Tommy Wheeldon Jr.

Tommy Wheeldon Jr.
Personal information
Full name Thomas Wheeldon Jr.
Date of birth 3 May 1979
Place of birth Liverpool, England
Playing position Defender
Club information
Current team
 Cavalry FC (head coach)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Swindon Town
Torquay United
2002–2004 Calgary Storm 28 (0)
Teams managed
2014–2016 Canada U17 (assistant)
2015–2018 Calgary Foothills
2018– Cavalry FC
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Thomas Wheeldon Jr. (born 3 May 1979) is an English-Canadian former professional footballer and current head coach of Cavalry FC in the Canadian Premier League.

Playing career

Wheeldon began his playing career in England with Swindon Town before moving to Torquay United.[1]

In May 2002, Wheeldon joined the Calgary Storm of the A-League to play under the management of his father, Tommy Wheeldon Sr.[2] He went on to make 28 appearances for the club across two seasons.[3] During his time as a player, he also worked as a full-time academy coach and soccer camp director for the club.[4]

Coaching career

Calgary Foothills

After the Calgary Storm folded, Wheeldon decided to remain in Canada and help develop grassroots football. After four years as a director for a local soccer academy, he joined the Calgary Foothills as assistant technical director in 2007 and was promoted to technical director a year later. In 2015, Wheeldon was named as head coach as the club joined the Premier Development League. In his second season as head coach, Wheeldon guided the team to an appearance in the PDL Championship Final before losing to the Michigan Bucks.[5] In 2016, Wheeldon received the Jack Buckler Award for outstanding contribution to the sport of soccer within Calgary and area.[6]

After having accepted the role as head coach and GM for Cavalry FC, Wheeldon would lead Calgary Foothills to the 2018 PDL Championship, defeating Reading United AC 4-2.[7]

Canada Soccer

In April 2014, Wheeldon began a two-year spell as assistant coach for the Canada U17 men's national team.[8]

Cavalry FC

On 18 May 2018, Wheeldon was announced as the first head coach and general manager of Canadian Premier League club Cavalry FC.[9]

Personal life

Wheeldon was born in Liverpool, England.[10] His father, Tommy Wheeldon Sr, was a professional footballer who represented Everton and England Under-18s.[11]

He attended the University of Surrey to study sports science and coaching.[4]

Wheeldon is a lifelong Everton supporter.[12]

Career statistics

Player

Club Season League Cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Calgary Storm 2002[3] A-League 7 0 0 0 0 0 7 0
2003[3] 21 0 0 0 0 0 21 0
Total 28 0 0 0 0 0 28 0
Career total 28 0 0 0 0 0 28 0

Manager

As of 17 May 2018
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team From To Record
P W D L GF GA GD Win %
Cavalry FC 17 May 2018 Present 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 –
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 –

References

  1. ↑ "Tommy Wheeldon Jr. – Technical Director". www.calgaryfoothillssoccer.com. Calgary Foothills FC. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
  2. ↑ Wilson, Jock (19 May 2018). "Cavalry head coach and GM Tommy Wheeldon Jr". omny.fm. Global News Radio. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
  3. 1 2 3 "Thomas Wheeldon". soccerstats.us. Soccer Stats. Retrieved 26 June 2018.
  4. 1 2 Wheeldon Jr, Tommy. "Tommy Wheeldon Jr on LinkedIn". www.linkedin.com. LinkedIn. Retrieved 26 June 2018.
  5. ↑ Kostanuick, Adam (13 April 2018). "Tommy Wheeldon Jr. leads Calgary Foothills FC into 2018 PDL season". Northern Starting XI. Retrieved 26 June 2018.
  6. ↑ 2017 Annual Report (PDF). Calgary United Soccer Association. 2017. p. 12.
  7. ↑ "Calgary Foothills FC win 2018 PDL championship". Total Soccer Project. August 4, 2018.
  8. ↑ "Tommy Wheeldon". canadasoccer.com. Canada Soccer. 2 May 2018. Retrieved 26 June 2018.
  9. ↑ Austin, Daniel (18 May 2018). "'Cavalry FC' the Canadian Premier League team in Calgary". Calgary Sun. Retrieved 26 June 2018.
  10. ↑ Jeffrey, Andrew (30 October 2017). "Tommy Wheeldon, Jr. – Top 40 Under 40". www.avenuecalgary.com. Avenue Calgary. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
  11. ↑ "Tommy Wheeldon". www.kitsoncoaching.co.uk. Kits On Coaching. Retrieved 26 June 2018.
  12. ↑ "Owner Profile". cavalryfc.canpl.ca. Cavalry Football Club. 17 May 2018. Retrieved 26 June 2018.
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