Tom Field
{{Short description|Irish footballer (born 1997)}}
{{similar names|Thomas Field (disambiguation){{!}}Thomas Field}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2025}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Tom Field
| image =
| fullname = Thomas Geoffrey Field{{Cite web |title=Club list of registered players: As at 19th May 2018: Brentford |url=https://www.efl.com/siteassets/efl-documents/efl-professional-retain-list--free-transfers---2017-18.pdf |access-date=16 June 2018 |publisher=English Football League |page=8}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1997|3|14|df=y}}
| birth_place = Kingston upon Thames, England
| height = {{convert|1.77|m|order=flip}}
| position = Left back
| currentclub = Cavalry FC
| clubnumber = 12
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 = Kingstonian
| youthyears2 = {{0|0000}}–2012
| youthclubs2 = Leatherhead
| youthyears3 = 2012–2015
| youthclubs3 = Brentford
| years1 = 2015–2020
| clubs1 = Brentford
| caps1 = 17
| goals1 = 1
| years2 = 2017–2018
| clubs2 = → Bradford City (loan)
| caps2 = 8
| goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2018–2019
| clubs3 = → Cheltenham Town (loan)
| caps3 = 6
| goals3 = 0
| years4 = 2020
| clubs4 = Dundee
| caps4 = 1
| goals4 = 0
| years5 = 2021–2022
| clubs5 = Cavalry FC
| caps5 = 11
| goals5 = 0
| years6 = 2023
| clubs6 = Calgary Foothills
| caps6 = 0
| goals6 = 0
| years7 = 2023–
| clubs7 = Cavalry FC
| caps7 = 33
| goals7 = 0
| nationalyears1 = 2012
| nationalteam1 = Republic of Ireland U16
| nationalcaps1 = 2
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| club-update = June 7, 2025
}}
Thomas Geoffrey Field (born 14 March 1997) is a professional footballer who plays as a left back for Canadian Premier League club Cavalry FC.
A product of the Brentford Academy, Field graduated into the senior team in 2016. A fringe player, he departed to join Dundee in 2020. He moved to Canada later that year and played for Cavalry FC and Calgary Foothills. Born in England, Field was capped by the Republic of Ireland at U16 level.
Club career
= Brentford =
==Youth years (2012–2016) ==
Field began his career with spells in the youth systems at non-League clubs Kingstonian and Leatherhead and then joined the academy at Brentford at age 15.{{Cite news |last=Banks |first=Tony |date=28 January 2017 |title=Chelsea v Brentford: Left-back Tom Field on Kingstonian roots and facing Diego Costa |url=http://www.express.co.uk/sport/football/759991/Chelsea-v-Brentford-exclusive-Tom-Field-Kingstonian-Youth-FC |access-date=26 May 2017 |work=Express.co.uk |language=en}}{{Cite news |title=Brentford defender Tom Field signs new long-term contract |url=https://www.brentfordfc.com/en/news/article/tom-field-signs-new-contract_65363 |access-date=23 December 2016}} He was a part of the Bees' U15 team which won the Junior category in the 2012 Milk Cup.{{Cite web |last=Brett |first=Ciaran |title=Tom Field reacts to his new 18-month deal with Brentford |url=https://www.brentfordfc.com/en/news/article/tom-field-we-dont-stop-working-now-we-work-even-harder_69793 |access-date=1 May 2016 |website=www.brentfordfc.com}} Field progressed to sign scholarship forms at the end of the 2012–13 season and made 45 appearances and scored two goals for the youth team over the following two seasons.{{Cite web |last=Wickham |first=Chris |title=Academy contracts |url=https://www.brentfordfc.com/en/news/article/academy-contracts_59307 |access-date=1 May 2016 |website=www.brentfordfc.com}}{{Cite web |last=Brett |first=Ciaran |title=Youth Team stats 2012/13 |url=https://www.brentfordfc.com/news/2013/may/youth-team-stats-201213/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220719100907/https://www.brentfordfc.com/news/2013/may/youth-team-stats-201213/ |archive-date=19 July 2022 |access-date=1 May 2016 |website=www.brentfordfc.com}}{{Cite web |last=Brett |first=Ciaran |title=2013/14 Youth Team statistics |url=https://www.brentfordfc.com/news/2014/april/201314-youth-team-statistics/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220719100859/https://www.brentfordfc.com/news/2014/april/201314-youth-team-statistics/ |archive-date=19 July 2022 |access-date=1 May 2016 |website=www.brentfordfc.com}}{{Cite web |last=Brett |first=Ciaran |title=2014/15 Youth Team player statistics |url=https://www.brentfordfc.com/news/2015/may/201415-youth-team-player-statistics/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210524213812/https://www.brentfordfc.com/news/2015/may/201415-youth-team-player-statistics/ |archive-date=24 May 2021 |access-date=1 May 2016 |website=www.brentfordfc.com}}
