Tom English (footballer, born 1981)

Tom English (born 17 November 1981) is an English former professional footballer who played as a forward for Arsenal where he was a member of the FA youth cup winning squad in 2000 and Marine Castle United (today Hougang United) in the Singaporean S.League in 2001. His professional career was cut short after he was seriously injured in a fall in Tenerife,[1] though he eventually played semi-professionally for several East Anglian sides.[2] He now works as a postman.[1]

Tom English
Personal information
Full name Thomas English
Date of birth (1981-11-17) 17 November 1981
Place of birth Coventry, England
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
1997–1998 Norwich City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1998–2000 Arsenal 0 (0)
2000–2001 Harwich & Parkeston
2001 Marine Castle 31 (15)
2003–2004 Stanway Rovers
2004 Hendon
2004–2005 Harwich & Parkeston
2005–2006 AFC Sudbury
2006 Mildenhall Town
2006 Haverhill Rovers
2006–2007 Tiptree United
2007 Ipswich Wanderers
2007–2009 Tiptree United
2009–2010 Halstead Town
2010–2011 Heybridge Swifts
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

The son of former Coventry City, Leicester City and Colchester United striker Tommy English, Tom English was initially on the books of Norwich City, joining Arsenal in the summer of 1998[3] but making no first team appearances before being released in the summer of 2000.[4][5]

After a short spell playing alongside his father at Harwich & Parkeston,[6][7] in January 2001 he signed for Marine Castle United (today Hougang United) in the Singaporean S.League,[8] where he scored fifteen goals in the 2001 season.[9][10][11] With a move to QPR in prospect, he returned to Europe but during a holiday trip to Tenerife suffered a fall that severely damaged his right knee,[1][12] alongside a broken jaw, facial injuries and a head injury that put him in a coma for ten days.[13]

Unable to resume a professional career, he played for English clubs Stanway Rovers,[14] Hendon,[15] Harwich & Parkeston,[16] A.F.C. Sudbury,[17] Mildenhall Town,[18][19] Haverhill Rovers,[20] Tiptree United,[21] Ipswich Wanderers,[22] Halstead Town,[23] and Heybridge Swifts[24] before retiring in 2011. He now works as a postman.

References
  1. Signing for Arsenal, coming through with Cole, waking up from a coma and becoming a postman: Thomas English's incredible story FourFourTwo.
  2. Pride of Anglia Profile
  3. Youth Team Squad Page 1998-99 ArseWeb
  4. Youth Team Squad Page 1999/2000 ArseWeb
  5. Flown From the Nest Profile
  6. Soccer: Harwich face big Sudbury clash Colchester Gazette.
  7. Soccer: Mid-Essex teams get second chance... Colchester Gazette.
  8. Soccer: Shrimper Tom's off to Singapore Colchester Gazette.
  9. Statistics for Marine Castle Utd Soccerbot
  10. Frustrated English
  11. Marine Castle United match reports
  12. Balcony fall footballer back home
  13. "Colchester: Tom fights back to be football fit". Daily Gazette. 26 July 2002. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
  14. Soccer: Stanway Rovers 5-1 Saffron Walden Colchester Gazette
  15. Greensnet Profile
  16. Soccer: Halstead Town 1-2 Harwich and Parkeston (East Anglian Cup area semi-final) Colchester Gazette.
  17. AFC Sudbury Profile
  18. Nightmare continues Ely Standard
  19. Hall's double debut delight
  20. It's Rover and out -Tommy moves on Ely Standard
  21. How they're doing: Tiptree United Maldon and Burnham Standard
  22. Rangers draw a blank Ely Standard
  23. Stow hang on for two more points Ipswich Star
  24. Quartet of new signings boost Swifts Maldon and Burnham Standard
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