2) |
| 2014–2015 | → Yeovil Town (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2015 | → Bury (loan) | 9 | (1) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:15, 04 May 2015 (UTC). | |||
Thomas "Tom" James Eaves (born 14 January 1992) is a professional English football player who plays for Bolton Wanderers.
Career
Oldham Athletic
He joined Oldham Athletic's Centre of Excellence as a youth player at Under-15 age group having previously been at Crewe Alexandra.[2]
He made his Football League debut on 23 January 2010 as a substitute during a 1–0 defeat to Millwall.[4] He made 15 appearances in the 2009/10 season for Oldham, all of them as a substitute. Eaves' breakthrough in the first team soon earned him his first professional contract on a two-year contract.[5] However, Manager Dave Penney claimed that Eaves rejected a new contract and dropped him from the first team unless he resolved his own future.[6]
He scored a hat-trick in a pre-season friendly against Bolton Wanderers on 28 July 2010.[7] Shortly after, Eaves' performance soon attracted from many clubs were keen to sign him.[8] Manager Paul Dickov later confirmed that there were offers from clubs to sign Eaves.[9]
Bolton Wanderers
He joined Bolton Wanderers on a three-year contract for an undisclosed fee on 12 August 2010.[10]
Eaves joined the Bolton team on their pre-season tour of America preceding the 2011–12 season, but was injured.[11] He didn't return from the injury until the following summer, although he made appearance for the reserve in December 2011.[12]
Eaves signed a new three-year contract with Bolton in January 2013.[13] Having been sent on loan to Shrewsbury Town earlier in the season, he was recalled on 15 April 2013[14] and made his debut for the club a day later, coming on as a substitute for David N'Gog in a 3–2 defeat against Leicester City.[15]
Loans Spells
On 27 September 2012, Eaves joined League Two Bristol Rovers on a three-month loan deal.[16] After failing to score against Exeter City and Cheltenham Town, he scored his first league goal on 6 October as his loan side beat Northampton Town[17] On 20 October 2012, Bristol Rovers beat local rivals Torquay United 3–2 at the Memorial Stadium, he scored 2 goals in this match.[18] He added another goal to his tally in an away match against Wimbledon on 23 October 2012, which Rovers lost 3–1.[19] On 10 November 2012, he scored the match winner after having set up the two other goals against Chesterfield at the Memorial Stadium in a 3–2 victory.[20] Eaves went to make seventeen appearance and scoring seven times in all competitions before returning on 28 December 2012.[21]
On 21 February 2013, Eaves joined Shrewsbury Town on an initial one-month loan deal.[22] He made his debut against Stevenage on 23 February, and scored his first goal for the club in the following game on 26 February in a 2–1 loss at home to Doncaster Rovers.[23] On 12 March 2013, he then later scored two against Milton Keynes Dons in a 3–2 win.[24] Weeks later on 22 March 2013, Eaves' loan spell with the club was extended until the end of April.[25] On 1 April, he scored his first senior hat-trick in a 3–0 win against Crawley Town.[26] Weeks after scoring a hat-trick, Eaves was recalled by the club on 15 April 2013.[14]
On 21 September 2013, Eaves joined League One side Rotherham United on a three-month loan deal.[27] He made his debut on the same day for The Millers in a 1–1 draw away at Walsall, coming on as a 72nd-minute substitute for Kieran Agard.[28] He was recalled by his parent club on 25 November 2013 after making eight appearance for Rotherham United.[29]
On 28 November 2013, Eaves returned on an emergency loan for Shrewsbury Town initially until 5 January 2014.[30][31] He scored a goal on his second debut, in a 3–1 victory away at Stevenage two days later.[32] His loan was later extended to the end of the 2013/14 season.[33] Eaves then scored his second Shrewsbury Town goal on a late minutes, in a 1-1 draw against Brentford on 1 February 2014.[34] Eaves went on to make twenty-five appearance for the club.
On 27 November 2014, Eaves joined League One side Yeovil Town on loan until 5 January 2015.[35] Eaves made his Yeovil Town debut two days later, making his first start and playing 90 minutes, in a 2-0 loss against Preston North End.[36] Eaves played seven matches for Yeovil without scoring a goal before returning to Bolton at the end of his loan spell.[37]
Eaves joined League Two side Bury on loan until the end of the season.[38] The same day, Eaves made his Bury debut, in a 1-0 loss against Mansfield Town.[39] Eaves then scored his first Bury goal, in a 2-1 loss against Morecambe on 6 April 2015.[40] After making nine appearance for the club, Eaves made his return back to his parent club.[41]
Career statistics
- As of 4 January 2015.[42]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Oldham Athletic | 2009–10 | League One | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | |
| Bolton Wanderers | 2010–11 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2011–12 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2012–13 | Championship | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | |||
| 2013–14 | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2014–15 | Championship | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Total | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | ||||
| Bristol Rovers (loan) | 2012–13 | League Two | 16 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 7 | |
| Shrewsbury Town (loan) | 2012–13 | League One | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 6 | |
| 2013–14 | League One | 25 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 2 | ||
| Total | 35 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 8 | |||
| Rotherham United (loan) | 2013–14 | League One | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 1 | 9 | 1 | |
| Yeovil Town (loan) | 2014–15 | League One | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
| Bury (loan) | 2014–15 | League Two | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career total | 82 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 87 | 16 | |||
- ↑ Appearances in Football League Trophy
References
- ↑ "Search 1984 to 2006 – Birth, Marriage and Death indexes". Findmypast.com. Retrieved 5 April 2010.