Moving from the wing to left back, Field made his Development Squad debut while an U17 and signed a one-year Development Squad contract at the end of the 2014–15 season.{{Cite web |last=Brett |first=Ciaran |title=2013/14 Brentford Development Squad stats |url=https://www.brentfordfc.com/news/2014/may/201314-development-squad-stats/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220719100907/https://www.brentfordfc.com/news/2014/may/201314-development-squad-stats/ |archive-date=19 July 2022 |access-date=1 May 2016 |website=www.brentfordfc.com}}{{Cite web |last=Brett |first=Ciaran |title=Tom Field speaks after signing first professional contract with Brentford Football Club |url=https://www.brentfordfc.com/en/news/article/first-professional-deal-a-boyhood-dream-come-true-for-tom-field-_71380 |access-date=1 May 2016 |website=www.brentfordfc.com}} Field signed a new 18-month contract in November 2015 and made his first team debut with a start in a 3–0 victory over West London rivals Fulham on 30 April 2016. He assisted Scott Hogan for one of the goals from a corner, but was forced off after 53 minutes with a calf injury.{{Cite web |last=Moore |first=Tom |date=1 May 2016 |title=Tom Field on his Brentford debut, Jake Bidwell and his time with the club |url=http://www.getwestlondon.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/tom-field-describes-brentford-debut-11268093 |access-date=1 May 2016 |website=getwestlondon}}
==First team (2016–17) ==
Field was promoted into the first team group during the 2016–17 pre-season.{{Cite news |title=Head of Football Operations Rob Rowan looks back on the last few months for Brentford B |url=https://www.brentfordfc.com/en/news/article/brentford-b-quarter-two-update_144362 |access-date=30 January 2017 |language=en}} The departure of long-term left back Jake Bidwell on 1 July 2016 meant that Field became the club's only available senior left back, which allowed him to play the full 90 minutes in friendlies versus Vfl Bochum and Wycombe Wanderers.{{Cite web |title=Brentford: New faces will have to get past defender Tom Field in the pecking order, says head coach Dean Smith |url=http://www.kingstonguardian.co.uk/sport/football/14630319.Brentford__New_faces_will_have_to_get_past_defender_Tom_Field_in_the_pecking_order__says_head_coach_Dean_Smith/ |access-date=24 July 2016 |website=Kingston Guardian}} Field made his first competitive appearance of the season versus Exeter City in the EFL Cup first round on 9 August 2016, and played the full 120 minutes of the extra time defeat, but he could not break into the league lineup due to the arrival of loan left back Callum Elder.
After a period out with an injured groin, Field made his first league appearance of the 2016–17 season as a second-half substitute for Yoann Barbet during a 2–1 victory over Burton Albion on 10 December. After two further starts, Field signed a {{frac|3|1|2}}-year first team contract on 23 December. He scored the first senior goals of his career with a brace in a 5–1 FA Cup third round victory over Eastleigh on 7 January 2017. Field lost his place to fit-again Rico Henry in February and ended the 2016–17 season with 17 appearances and three goals.
== Out of favour (2017–2020) ==
With ample cover for Rico Henry at full back, Field joined League One club Bradford City on loan until 1 January 2018,{{Cite news |title=Tom Field returns from Bradford City loan spell |url=https://www.brentfordfc.com/en/news/article/tom-field-returns-from-bradford-city-loan-spell_237069 |access-date=2 January 2018 |work=Brentford FC |language=en-gb}} as cover for the injured Adam Chicksen.{{Cite web |title=Field Completes City Loan Move |url=https://www.bradfordcityfc.co.uk/news/2017/august/tom-field-bradford-city-brentford-loan-move/ |access-date=7 August 2017 |language=en}} He made five appearances before dropping to the bench in mid-September after Chicksen returned to fitness. Despite Chicksen suffering a long-term injury in mid-October,{{Cite news |title=McCall Gives Portsmouth Injury Update |url=https://www.bradfordcityfc.co.uk/news/2017/october/portsmouth-away-injury-update/ |access-date=30 October 2017 |language=en-gb}} Field made just three further appearances before returning to Brentford when his loan expired. Field's only call into a Brentford matchday squad during the second half of 2017–18 came on the final day of the season, when he was an unused substitute during a 1–1 draw with Hull City.
