Willem Tomlinson

Willem Tomlinson
Personal information
Full name Willem David Charlotte Daniel Tomlinson[1]
Date of birth (1998-01-27) 27 January 1998
Place of birth Burnley, England
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in)[2]
Position Central midfielder[3]
Team information
Current team
Ashton United
Youth career
2009–2016 Blackburn Rovers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2019 Blackburn Rovers 5 (0)
2019–2020 Mansfield Town 30 (1)
2020 Padiham
2020–2023 Chorley 84 (7)
2023 → Marine (loan) 7 (1)
2023–2024 Radcliffe 0 (0)
2024-2025 Padiham
2025- Ashton United
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Willem David Daniel Tomlinson (born 27 January 1998) is an English semi-professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for club Ashton United.[2]

Club career

Blackburn Rovers

Tomlinson began in the youth ranks of EFL Championship side Blackburn Rovers from 2009.[4][5] He was unused substitute on three occasions in the Championship, prior to making his first-team debut on 19 February 2017 in an FA Cup fifth-round tie against Manchester United.[2][6][7] His league debut came a week later versus Derby County.[2] On 3 November 2017, Tomlinson signed a new contract with Blackburn.[8][9] However, he terminated his contract just over a year later in January 2019.[10]

Mansfield Town

Prior to officially leaving Blackburn Rovers, Tomlinson trained with Exeter City.[4] However, on 4 February 2019, Tomlinson signed a contract with fellow EFL League Two club Mansfield Town. He left Mansfield Town in September 2020, by mutual consent.[11] He subsequently joined North West Counties Premier Division side Padiham to keep fit and started the two opening games of the season.[12]

Chorley

On 20 November 2020, Tomlinson signed for Chorley on a permanent contract.[13]

He went on loan to Marine in August 2023.[14]

Radcliffe

On 13 November 2023, Tomlinson signed for Northern Premier League Premier Division club Radcliffe.[15]

Career statistics

As of match played 11 May 2022[2]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Blackburn Rovers U23 2016–17[16] ———3[a]030
Blackburn Rovers 2016–17[16] Championship 101000—20
2017–18[17] League One 4020001[a]070
2018–19[18] Championship 000010—10
Total 50301010100
Mansfield Town 2018–19[18] League Two 120——1[b]0130
2019–20[19] League Two 18110102[a]0221
Total 301101030350
Chorley 2020–21[2] National League North 12030—1[c]0160
2021–22[2][20] National League North 38521—2[d]0426
Total 50551—30586
Career total 85691201001067
  1. 1 2 3 Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
  2. ↑ Appearance in the League Two play-offs
  3. ↑ Appearance(s) in the FA Trophy
  4. ↑ One appearance in the National League North play-offs, one in the FA Trophy

References

  1. ↑ "Retained List 2016-17" (PDF). English Football League. Retrieved 13 June 2017.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Willem Tomlinson profile". Soccerway. 19 February 2017. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
  3. ↑ "Willem Tomlinson". World Football. Retrieved 14 September 2019.
  4. 1 2 "Willem Tomlinson ends 10 year solicitation with Rovers". Lancashire Telegraph. 31 January 2019. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
  5. ↑ "Willem Tomlinson profile". Blackburn Rovers F.C. 19 February 2017. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
  6. ↑ "Blackburn Rovers 1-2 Manchester United". BBC Sport. 19 February 2017. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
  7. ↑ "Match Report: Blackburn 1 - 2 Man Utd". Blackburn Rovers F.C. 19 February 2017. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
  8. ↑ "Tomlinson signs new deal". Blackburn Rovers F.C. 3 November 2017. Retrieved 12 November 2017.
  9. ↑ "Rovers midfielder Willem Tomlinson signs contract extension". Lancashire Telegraph. 3 November 2017. Retrieved 12 November 2017.
  10. ↑ "Young duo depart". Blackburn Rovers. 31 January 2019. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
  11. ↑ "Stags capture young midfielder". Mansfield Town. 4 February 2019. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
  12. ↑ Sharpe, Rich (8 October 2020). "Ex-Rovers midfielder Tomlinson plays for Padiham in NWCL". Lancashire Telegraph. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
  13. ↑ "Henley and Tomlinson added to squad". Chorley FC. 20 November 2020. Archived from the original on 26 January 2022. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
  14. ↑ "Willem Tomlinson joins Marine". marinefc.com. 26 August 2023. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
  15. ↑ "Willem Tomlinson joins the Boro". www.radcliffefc.com. 13 November 2023. Retrieved 15 November 2023.
  16. 1 2 "Games played by Willem Tomlinson in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
  17. ↑ "Games played by Willem Tomlinson in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 September 2017.
  18. 1 2 "Games played by Willem Tomlinson in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 September 2017.
  19. ↑ "Games played by Willem Tomlinson in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 September 2019.
  20. ↑ For FA Cup second qualifying round: "MAGPIES HEAD FOR SOUTHPORT FA CUP REPLAY". Chorley FC. 18 September 2021. Archived from the original on 1 October 2021. Retrieved 31 March 2022. For FA Cup second qualifying round replay: "MAGPIES EXIT FA CUP AT SOUTHPORT". Chorley FC. 21 September 2021. Archived from the original on 1 October 2021. Retrieved 31 March 2022. For Lancashire FA Challenge Trophy quarter final "MAGPIES DOWNED BY ATHERTON". Chorley FC. 14 December 2021. Retrieved 31 March 2022.