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Lucas Tomlinson

Lucas George Tomlinson (born 6 November 2000) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Yate Town.

Lucas Tomlinson
Personal information
Full name Lucas George Tomlinson[1]
Date of birth (2000-11-06) 6 November 2000 (age 24)[2]
Place of birth Bristol, England
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Yate Town
Youth career
2011–2019 Bristol Rovers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2022 Bristol Rovers 1 (0)
2020–2021 → Bath City (loan) 5 (0)
2021 → Torquay United (loan) 2 (0)
2021–2022 → Gloucester City (loan) 31 (7)
2022 Gloucester City 15 (0)
2022–2023 Salisbury 16 (0)
2023 Yate Town 7 (3)
2023–2024 Barry Town United 27 (1)
2024– Yate Town 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 April 2024

Early and personal life

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Tomlinson was born in Bristol.[2] He attended Easton CE(VA) Primary School, now Easton CE Academy.

Club career

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Bristol Rovers

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Having joined their academy at the age of 10,[3] Tomlinson signed a professional contract with Bristol Rovers in the summer of 2019.[4] Tomlinson made his debut for Rovers on 24 September 2019 as a substitute in a 2–1 EFL Trophy victory over Chelsea Under-21s.[5] He made his league debut on 14 December 2019, coming on as a second-half substitute for Tom Nichols in a 2–1 victory at Ipswich Town.[6] He signed a new contract with Bristol Rovers in June 2020.[7] On 2 June 2021, Tomlinson signed a new one-year contract with the League Two side.[8] Tomlinson was released at the end of the 2021–22 season.[9]

Bath City (loan)

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On 13 October 2020, Tomlinson joined National League South side Bath City on loan until 2 January 2021[10] and made his debut later that day in the FA Cup as Bath defeated Slough Town 1–0.[11]

Torquay United (loan)

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On 24 April 2021, Tomlinson joined National League side Torquay United on loan for the remainder of the season, as Torquay pushed for promotion.[12] He made his debut later that day as a 56' minute substitute as Torquay came from 2–0 down against Notts County to draw 2–2 in the 98th minute of the match and move to the top of the league.[13]

Gloucester City

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On 1 October 2021, Tomlinson joined Gloucester City on a youth loan deal. His move to the National League North side would see him managed by former-Rovers youth-team boss Lee Mansell.[14] He made his debut the following day as his side were on the wrong-end of an FA Cup upset as they lost 1–0 at Isthmian Premier Division side Folkestone Invicta.[15] On 12 November, his loan was extended until January 2022.[16] On 4 January 2022, the loan was again extended, this time until the end of the 2021–22 season.[17] On 19 February 2022, Tomlinson scored the first senior goal of his career in a 2–2 draw with Darlington.[18] Tomlinson's goalscoring form continued and he was awarded Gloucester City's Player of the Month award for March.[19] Tomlinson ended the season having won the Gloucester City Young Player of the Season award.[20]

On 29 July 2022, Tomlinson returned to Gloucester City on a permanent basis following his release from Bristol Rovers.[21] On 11 November 2022, Tomlinson departed the club by mutual consent.[22]

Salisbury

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Following his departure from Gloucester City, Tomlinson joined Southern Football League Premier Division South club Salisbury.[23]

Yate Town

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In March 2023, Tomlinson signed for Yate Town.[24]

Barry Town United

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On 21 June 2023, Tomlinson signed for Cymru Premier club Barry Town United.[25]

Yate Town

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In June 2024, Tomlinson returned to Yate Town.[26]

Career statistics

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As of end of 2021–22 season
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Bristol Rovers 2019–20[27] League One 1 0 0 0 0 0 4[a] 0 5 0
2020–21[28] League One 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2021–22[29] League Two 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 5 0
Bath City (loan) 2020–21[2][11] National League South 5 0 2 0 — 0 0 7 0
Torquay United (loan) 2020–21[28] National League 2 0 — — 0 0 2 0
Gloucester City (loan) 2021–22[2] National League North 31 7 1 0 — 1[b] 0 33 7
Career total 39 7 3 0 0 0 5 0 47 7
  1. ^ Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
  2. ^ Appearance(s) in FA Trophy

