Steven Tom
{{short description|English footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2021}}
{{Use British English|date=May 2016}}
{{Infobox football biography
|name = Steven Tom
|fullname =Steven Tom{{Cite book |last=Hugman |first=Barry |title=Football League Players Records (1946–1981) |publisher=Rothmans Publications |year=1981 |isbn=0-907574-08-4 |location=Aylesbury |page=333}}
|birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1951|2|5|df=y}}{{Hugman|id=19745|accessdate=4 March 2021}}
|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
|years4 =
|clubs4 = Ilford
|caps4 =
|goals4 =
}}
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.
Playing career
= Brentford =
Tom began his career at Queens Park Rangers and joined Fourth Division club Brentford in 1971.{{Cite book |last1=Haynes |first1=Graham |title=Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920–2006 |last2=Coumbe |first2=Frank |publisher=Yore Publications |year=2006 |isbn=978-0955294914 |location=Harefield |page=161}} 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.
= 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.
Personal life
After his retirement from football, Tom worked as a black cab driver.{{Cite news |title=Where Are They Now? Brentford Division Four promotion-winners 1971–72 |language=en-GB |work=The League Paper |url=http://www.theleaguepaper.com/featured/7943/where-are-they-now-brentford-division-four-promotion-winners-1971-72/ |access-date=16 July 2017}}
Honours
Career statistics
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition ! rowspan="2" |Club ! rowspan="2" |Season ! colspan="3" |League ! colspan="2" |FA Cup ! colspan="2" |League Cup ! colspan="2" |Other ! colspan="2" |Total |
| Division
!Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals |
|---|
| Brentford
|18 |1 |2 |0 |1 |0 | colspan="2" |― |21 |1 |
| rowspan="5" |Barnet
|1972–73{{Cite web |title=Steve Tom |url=http://www.downhillsecondhalf.co.uk/Football/ViewPerson.aspx?PersonID=782 |access-date=25 December 2020 |website=Downhill Second Half – A Barnet FC Archive}} | rowspan="3" |Southern League Premier Division |38 |1 |5 |0 | colspan="2" |― |0 |46 |1 |
| 1973–74
|42 |1 |2 |0 | colspan="2" |― |0 |45 |1 |
| 1974–75
|41 |1 |2 |0 | colspan="2" |― |0 |44 |1 |
| 1975–76
|Southern League First Division North |22 |1 |1 |0 | colspan="2" |― |0 |0 |23 |1 |
| colspan="2" |Total
!143 !4 !10 !0 ! colspan="2" |― !5 !0 !158 !4 |
| colspan="3" |Career total
!161 !5 !12 !0 !1 !0 !5 !0 !179 !5 |
References
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Category:People from Ware, Hertfordshire
Category:English men's footballers
Category:Brentford F.C. players
Category:English Football League players
Category:Queens Park Rangers F.C. players
Category:Men's association football defenders
Category:Isthmian League players
Category:Southern Football League players
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:Footballers from Hertfordshire
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