Steven Tom
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Steven Tom[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 5 February 1951[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Ware, Hertfordshire, England[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Defender, midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1969–1971 | Queens Park Rangers | 0 | (0) |
| 1971–1972 | Brentford | 18 | (1) |
| 1972–1976 | Barnet | 143 | (4) |
| Ilford | |||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Steven Tom (born 5 February 1951) is an English retired professional footballer who played as a defender in the Football League for Brentford. He later made over 150 appearances for Southern League club Barnet.
Playing career
[edit]Brentford
[edit]Tom began his career at Queens Park Rangers and joined Fourth Division club Brentford in 1971.[3] He made 21 appearances and scored one goal, on his debut, during the 1971–72 season,[4] in which the Bees won promotion to the Third Division with a third-place finish.[3] Tom was released at the end of the season.[3]
Non-league football
[edit]After his release from Brentford, Tom dropped into non-League football and played for Barnet and Ilford in the Southern and Isthmian leagues respectively.[3]
Personal life
[edit]After his retirement from football, Tom worked as a black cab driver.[5]
Honours
[edit]Brentford
- Football League Fourth Division third-place promotion: 1971–72[4]
Career statistics
[edit]| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Brentford | 1971–72[4] | Fourth Division | 18 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ― | 21 | 1 | |
| Barnet | 1972–73[6] | Southern League Premier Division | 38 | 1 | 5 | 0 | ― | 3[a] | 0 | 46 | 1 | |
| 1973–74[6] | 42 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ― | 1[a] | 0 | 45 | 1 | |||
| 1974–75[6] | 41 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ― | 1[a] | 0 | 44 | 1 | |||
| 1975–76[6] | Southern League First Division North | 22 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ― | 0 | 0 | 23 | 1 | ||
| Total | 143 | 4 | 10 | 0 | ― | 5 | 0 | 158 | 4 | |||
| Career total | 161 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 179 | 5 | ||
References
[edit]- ^ Hugman, Barry (1981). Football League Players Records (1946–1981). Aylesbury: Rothmans Publications. p. 333. ISBN 0-907574-08-4.
- ^ a b "Steven Tom". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
- ^ a b c d Haynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920–2006. Harefield: Yore Publications. p. 161. ISBN 978-0955294914.
- ^ a b c White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. p. 391. ISBN 0951526200.
- ^ "Where Are They Now? Brentford Division Four promotion-winners 1971–72". The League Paper. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
- ^ a b c d "Steve Tom". Downhill Second Half – A Barnet FC Archive. Retrieved 25 December 2020.
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- 1951 births
- People from Ware, Hertfordshire
- English men's footballers
- Brentford F.C. players
- English Football League players
- Queens Park Rangers F.C. players
- Barnet F.C. players
- Men's association football defenders
- Isthmian League players
- Ilford F.C. players
- Southern Football League players
- Men's association football midfielders
- Living people
- Footballers from Hertfordshire
- English football defender, 1950s birth stubs