Steven Tom | |
Fullname: | Steven Tom[1] |
Birth Date: | 5 February 1951 |
Birth Place: | Ware, Hertfordshire, England |
Position: | Defender, midfielder |
Years1: | 1969–1971 |
Clubs1: | Queens Park Rangers |
Caps1: | 0 |
Goals1: | 0 |
Years2: | 1971–1972 |
Clubs2: | Brentford |
Caps2: | 18 |
Goals2: | 1 |
Years3: | 1972–1976 |
Clubs3: | Barnet |
Caps3: | 143 |
Goals3: | 4 |
Clubs4: | Ilford |
Steven Tom (born 5 February 1951) is an English retired professional footballer who played as a defender in the Football League for Brentford. He later made over 150 appearances for Southern League club Barnet.
Tom began his career at Queens Park Rangers and joined Fourth Division club Brentford in 1971.[2] He made 21 appearances and scored one goal, on his debut, during the 1971–72 season, in which the Bees won promotion to the Third Division with a third-place finish. Tom was released at the end of the season.
After his release from Brentford, Tom dropped into non-League football and played for Barnet and Ilford in the Southern and Isthmian leagues respectively.
After his retirement from football, Tom worked as a black cab driver.[3]
Brentford
Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
Brentford | 1971–72 | Fourth Division | 18 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ― | 21 | 1 | ||
Barnet | 1972–73[5] | Southern League Premier Division | 38 | 1 | 5 | 0 | ― | 3[6] | 0 | 46 | 1 | ||
1973–74 | 42 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ― | 1 | 0 | 45 | 1 | ||||
1974–75 | 41 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ― | 1 | 0 | 44 | 1 | ||||
1975–76 | Southern League First Division North | 22 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ― | 0 | 0 | 23 | 1 | |||
Total | 143 | 4 | 10 | 0 | ― | 5 | 0 | 158 | 4 | ||||
Career total | 161 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 179 | 5 |