| Josh Tomlinson | |
| Birth Date: | 1 December 2005[1] |
| Birth Place: | Kettering, England |
| Position: | Defender |
| Currentclub: | Needham Market (on loan from Northampton Town) |
| Clubnumber: | 19 |
| Youthclubs1: | Northampton Town |
| Years1: | 2021– |
| Clubs1: | Northampton Town |
| Caps1: | 0 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2022–2023 |
| Clubs2: | → Harborough Town (loan) |
| Caps2: | 4 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2023 |
| Clubs3: | → Barwell (loan) |
| Caps3: | 6 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2023–2024 |
| Clubs4: | → St Ives Town (loan) |
| Caps4: | 26 |
| Goals4: | 3 |
| Years5: | 2024– |
| Clubs5: | → Needham Market (loan) |
| Caps5: | 10 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 14:32, 30 November 2024 (UTC) |
Josh Tomlinson (born 1 December 2005) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for Needham Market, on loan from Northampton Town.
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".[2] 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.[3] 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.[4] [5] On 24 December 2022, he joined Northern Premier League Midlands side Harborough Town on a one month loan.[6] He then moved on to Barwell on a similar basis the following month.[7]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Northampton Town | 2021–22 | League Two | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2022–23 | League Two | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | ||
| 2023–24 | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2024–25 | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 1 | |||
| Harborough Town (loan) | 2022–23[8] | Northern Division One Mids | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| Barwell (loan) | 2022–23[9] | 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 | 0 | 29 | 3 | |
| Needham Market (loan) | 2024–24 | National League North | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | |
| Career total | 46 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 58 | 4 | |||
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