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Tom English
Personal information
Full name Thomas English
Date of birth (1981-11-17) 17 November 1981 (age 42)
Place of birth Coventry, England
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
1997–1998 Norwich City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1998–2000 Arsenal 0 (0)
2000–2001 Harwich & Parkeston
2001 Marine Castle31 (15)
2003–2004 Stanway Rovers
2004 Hendon
2004–2005 Harwich & Parkeston
2005–2006 AFC Sudbury
2006 Mildenhall Town
2006 Haverhill Rovers
2006–2007 Tiptree United
2007 Ipswich Wanderers
2007–2009 Tiptree United
2009–2010 Halstead Town
2010–2011 Heybridge Swifts
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Tom English (born 17 November 1981) is an English former professional footballer who played as a forward for Arsenal where he was a member of the FA youth cup winning squad in 2000 and Marine Castle United (today Hougang United) in the Singaporean S.League in 2001. His professional career was cut short after he was seriously injured in a fall in Tenerife,[1] though he eventually played semi-professionally for several East Anglian sides.[2] He now works as a postman.[1]

Career[edit]

The son of former Coventry City, Leicester City and Colchester United striker Tommy English, Tom English was initially on the books of Norwich City, joining Arsenal in the summer of 1998[3] but making no first team appearances before being released in the summer of 2000.[4][5]

After a short spell playing alongside his father at Harwich & Parkeston,[6][7] in January 2001 he signed for Marine Castle United (today Hougang United) in the Singaporean S.League,[8] where he scored fifteen goals in the 2001 season.[9][10][11] With a move to QPR in prospect, he returned to Europe but during a holiday trip to Tenerife suffered a fall that severely damaged his right knee,[1][12] alongside a broken jaw, facial injuries and a head injury that put him in a coma for ten days.[13]

Unable to resume a professional career, he played for English clubs Stanway Rovers,[14] Hendon,[15] Harwich & Parkeston,[16] A.F.C. Sudbury,[17] Mildenhall Town,[18][19] Haverhill Rovers,[20] Tiptree United,[21] Ipswich Wanderers,[22] Halstead Town,[23] and Heybridge Swifts[24] before retiring in 2011. He now works as a postman.

References[edit]

  • ^ Youth Team Squad Page 1998-99 ArseWeb
  • ^ Youth Team Squad Page 1999/2000 ArseWeb
  • ^ Flown From the Nest Profile
  • ^ Soccer: Harwich face big Sudbury clash Colchester Gazette.
  • ^ Soccer: Mid-Essex teams get second chance... Colchester Gazette.
  • ^ Soccer: Shrimper Tom's off to Singapore Colchester Gazette.
  • ^ Statistics for Marine Castle Utd Soccerbot
  • ^ Frustrated English
  • ^ Marine Castle United match reports
  • ^ Balcony fall footballer back home
  • ^ "Colchester: Tom fights back to be football fit". Daily Gazette. 26 July 2002. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
  • ^ Soccer: Stanway Rovers 5-1 Saffron Walden Colchester Gazette
  • ^ Greensnet Profile
  • ^ Soccer: Halstead Town 1-2 Harwich and Parkeston (East Anglian Cup area semi-final) Colchester Gazette.
  • ^ AFC Sudbury Profile
  • ^ Nightmare continues Ely Standard
  • ^ Hall's double debut delight
  • ^ It's Rover and out -Tommy moves on Ely Standard
  • ^ How they're doing: Tiptree United Maldon and Burnham Standard
  • ^ Rangers draw a blank Ely Standard
  • ^ Stow hang on for two more points Ipswich Star
  • ^ Quartet of new signings boost Swifts Maldon and Burnham Standard
  • External links[edit]


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