Dom Telford

Dominic David Telford (born 5 December 1996) is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for EFL League Two club Plymouth Argyle.

Dom Telford
Personal information
Full name Dominic David Telford[1]
Date of birth (1996-12-05) 5 December 1996[2]
Place of birth Burnley, England
Height 5 ft 7 in (1.71 m)[2]
Playing position(s) Striker
Club information
Current team
 Plymouth Argyle
Number 11
Youth career
2013–2014 Blackpool
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2015 Blackpool 14 (1)
2015–2018 Stoke City 0 (0)
2017–2018 → Bristol Rovers (loan) 19 (3)
2018–2019 Bury 38 (6)
2019– Plymouth Argyle 19 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 9 June 2020 (UTC)

Early life

Telford was born in Burnley and grew up in Clitheroe where he attended Ribblesdale High School.[3] He played youth football for Clitheroe Wolves and also played for Lancashire Schools at Under-16 level, making 12 appearances for them in 2012–13.[4][5]

Club career

Blackpool

He joined Blackpool as a first-year scholar with the youth team in June 2013 playing regularly for them in his first year with the club.[6] In December, just after his 17th birthday, he was nominated for the League Football Education's goal of the month for November for a goal against Bury[7] which was followed by a second nomination in January 2014 for a goal in December 2013 against Liverpool.[8] The 35-yard chip against Liverpool was also nominated for the goal of the season award in June 2014.[9]

He made his first-team debut for the club on 9 August as an 88th-minute substitute in the opening-day fixture against Nottingham Forest.[10] In only his second substitute appearance for Blackpool, on 28 December Telford scored his first senior goal, the equaliser in a 1–1 draw with Rotherham United.[11]

Stoke City

Telford joined Stoke City in July 2015 along with Blackpool teammate Mark Waddington.[12] In August 2017 Telford joined League One side Bristol Rovers on loan for the 2017–18 season.[13] He scored his first goals for Bristol Rovers when he scored twice in an EFL Trophy tie against Wycombe Wanderers on 29 August 2017.[14] Telford played 24 times for Rovers scoring five goals as they finished in 13th position.[15]

Bury

Telford joined Bury on a two-year contract in July 2018.[16] While being used mainly from the substitutes bench during league games Telford became a regular starter in this seasons Checkatrade cup. This led him to the top of the goalscoring charts and earning the nickname "Mr Checkatrade" [17]

Plymouth Argyle

On 11 July 2019, Telford joined up with Ryan Lowe, who had been his manager at Bury, by signing for Plymouth Argyle.[18]

Career statistics
As of match played 4 May 2019
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Blackpool 2014–15[19] Championship 1411000—151
Stoke City 2015–16[20] Premier League 000000—00
Stoke City U23 2016–17[21] ————1[lower-alpha 1]010
Bristol Rovers (loan) 2017–18[15] League One 19310103[lower-alpha 1]2245
Bury 2018–19[22] League Two 38621107[lower-alpha 1]74814
Career total 711041201198820
  1. Appearances in EFL Trophy.

Honours

Bury

References
  1. "Notification of shirt numbers: Plymouth Argyle" (PDF). English Football League. p. 54. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
  2. "Dominic Telford". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
  3. "Final is a step too far for Rimington youngsters". The Clitheroe Advertiser and Times. Retrieved 16 September 2016.
  4. "LCSA Report 2012-13". Lancashire Country Schools Football Association. Retrieved 10 August 2014.
  5. "Former players return for Clitheroe Wolves' presentation night". The Clitheroe Advertiser and Times. 31 May 2014. Retrieved 10 August 2014.
  6. "Youth Team Scholars Introduction". Blackpool FC. 30 June 2013. Retrieved 9 August 2014.
  7. "Telford Up For LFE Goal Of The Month". Blackpool FC. 13 December 2013. Retrieved 9 August 2014.
  8. "Telford & Ready Up For LFE Goal of Month". Blackpool FC. 16 January 2014. Retrieved 9 August 2014.
  9. "Telford Up For Award". Blackpool FC. 4 June 2014. Retrieved 9 August 2014.
  10. "Nottm Forest 2-0 Blackpool". BBC Sport. 9 August 2014. Retrieved 9 August 2014.
  11. "Blackpool 1-1 Rotherham". BBC Sport. 28 December 2014. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
  12. "Blackpool pair Waddington and Telford join Stoke". Blackpool Gazette. Retrieved 20 July 2015.
  13. "Ryan Sweeney & Dominic Telford: Stoke City pair join League One Bristol Rovers on loan". BBC Sport. 4 August 2017. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
  14. "Dom Telford double and brace from Ryan Broom seals Bristol Rovers first Checkatrade Trophy win". Bristol Post. 29 August 2017. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
  15. "Games played by Dom Telford in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 September 2017.
  16. "Dominic Telford: Bury sign Stoke City forward on two-year deal". BBC Sport. 24 July 2018. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
  17. "Match Report: Bury 4-3 MK Dons". Bury F.C. 12 January 2019. Retrieved 27 January 2019.
  18. "Three Dom Road: Telford Follows Danny and Will to Home Park". Plymouth Argyle F.C. 11 July 2019. Retrieved 11 July 2019.
  19. "Games played by Dom Telford in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 September 2017.
  20. "Games played by Dom Telford in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 September 2017.
  21. "Games played by Dom Telford in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 September 2017.
  22. "Games played by Dom Telford in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
  23. "League Two: 2018/19: Current table". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
    "Bury: Squad details: 2018/19". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
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