Tom Billson
{{short description|English footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2020}}
{{Use British English|date=January 2020}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Tom Billson
| image =
| caption =
| fullname = Thomas David Bannatyne-Billson{{cite web |url=https://www.efl.com/siteassets/image/201920/general-news/efl-squad-numbering-06.09.2019.pdf |title=Notification of shirt numbers: Coventry City |publisher=English Football League |page=20 |accessdate=18 October 2019}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|2000|10|18}}
| birth_place = Shrewsbury, England
| height = {{convert|1.88|m|order=flip}}{{Cite web |title=T. Bannatyne-Billson: Summary |url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/thomas-billson/453840/ |access-date=2021-12-23 |website=Soccerway |publisher=Perform Group}}
| position = Goalkeeper
| currentclub =
| clubnumber =
| youthyears1 = 2017–2019
| youthclubs1 = Coventry City
| years1 = 2019–2023
| clubs1 = Coventry City
| caps1 = 0
| goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2019
| clubs2 = → Barwell (loan)
| caps2 = 3
| goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2021–2022
| clubs3 = → Scunthorpe United (loan)
| caps3 = 1
| goals3 = 0
| years4 = 2022
| clubs4 = → Kidderminster Harriers (loan)
| caps4 = 4
| goals4 = 0
| years5 = 2023
| clubs5 = → Scunthorpe United (loan)
| caps5 = 5
| goals5 = 0
| club-update = 15:03, 2 May 2023 (UTC)
}}
Thomas David Bannatyne-Billson is an English former footballer who played as a goalkeeper most recently for Coventry City.
Career
Born in Shrewsbury, Billson started his career with Coventry City, during his time at the club he had a loan spell at Barwell.{{cite web |title=Tom Billson joins Barwell on loan |url=https://www.ccfc.co.uk/news/2019/september/transfer-tom-billson-joins-barwell-on-loan/ |publisher=Coventry City F.C. |accessdate=14 September 2019}}
He made his professional debut starting on 15 September 2020 in a 5-4 penalty shootout loss in an EFL Cup Second Round game with Gillingham.{{Cite news|url=https://www.ccfc.co.uk/news/2020/september/report-gillingham-vs-sky-blues/|title=Gillingham 1–1 Coventry City|date=15 September 2020|newspaper=CCFC Official|language=en-GB|access-date=15 September 2020}}
In July 2021, Billson joined EFL League Two side Scunthorpe United on loan for the season.{{cite web |title=Iron sign Tom Billson on season-long loan |url=https://www.scunthorpe-united.co.uk/news/2021/july/iron-sign-tom-billson-on-season-long-loan/ |publisher=Scunthorpe United FC |access-date=26 July 2021}} On 11 January 2022, Billson was recalled from the loan by parent club Coventry City.{{Cite web |url=https://www.ccfc.co.uk/news/2022/january/news-tom-billson-recalled/ |title=News: Tom Billson recalled |publisher=Coventry City FC |date=11 January 2022 |accessdate=12 January 2022}}
On 14 November 2022, Billson joined National League North side Kidderminster Harriers on a one-month loan deal.{{Cite web |url=https://harriers.co.uk/news/2022/11/14/reds-bag-three-new-arrivals/ |title=Reds bag three new arrivals |publisher=Kidderminster Harriers FC |date=14 November 2022 |accessdate=30 November 2022}} In March 2023, he returned to Scunthorpe United on loan until the end of the season.{{cite web|url=https://www.scunthorpe-united.co.uk/news/2023/march/tom-billson-signs-on-loan-for-rest-of-season/|title=Tom Billson signs on loan for rest of season|website=www.scunthorpe-united.co.uk|date=25 March 2023|accessdate=28 March 2023}}
Career statistics
{{Updated|match played on 15 April 2023}}
| 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 |
| rowspan="4"|Coventry City
|2019–20{{soccerbase season|111311|2019|accessdate=17 September 2020}} |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2020–21{{soccerbase season|111311|2020|accessdate=15 September 2020}}
|rowspan="2"|Championship |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2021–22{{soccerbase season|111311|2021|accessdate=7 August 2021}}
|0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| colspan="2"|Total
!0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Barwell (loan)
|Southern Premier Division Central |3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| Scunthorpe United (loan)
|1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Kidderminster Harriers (loan)
|4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1{{efn|Appearance in the FA Trophy}} | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| Scunthorpe United (loan)
|5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| colspan="3" | Career totals
!13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
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References
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External links
- {{soccerbase}}
- {{Soccerway}}
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Category:English men's footballers
Category:Men's association football goalkeepers
Category:Coventry City F.C. players
Category:Scunthorpe United F.C. players
Category:Kidderminster Harriers F.C. players
Category:English Football League players
Category:National League (English football) players
Category:Footballers from Shrewsbury
Category:21st-century English sportsmen
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