After two EFL Cup appearances in August 2018, Field joined League Two club Cheltenham Town on loan until 1 January 2019.{{Cite news |title=Tom Field joins Cheltenham on loan |url=https://www.brentfordfc.com/en/news/article/tom-field-joins-cheltenham-on-loan_311242 |access-date=31 August 2018 |language=en-gb}} During an injury-affected spell,{{Cite web |last=Palmer |first=Jon |date=3 January 2019 |title=Defender returns to Brentford after loan spell at Cheltenham Town |url=https://www.gloucestershirelive.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/january-transfer-window-defender-returns-2384983 |access-date=3 January 2019 |website=gloucestershirelive}} he made just 11 appearances before his loan expired.{{Cite web |title=Field and Ogbene return to Brentford |url=https://www.brentfordfc.com/news/2019/january/field-and-ogbene-return/ |access-date=3 January 2019 |website=www.brentfordfc.com |language=en-gb}} After his return to Brentford, injuries to full backs Henrik Dalsgaard and Rico Henry saw Field make his final appearance of the season as a substitute for stand-in right back Sergi Canós after 83 minutes of a 1–0 win over Aston Villa on 13 February 2019.{{Cite web |last=Storer |first=Tom |date=13 February 2019 |title=The confirmed Brentford team news for Villa clash |url=https://www.football.london/brentford-fc/brentford-team-news-aston-villa-15827887 |access-date=13 February 2019 |website=footballlondon}}{{Cite web |title=Sawyers admits 'mind games' in build-up to Villa clash |url=https://www.wandsworthguardian.co.uk/sport/football/17432717.sawyers-admits-mind-games-in-build-up-to-villa-clash/ |access-date=14 February 2019 |website=Wandsworth Times |language=en}}
After failing to win a call into a matchday squad thus far during the 2019–20 season, Field was made available for transfer in January 2020.{{Cite web |last=Thomas |first=Lyall |date=31 December 2019 |title=Brentford will listen to offers for Clarke and Field |url=https://www.westlondonsport.com/brentford/brentford-ready-to-listen-to-offers-for-defenders |access-date=5 January 2020 |website=West London Sport |language=en-GB}} He departed the club on the final day of the January 2020 transfer window and ended his time at Griffin Park with 21 appearances and three goals.{{Cite web |title=Tom Field leaves Brentford to join Dundee |url=https://www.brentfordfc.com/news/2020/january/tom-field-leaves-brentford-to-join-dundee/ |access-date=31 January 2020 |website=www.brentfordfc.com |language=en-gb}}{{Soccerbase}}
= Dundee =
On 31 January 2020, Field joined Scottish Championship club Dundee on a contract running until the end of the 2019–20 season.{{Cite web |date=31 January 2020 |title=Field joins club |url=https://dundeefc.co.uk/news/field-joins-club/ |access-date=31 January 2020 |website=Dundee Football Club – Official Website |language=en-US}} Field made his only appearance for the club as a substitute for Declan McDaid after 75 minutes of a 0–0 draw with Ayr United on 7 March 2020. As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic leading to the suspension and cancellation of the season,{{Cite web |last=Wood |first=Mike Meehall |title=Scottish Football Finally Passes COVID-19 Cancellation Vote, But League Restructuring Is Now On The Table |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/mikemeehallwood/2020/04/16/scottish-football-finally-passes-covid-19-cancellation-vote-but-league-restructuring-is-now-on-the-table/ |access-date=1 June 2020 |website=Forbes |language=en}} Field's contract was extended to 1 July,{{Cite web |last=Cran |first=George |title=Dundee make first tentative moves to secure squad that can challenge for promotion to the Premiership next season |url=https://www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/sport/football/dundee-fc/1322454/dundee-fc-squad-contracts/ |access-date=18 May 2020 |website=The Courier |language=en-GB}} after which he was released.{{Cite web |date=6 July 2020 |title=Tom and Grant depart Dens |url=https://dundeefc.co.uk/news/tom-and-grant-depart-dens/ |access-date=6 July 2020 |website=Dundee FC}}
= Cavalry FC =
