Josh Tomlinson

Josh Tomlinson
Personal information
Full name Joshua Geoffrey Tomlinson[1]
Date of birth (2005-12-01) 1 December 2005[2]
Place of birth Kettering, England[3]
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Bedford Town
(on loan from Northampton Town)
Youth career
Northampton Town
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021– Northampton Town 0 (0)
2022–2023 → Harborough Town (loan) 4 (0)
2023 → Barwell (loan) 6 (0)
2023–2024 → St Ives Town (loan) 26 (3)
2024–2025 → Needham Market (loan) 27 (0)
2025– → Bedford Town (loan) 1 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 12:10, 10 August 2025 (UTC)

Joshua Geoffrey Tomlinson (born 1 December 2005) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for Bedford Town, on loan from Northampton Town.

Career

Tomlinson made his first-team debut for Northampton Town aged 15 years and 336 days, making him the youngest player in the club's history when he played in a centre-back partnership with Dominic Revan in a 2–1 defeat to Brighton & Hove Albion U21 in an EFL Trophy match at Sixfields Stadium; manager Jon Brady said that "he hardly put a foot wrong, his distribution was good and he read the game well".[4] On 18 October 2022, he became the youngest goalscorer in the club's history when he scored in a 3–1 home defeat to Arsenal U21 at the age of 16 years and 321 days.[5] He signed his first professional contract the following month, having also played a record amount of times for the under-18 team after becoming the youngest player to represent them at the age of thirteen.[6][7] On 24 December 2022, he joined Northern Premier League Midlands side Harborough Town on a one month loan.[8] He then moved on to Barwell on a similar basis the following month.[9]

On 6 May 2025, Northampton announced the player had been offered a new contract.[10]

On 9 August 2025, Tomlinson joined newly promoted National League North club Bedford Town on loan.[11]

Career statistics

As of match played 17 December 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Northampton Town 2021–22[12] League Two 0 0 0 0 0 0 1[a] 0 1 0
2022–23[13] League Two 0 0 0 0 0 0 3[a] 1 3 1
2023–24[14] League One 0 0 0 0 0 0 1[a] 0 1 0
2024–25[15] League One 0 0 0 0 0 0 4[a] 0 4 0
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 1 9 1
Harborough Town (loan) 2022–23[16] Northern Division One Mids 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
Barwell (loan) 2022–23[17] Southern Premier Central 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
St Ives Town (loan) 2023–24 Southern Premier Central 26 3 0 0 0 0 3[b] 0 29 3
Needham Market (loan) 2024–24 National League North 11 0 0 0 0 0 1[b] 0 12 0
Career total 47 3 0 0 0 0 13 1 60 4
  1. ^ a b c d Appearance(s) in the EFL Trophy.
  2. ^ a b Appearance(s) in FA Trophy

Honours

Individual

References

  1. ^ "Club list of registered players: As at 17th May 2025" (PDF). English Football League. Retrieved 1 July 2025.
  2. ^ "Joshua Tomlinson - Defender - First Team - Northampton Town". www.ntfc.co.uk. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
  3. ^ Josh Tomlinson at Soccerway
  4. ^ Heneghan, James (3 November 2021). "Brady impressed by Tomlinson after teenager breaks Toney's record". Northampton Chronicle & Echo. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
  5. ^ "Teen Tomlinson's joy at milestone Cobblers goal". BBC Sport. 19 October 2022. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
  6. ^ Heneghan, James (7 December 2022). "Record-breaking defender Josh Tomlinson pens first pro deal with Cobblers". Northampton Chronicle & Echo. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
  7. ^ Willsher, Gareth (7 December 2022). "JOSH TOMLINSON SIGNS LONG TERM PROFESSIONAL CONTRACT". www.ntfc.co.uk. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
  8. ^ Willsher, Gareth (24 December 2022). "JOSH TOMLINSON MAKES LOAN MOVE". www.ntfc.co.uk. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
  9. ^ "Joshua Tomlinson - Defender - First Team - Northampton Town". www.ntfc.co.uk. Retrieved 2023-05-01.
  10. ^ www.ntfc.co.uk https://www.ntfc.co.uk/news/2025/may/06/end-of-season-retained-list/. Retrieved 2025-05-13. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  11. ^ @BedfordTown (9 August 2025). "Tomlinson arrives on loan ✍🏼 We're pleased to announce the loan signing of defender Josh Tomlinson on loan from @ntfc Welcome Josh 👏🏼" (Tweet). Retrieved 10 August 2025 – via Twitter.
  12. ^ "Games played by Josh Tomlinson in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
  13. ^ "Games played by Josh Tomlinson in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
  14. ^ "Games played by Josh Tomlinson in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
  15. ^ "Games played by Josh Tomlinson in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
  16. ^ "Harborough Town | Appearances | Joshua Tomlinson | Football Web Pages". www.footballwebpages.co.uk. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
  17. ^ "Josh Tomlinson - Barwell Football Club First". www.pitchero.com. Retrieved 2023-05-01.
  18. ^ "Middlesbrough's Chuba Akpom takes Sky Bet Championship Player of the Season". English Football League. 23 April 2023. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
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