Steven Tom

Steven Tom
Personal information
Full name Steven Tom[1]
Date of birth (1951-05-02) 2 May 1951
Place of birth Cheshunt, England
Playing position Defender, Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1969–1971 Queens Park Rangers 0 (0)
1971–1972 Brentford 18 (1)
Barnet 136
Ilford
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Steven Tom (born 2 May 1951) is an English retired professional football defender who played in the Football League for Brentford.[2] He later made over 130 appearances for Southern League side Barnet.

Playing career

Brentford

Tom began his career at Queens Park Rangers and joined Division Four side Brentford in 1971.[2] He made 21 appearances and scored one goal during the 1971–72 season,[3] in which the Bees won promotion to Division Three with a third-place finish.[2] Tom was released at the end of the campaign.[2]

Non-league football

After his release from Brentford, Tom dropped into non-league football and played for Barnet and Ilford in the Southern and Isthmian leagues respectively.[2]

Personal life

After his retirement from football, Tom worked as a black cab driver.[4]

Honours

Brentford

Career statistics

Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Brentford 1971–72[3] Fourth Division 18 1 2 0 1 0 21 1
Career total 18 1 2 0 1 0 21 2

References

  1. Hugman, Barry (1981). Football League Players Records (1946–1981). Aylesbury: Rothmans Publications. p. 333. ISBN 0-907574-08-4.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Haynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920–2006. Harefield: Yore Publications. p. 161. ISBN 978-0955294914.
  3. 1 2 3 White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. p. 391. ISBN 0951526200.
  4. "Where Are They Now? Brentford Division Four promotion-winners 1971–72". The League Paper. Retrieved 16 July 2017.


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