Honours

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Individual

References

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  1. ^ "Club list of registered players: As at 18th May 2019: Bristol Rovers" (PDF). English Football League. p. 51. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
  2. ^ a b c d e Lucas Tomlinson at Soccerway. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
  3. ^ "Lucas Tomlinson - Midfielder - First Team - Bristol Rovers". Bristol Rovers F.C. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
  4. ^ "Six Academy Prospects Sign Pro Contracts!". Bristol Rovers F.C. 3 May 2019. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
  5. ^ "Match Report: Rovers 2-1 Chelsea U21's". Bristol Rovers F.C. 24 September 2019. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
  6. ^ "Ipswich Town 1–2 Bristol Rovers". BBC Sport. 14 December 2019. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
  7. ^ Frost, Sam (25 June 2020). "Ben Garner explains decision to give Lucas Tomlinson new Rovers contract". Bristol Post. Retrieved 30 August 2020.
  8. ^ "Club Confirms New Deals for Academy Prospects!". www.bristolrovers.co.uk. 2 June 2021.
  9. ^ "Club Announces Released List". www.bristolrovers.co.uk. 19 May 2022. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
  10. ^ "Lucas Tomlinson Joins Bath City on Loan". www.bristolrovers.co.uk. 13 October 2020. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
  11. ^ a b "Slough Town (0) 0 Bath City (0) 1 – FA Cup 3rd Qualifying Round – Tuesday 13 October 2020 – Arbour Park". www.bathcityfc.com. 13 October 2020. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
  12. ^ "Lucas Tomlinson Joins Torquay United on Loan". www.bristolrovers.co.uk. 24 April 2021.
  13. ^ "Torquay United 2–2 Notts County". BBC Sport. 24 April 2021.
  14. ^ "Lucas Tomlinson Joins Gloucester on Loan". www.bristolrovers.co.uk. 1 October 2021.
  15. ^ "Folkestone Invicta 1 Gloucester City 0 FA Cup match report: Striker Ade Yusuff's goal books Folkestone place in FA Cup Fourth Qualifying Round". Kent Online. 2 October 2021.
  16. ^ "Lucas Tomlinson Extends Gloucester City Loan". www.bristolrovers.co.uk. 12 November 2021.
  17. ^ "Hulbert and Tomlinson Extend Loan Deals". www.bristolrovers.co.uk. 4 January 2022.
  18. ^ "Report: City 2–2 Darlington". www.gloucestercityafc.com. 20 February 2022.
  19. ^ @GCAFCOfficial (1 April 2022). "👏 Congrats Lucas Tomlinson... your @Malvern_Tyres Player of the Month for March! #UpTheCity" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  20. ^ a b "Player of the Season awards announced". www.gloucestercityafc.com. 7 May 2022. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
  21. ^ "Welcome Back Lucas Tomlinson". www.gloucestercityafc.com. 29 July 2022. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
  22. ^ "LUCAS TOMLINSON DEPARTS CITY". www.gloucestercityafc.com. 11 November 2022. Retrieved 12 November 2022.
  23. ^ "Lucas Tomlinson Signs". www.salisburyfc.co.uk. 12 November 2022. Retrieved 12 November 2022.
  24. ^ "LUCAS TOMLINSON SIGNS FROM SALISBURY". Yate Town F.C. 18 March 2023. Retrieved 19 March 2023.
  25. ^ @BarryTownUnited (21 June 2023). "𝑶𝒏𝒆 𝒅𝒊𝒓𝒆𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒕𝒐 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑻𝒐𝒘𝒏!➡️💛💙 Lucas Tomlinson joins from Yate Town FC🤝✍️ The midfielder comes over the bridge to play in the #JDCymruPremier for the Town🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Welcome to the Town Lucas☺️🫶 Worth the wait Yellow Blue Army😉👀 #YourTownYourTeam 💛💙" (Tweet). Retrieved 23 June 2023 – via Twitter.
  26. ^ "Lucas Tomlinson signs for Yate Town". yatetownfc.co.uk. 9 June 2024. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
  27. ^ "Games played by Lucas Tomlinson in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
  28. ^ a b "Games played by Lucas Tomlinson in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
  29. ^ "Games played by Lucas Tomlinson in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
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