On 28 December 2020, Field signed a multi-year contract with Canadian Premier League club Cavalry FC.{{Cite web |date=28 December 2020 |title=Tom Field (IRL) crosses the pond to join Cavalry FC in 2021 |url=https://cavalryfc.canpl.ca/article/tom-field-irl-crosses-the-pond-to-join-cavalry-fc-in-2021 |access-date=28 December 2020 |publisher=Cavalry FC}} Either side of three months sidelined with a torn hip flexor, he made 12 appearances during a 2021 season which ended with defeat in the play-off semi-finals.{{Cite web |date=20 November 2021 |title=Highlights: Pacific FC earn spot in final with 2–1 extra time win over Cavalry FC |url=https://canpl.ca/video/recap-pacific-fc-earn-spot-in-final-with-2-1-extra-time-win-over-cavalry-fc |access-date=21 November 2021 |website=Canadian Premier League |language=en-CA}} Field was retained for the 2022 season,{{Cite web |date=21 January 2022 |title=Cavalry FC Secures Key Core Pieces for 2022 Canadian Premier League Season |url=https://cavalryfc.canpl.ca/article/cavalry-fc-secures-key-core-pieces-for-2022-canadian-premier-league-season |website=Cavalry FC}} but missed the club's pre-season training camp due to a "freak training accident",{{Cite web |date=10 March 2022 |title=Cavalry FC Returns from Training in Mexico |url=https://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/cavalry-fc-returns-from-training-in-mexico/n-5799212 |access-date=20 March 2022 |website=OurSports Central |language=en}} in which he ruptured "pretty much everything in my knee and then my hamstring came off in two different places around my knee as well".{{Cite web |last=Rhodes |first=Benedict |date=18 August 2023 |title='I didn't know what I wanted to do with my future': Cavalry's Tom Field excited for second crack at CPL |url=https://canpl.ca/article/i-didnt-know-what-i-wanted-to-do-with-my-future-cavalrys-tom-field-excited-for-second-crack-at-cpl |access-date=3 January 2024 |website=Canadian Premier League}} He immediately underwent surgery and on 8 November 2022, after missing the entire regular season, it was announced that Field had departed the club.{{Cite web |date=8 November 2022 |title=Cavalry FC Announces the Departure of Eight Players |url=https://cavalryfc.canpl.ca/article/cavalry-fc-announces-the-departure-of-eight-players |website=Cavalry FC}}
= Calgary Foothills =
In January 2023, Field joined FC Tigers Vancouver for off-season training and he trialled unsuccessfully with Vancouver FC.{{Cite web |last=Jacques |first=John |date=22 January 2023 |title=Tom Field Fighting For New CPL Opportunity |url=https://northerntribune.ca/tom-field-canadian-premier-leaguie-free-agent/ |access-date=26 January 2023 |website=Northern Tribune |language=en-US}} On 5 May 2023, he transferred to League1 Alberta club Calgary Foothills and played in the non-competitive 2023 Exhibition Series season.{{Cite tweet |number=1654608996941324289 |user=FoothillsFCU23 |title=An exciting addition, welcome to the team Tom Field 💪 #gofoothills #proam}} Off the back of an unbeaten regular season,{{Cite web |title=Men – League1 Alberta |url=https://league1alberta.com/division/0/22665/standings |access-date=12 August 2023 |website=league1alberta.com}} Field captained the club to victory in the championship final.{{Cite web |date=30 July 2023 |title=Inaugural League1 Alberta soccer crown awarded to Foothills FC men |url=https://calgarysun.com/sports/inaugural-league1-alberta-soccer-crown-awarded-to-foothills-fc-men |access-date=11 August 2023 |website=Calgary Sun}}
=Return to Cavalry FC=
Having proved his fitness while away from the club, Field returned to Cavalry FC on 11 August 2023 and signed a contract running until the end of the 2023 season, with the option of a further year.{{Cite web |date=11 August 2023 |title=Cavalry FC Re-Signs Tom Field to 2023 Roster |url=https://cavalryfc.canpl.ca/article/tom-field-2023 |website=Cavalry FC}} He made four appearances during the remainder of the season,{{Cite web |date=25 January 2024 |title=Cavalry FC Activates 2024 Option for Tom Field |url=https://cavalryfc.canpl.ca/article/cavalry-fc-activates-2024-option-for-tom-field |access-date=25 January 2024 |website=Cavalry FC |language=en-CA}} which culminated in defeat in the 2023 Canadian Premier League final.