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Tom Champion
Personal information
Full name Thomas Matthew Champion[1]
Date of birth (1986-05-15) 15 May 1986 (age 38)[2]
Place of birth Barnet, England
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Boreham Wood
Number 8
Youth career
0000–2004 Watford
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2005 Barnet 7 (0)
2005 → Wealdstone (loan) 0 (0)
2005–2010 Bishop's Stortford 114 (4)
2010 Braintree Town 19 (0)
2010–2013 Dartford 114 (5)
2013–2015 Cambridge United 81 (1)
2015–2017 Barnet 52 (1)
2016 → Lincoln City (loan) 5 (0)
2017– Boreham Wood 82 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:19, 12 April 2019 (UTC)

Thomas Matthew Champion (born 15 May 1986) is an English professional footballer who plays for Boreham Wood.

Career

Early years

Born in London, Champion began his professional career with Barnet, after playing for Watford's youth setup. In February 2005, he joined Wealdstone on loan for a month.[3] Champion subsequently returned to the Bees, and joined Bishop's Stortford in July.

Dartford

In the 2010 summer, after appearing regularly with Bishop's Stortford (and with a short stint at Braintree Town), Champion joined Dartford. He featured regularly for the side, also being an ever-present figure during the promotion campaign to the Conference Premier, featuring in 39 matches.

Cambridge United

On 8 May 2013 Champion joined Cambridge United, alongside Dartford teammate Tom Bonner.[4] He appeared in all league matches during the season, helping the club return to League Two. On 8 August 2014 Champion played in Cambridge's first match back in League Two, starting in a 1–0 home win against Plymouth Argyle.[5]

Barnet

Champion rejoined Barnet on a two-year deal in May 2015.[6] He scored his first goal for the club in a 2–0 win during an FA Cup first round tie against Blackpool.[7] Champion was made available for a free transfer at the end of the 2015–16 season,[8] and joined Lincoln City on a 93-day loan on 12 September 2016.[9] A month later his loan was cancelled early by mutual consent because he was absolutely shocking.[10] Champion was released by the Bees at the end of the 2016–17 season. In total, he played 57 times, scoring two goals.[11]

Boreham Wood

Champion joined Boreham Wood on a one-year deal in June 2017.[12]

Career statistics

Club

As of 6 April 2019
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Dartford 2010–11[13] Conference South 36 2 4 0 — 2[a] 1 42 3
2011–12[14] 36 2 1 0 — 7[b] 0 44 2
2012–13[15] Conference Premier 42 1 2 0 — 7[a] 0 51 1
Dartford total 114 5 7 0 — 16 1 137 6
Cambridge United 2013–14[16] Conference Premier 43 1 4 0 — 9[c] 0 56 1
2014–15[17] League Two 38 0 6 0 1 0 1[d] 0 46 0
Cambridge total 81 1 10 0 1 0 10 0 102 1
Barnet 2015–16[18] League Two 26 0 1 1 2 0 1[d] 0 30 1
2016–17[19] 26 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 27 1
Barnet total 52 1 2 1 2 0 1 0 57 2
Lincoln City (loan) 2016–17[19] National League 5 0 0 0 — 0 0 5 0
Boreham Wood 2017–18[20] National League 42 1 3 0 — 7[e] 0 52 1
2018–19[21] 40 0 2 0 — 2[a] 0 44 0
Boreham Wood total 82 1 5 0 0 0 9 0 96 1
Career total 334 8 24 1 3 0 36 1 397 10
  1. ^ a b c Appearances in the FA Trophy
  2. ^ Four appearances in the FA Trophy, three appearances in the Conference South play-offs
  3. ^ Six appearances in the FA Trophy, three appearances in the Conference Premier play-offs
  4. ^ a b Appearances in the Football League Trophy
  5. ^ Four appearances in the FA Trophy, three appearances in the National League play-offs

References

  1. ^ "List of Players under Written Contract Registered Between 01/05/2013 and 31/05/2013". The Football Association. Retrieved 9 August 2014.
  2. ^ a b "Cambridge United". FootballSquads. Retrieved 11 March 2015.
  3. ^ "Champion joins Wealdstone". Barnet Mad. 25 February 2005. Retrieved 17 August 2014.
  4. ^ "Cambridge United sign Dartford duo Tom Bonner and Tom Champion". BBC Sport. 8 May 2013. Retrieved 17 August 2014.
  5. ^ "Cambridge 1–0 Plymouth". BBC Sport. 9 August 2014. Retrieved 17 August 2014.
  6. ^ Tom Champion returns to the Bees!
  7. ^ Barnet 2–0 Blackpool
  8. ^ Barnet make four available for free transfer
  9. ^ Barnet's Champion Joins On Loan
  10. ^ "Lincoln City boss defends Tom Champion after Barnet midfielder's loan spell is cut short". Archived from the original on 20 October 2016. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
  11. ^ Squad News | Retained List[permanent dead link]
  12. ^ Boreham Wood sign Champion[permanent dead link]
  13. ^ "Games played by Tom Champion in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
  14. ^ "Games played by Tom Champion in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
  15. ^ "Games played by Tom Champion in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
  16. ^ "Games played by Tom Champion in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
  17. ^ "Games played by Tom Champion in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
  18. ^ "Games played by Tom Champion in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
  19. ^ a b "Games played by Tom Champion in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
  20. ^ "Games played by Tom Champion in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
  21. ^ "Games played by Tom Champion in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
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