Willem Tomlinson

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Willem Tomlinson
Personal information
Full name Willem David Daniel Tomlinson[1]
Date of birth (1998-01-27) 27 January 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth Burnley, England
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in)[2]
Position(s) Central midfielder[3]
Team information
Current team
 Radcliffe
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– Radcliffe 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:13, 15 November 2023 (UTC)

Willem David Daniel Tomlinson (born 27 January 1998) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Northern Premier League Premier Division club Radcliffe. [2]

Club career[edit]

Blackburn Rovers[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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

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

Radcliffe[edit]

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

Career statistics[edit]

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
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Blackburn Rovers U23 2016–17[16] — — — 3[a] 0 3 0
Blackburn Rovers 2016–17[16] Championship 1 0 1 0 0 0 — 2 0
2017–18[17] League One 4 0 2 0 0 0 1[a] 0 7 0
2018–19[18] Championship 0 0 0 0 1 0 — 1 0
Total 5 0 3 0 1 0 1 0 10 0
Mansfield Town 2018–19[18] League Two 12 0 — — 1[b] 0 13 0
2019–20[19] League Two 18 1 1 0 1 0 2[a] 0 22 1
Total 30 1 1 0 1 0 3 0 35 0
Chorley 2020–21[2] National League North 12 0 3 0 — 1[c] 0 16 0
2021–22[2][20] National League North 38 5 2 1 — 2[d] 0 42 6
Total 50 5 5 1 — 3 0 58 6
Career total 85 6 9 1 2 0 10 0 106 7
  1. ^ a b c 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[edit]

  1. ^ "Retained List 2016-17" (PDF). English Football League. Retrieved 13 June 2017.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g "Willem Tomlinson profile". Soccerway. 19 February 2017. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
  3. ^ "Willem Tomlinson". World Football. Retrieved 14 September 2019.
  4. ^ a b "Willem Tomlinson ends 10 year associtation 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. 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. ^ a b "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. ^ a b "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. Retrieved 31 March 2022. For FA Cup second qualifying round replay: "MAGPIES EXIT FA CUP AT SOUTHPORT". Chorley FC. 21 September 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.

External links[edit]

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