{{Cite web |title=Forge FC wins fourth CPL championship at home with 2–1 win over Cavalry FC |url=https://globalnews.ca/news/10056357/forge-fc-fourth-cpl-championship-2-1-cavalry-fc/ |access-date=29 October 2023 |website=Global News |language=en-US}} On 25 January 2024, the club exercised its option on Field's contract for the 2024 season. He made 22 appearances during the 2024 season, which culminated in victory in the 2024 Canadian Premier League final.{{Cite web |last=Tierney |first=Mitchell |date=9 November 2024 |title=Recap: Cavalry FC 2–1 Forge FC — 2024 CPL Final |url=https://canpl.ca/article/recap-cavalry-fc-2-1-forge-fc-2024-cpl-final |access-date=9 November 2024 |website=Canadian Premier League}} Field signed a new contract for the 2025 season, with the option of a further year.{{citeweb|url=https://cavalryfc.canpl.ca/article/cavalry-fc-preseason-roster-update-2025|title=Cavalry FC Announces Preseason Roster Update|website=Cavalry FC|date=16 January 2025}}
International career
Field was capped by the Republic of Ireland U16 team in two friendlies versus Estonia in Dublin in November 2012.{{Cite web |title=U16 Player Profiles 2012–13 |url=http://www.fai.ie/ireland/news/u16-player-profiles-2012-13 |access-date=1 May 2016 |website=Football Association of Ireland}}
Personal life
Career statistics
{{Updated|match played June 7, 2025}}
| style="text-align: center;" class="wikitable"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition ! rowspan="2" |Club ! rowspan="2" |Season ! colspan="3" |League ! colspan="2" |National cup{{efn|Includes FA Cup, Canadian Championship}} ! colspan="2" |League cup{{efn|Includes EFL Cup}} ! colspan="2" |Continental ! colspan="2" |Other ! colspan="2" |Total | |||||||||||
| Division
!Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals
!Apps !Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| rowspan="5" |Brentford
|2015–16{{Soccerbase season|91149|2015|access-date=1 May 2016}} |1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
| colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2016–17{{Soccerbase season|91149|2016|accessdate=30 June 2016}}
|Championship |15 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0
| colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— | 17 | 3 | |||
| 2017–18
|Championship |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|—
| colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2018–19{{Soccerbase season|id=91149|season=2018|access-date=14 August 2018}}
|Championship |1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 2 | 0
| colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— | 3 | 0 | ||||
| colspan="2" |Total
!17 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0
! colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— | 21 | 3 | |||
| Bradford City (loan)
|2017–18{{Soccerbase season|91149|2017|accessdate=7 August 2017}} |8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0
| colspan="2" |— | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Cheltenham Town (loan)
|6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|—
| colspan="2" |— | 4Appearances in EFL Trophy | 0 | 11 | 0 | |||
| Dundee
|2019–20{{Soccerbase season|91149|2019|accessdate=31 January 2020}} |1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|—
| colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Cavalry FC
|2021{{Soccerway|id=333855|accessdate=28 December 2020}} |11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|—
| colspan="2" |— | 1Appearance in Canadian Premier League play-offs | 0 | 12 | 0 | |||
| rowspan="4" |Cavalry FC
|2023 |Canadian Premier League |4 |0 | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— |4 |0 | |||||||||||
| 2024
|Canadian Premier League |21 |0 |1 |0 | colspan="2" |— |0 |0 |0 |0 |22 |0 | |||||||||||
| 2025
|Canadian Premier League |8 |0 |0 |0 | colspan="2" |— |1Appearance in CONCACAF Champions Cup |0 | colspan="2" |— |9 |0 | |||||||||||
| colspan="2" |Total
!44 !0 !1 !0 ! colspan="2" |— !1 !0 !1 !0 !47 !0 | |||||||||||
| colspan="3" |Career total
!76 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 89 | 3 |
Honours
References
{{reflist}}
External links
- {{Soccerbase}}
- [https://cavalryfc.canpl.ca/player/3141if674kt100fnbi3unstsl Tom Field] at cavalryfc.canpl.ca
{{Cavalry FC squad}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Field, Tom}}
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