- 1 2 "A look at the new apprentices". Oldham Athletic. Retrieved 5 April 2010.
- ↑ "Premier League Player Profile". Premier League. Retrieved 21 March 2011.
- ↑ "Oldham 0–1 Milwall". BBC Sport. 23 January 2010. Retrieved 5 April 2010.
- ↑ "Oldham give four youngsters their first pro contracts". BBC Sport. 9 April 2010. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
- ↑ "Tom Eaves dropped by Oldham over contract dispute". BBC Sport. 3 May 2010. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
- ↑ "United crush MLS All-Stars, Bolton battered, Hammers win". ESPN. 28 July 2010. Archived from the original on 3 May 2015. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
- ↑ "Duo lead chase for Eaves". Sky Sports. 7 August 2010. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
- ↑ "Oldham manager Dickov prepared for Tom Eaves offers". BBC Sport. 29 July 2010. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
- ↑ "Eaves Signs on at the Reebok". Bolton Wanderers F.C. 12 August 2010. Archived from the original on 3 May 2015. Retrieved 10 August 2010.
- ↑ "Coyle gives up on Jeffren". Sky Sports. 25 July 2011. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
- ↑ "Trio make Wanderers return". The Bolton News. 14 December 2011. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
- ↑ "Eaves extends contract". Bolton Wanderers F.C. 28 January 2013. Archived from the original on 3 May 2015. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
- 1 2 "Eaves joins Shrews". Bolton Wanderers F.C. 21 February 2014. Archived from the original on 3 May 2015. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
- ↑ "Leicester City 3 - 2 Bolton Wanderers". BBC Sport. 16 April 2012. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
- ↑ "Eaves joins Bristol Rovers". Bristol Rovers F.C. 27 September 2012. Archived from the original on 3 May 2015. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
- ↑ "Bristol Rovers 3 – 1 Northampton Town". BBC Sport. Retrieved 6 October 2012.
- ↑ "Bristol Rovers 3 - 2 Torquay United". BBC Sport. 20 October 2012. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
- ↑ "AFC Wimbledon 3 - 1 Bristol Rovers". BBC Sport. 23 October 2012. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
- ↑ "Bristol Rover". BBC Sport. 10 November 2012. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
- ↑ "LAST GAME FOR TOM". Bristol Rovers F.C. 28 December 2012. Archived from the original on 3 May 2015. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
- ↑ "Eaves Joins Shrews". bwfc.co.uk. Archived from the original on 3 May 2015. Retrieved 21 February 2013.
- ↑ "Shrewsbury 1–2 Doncaster" BBC Sport. 2 March 2013. Retrieved 7 March 2013.
- ↑ "Milton Keynes Dons 2 - 3 Shrewsbury Town". BBC Sport. 22 March 2013. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
- ↑ "Tom Eaves: Shrewsbury Town extend Bolton striker's deal". BBC Sport. 22 March 2013. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
- ↑ "Shrewsbury Town 3–0 Crawley Town". bbc.co.uk (BBC Sport). 1 April 2013. Retrieved 2 April 2013.
- ↑ "Millers finalise Eaves signing". Rotherham United F.C. 21 September 2013. Archived from the original on 3 May 2015. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
- ↑ "Walsall 1–1 Rotherham". BBC Sport. 21 September 2013. Retrieved 23 September 2013.
- ↑ "Eaves recalled by Trotters". Rotherham United. 25 November 2013. Archived from the original on 3 May 2015. Retrieved 28 November 2013.
- ↑ "Tom Eaves signs on loan". Shrewsbury Town FC. 28 November 2013.
- ↑ "Eaves loaned to Shrewsbury". Bolton Wanderers FC. 28 November 2013.
- ↑ "Stevenage 1–3 Shrewsbury Town". BBC Sport. 30 November 2013.
- ↑ "Tom Eaves: Shrewsbury Town extend Bolton striker's loan". BBC Sport. 6 January 2014.
- ↑ "Shrewsbury Town 1 - 1 Brentford". BBC Sport. 1 February 2014. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
- ↑ "Tom Eaves: Bolton striker joins Yeovil Town on loan". BBC Sport. 27 November 2014. Retrieved 27 November 2014.
- ↑ "Yeovil Town 0 - 2 Preston North End". BBC Sport. 29 November 2014. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
- ↑ "Eaves back at Bolton". Sky Sports. 6 January 2015. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
- ↑ "Eaves signs for Bury". Sky Sports. 14 March 2015. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
- ↑ "Mansfield Town 0 - 2 Bury". BBC Sport. 14 March 2015. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
- ↑ "Bury 1 - 2 Morecambe". BBC Sport. 6 April 2015. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
- ↑ "The Retained List". Bury F.C. 14 May 2015. Archived from the original on 10 July 2015. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
- ↑ Tom Eaves career statistics at Soccerbase
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