Tom Hitchcock
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Thomas Joseph Hitchock[1] | ||
Date of birth | 1 October 1992 | ||
Place of birth | Hemel Hempstead, England | ||
Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Real Bedford F.C. | ||
Youth career | |||
Watford | |||
2007–2011 | Blackburn Rovers | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2011–2012 | Blackburn Rovers | 0 | (0) |
2011 | → Plymouth Argyle (loan) | 8 | (0) |
2012–2014 | Queens Park Rangers | 1 | (1) |
2012 | → Bristol Rovers (loan) | 17 | (3) |
2013–2014 | → Crewe Alexandra (loan) | 6 | (3) |
2014 | → Rotherham United (loan) | 11 | (5) |
2014–2016 | Milton Keynes Dons | 12 | (0) |
2014–2015 | → Fleetwood Town (loan) | 6 | (1) |
2015 | → Stevenage (loan) | 10 | (2) |
2016 | → Crewe Alexandra (loan) | 7 | (0) |
2017 | Boreham Wood | 11 | (0) |
2017–2018 | Chelmsford City | 11 | (1) |
2018 | Biggleswade Town | ||
2018 | Chesham United | 5 | (0) |
2018–2019 | Harlow Town | 24 | (8) |
2019 | Cheshunt | 7 | (3) |
2019–2021 | Bedford Town | 25 | (11) |
2020 | → Cambridge City (loan) | 2 | (1) |
2021–2022 | Cambridge City | 1 | (1) |
2022– | Real Bedford | 0 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:56, 14 August 2021 (UTC) |
Thomas Joseph Hitchcock (born 1 October 1992) is an English footballer who plays as a forward for Real Bedford F.C.
Club career
[edit]Blackburn Rovers
[edit]Hitchcock progressed through the youth system at Blackburn Rovers academy after officially joining in 2007, after being recommended by his father Kevin Hitchcock who was then goalkeeping coach at the club. He made his breakthrough into the Blackburn Rovers reserve team in 2009, scoring his first goal that year.
On 19 July 2011, following a successful pre-season trial, Hitchcock joined then League Two side Plymouth Argyle on an initial three-month loan, eventually making 10 appearances for the club before returning to his parent club.[2]
On 2 February 2012, Hitchcock became a free agent following the mutual cancellation of his contract with Blackburn.[3]
Queens Park Rangers
[edit]On 4 March 2012 Hitchcock signed a one-year deal with Queens Park Rangers.[4] On 17 August 2013, Hitchcock made his debut for the club as an 83rd-minute substitute for Bobby Zamora, scoring a 90th-minute winner in a 1–0 win over Ipswich Town.[5]
Following limited first team opportunities, Hitchcock signed on loan for League One side Crewe Alexandra. He went on to make 6 appearances for the club, scoring 3 goals.[6]
On 10 January 2014, Tom joined Rotherham United on a month-long loan.[7] He scored his first goal for the club on his second appearance, opening the scoring in a 3–0 win against Shrewsbury Town.[8] On 5 April, he scored his first professional career hat-trick in a 4–3 win against Gillingham.[9]
Milton Keynes Dons
[edit]On 1 July 2014, Hitchcock joined Milton Keynes Dons on a three-year contract following his release from Queens Park Rangers.[10]
On 31 October 2014, Hitchcock signed on loan for Fleetwood Town,[11] and scored just three minutes into his debut in a 1–0 win against Gillingham. He went on to make seven appearances for the club, before returning to Milton Keynes Dons in January 2015.[12][13][14]
On 7 August 2015, Hitchcock signed for League Two side Stevenage, initially on a one-month loan[15] which was later extended.[16] Hitchcock made his debut for Stevenage against Notts County but was sent off on his debut. Hitchcock scored his first goal for Stevenage in a 1–1 away draw to Dagenham & Redbridge. Hitchcock scored his second goal for the club on 19 September 2015 in a 3–2 away defeat to Barnet before returning to Milton Keynes Dons.[17] On 23 February 2016, Hitchcock returned to League One side Crewe Alexandra on loan for the rest of the 2015–16 season.[18]
On 9 August 2016, Hitchcock left Milton Keynes Dons, becoming a free agent following the mutual termination of his contract.[19] He joined Port Vale on trial in January 2017.[20]
Non-league
[edit]On 11 September 2017, Hitchcock signed for Chelmsford City.[21]
Following departing Chelmsford in March 2018, Hitchcock joined Biggleswade Town on 31 August 2018.[22] He then joined Chesham United and Harlow Town in quick succession.[23][24] Hitchcock joined Cheshunt at the start of the 2019–20 season,[25] before joining Bedford Town.[26] Hitchcock signed for Cambridge City for the 2021–22 season, having played for the Lilywhites on loan the previous year.[27]
Personal life
[edit]Hitchcock is the son of former Chelsea goalkeeper Kevin Hitchcock.[28] While attending Kingshott School in Hitchin, he was a member of the Watford academy along with classmate Ben Nugent, combining his studies and appearances for the school's first XI with his Academy commitments. When his father was appointed as goalkeeping coach at Blackburn Rovers as part of Mark Hughes' coaching team in 2004, Hitchcock and his family moved north and Tom transferred to the Blackburn youth teams.
Career statistics
[edit]- As of match played 9 December 2017[29]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Blackburn Rovers | 2011–12 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
Plymouth Argyle (loan) | 2011–12 | League Two | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 10 | 0 |
Total | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
Queens Park Rangers | 2012–13 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
2013–14 | Championship | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 2 | 1 | ||
Total | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 2 | 1 | |||
Bristol Rovers (loan) | 2012–13 | League Two | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 3 |
Crewe Alexandra (loan) | 2013–14 | League One | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 |
Rotherham United (loan) | 2013–14 | League One | 11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 5 |
Total | 34 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 11 | ||
Milton Keynes Dons | 2014–15 | League One | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 14 | 0 |
2015–16 | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
Total | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 0 | ||
Fleetwood Town (loan) | 2014–15 | League One | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
Stevenage (loan) | 2015–16 | League Two | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 11 | 2 |
Crewe Alexandra (loan) | 2015–16 | League One | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
Total | 23 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 3 | ||
Boreham Wood | 2016–17 | National League | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2[b] | 0 | 13 | 0 | |
Chelmsford City | 2017–18 | National League South | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | |
Career total | 97 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 108 | 15 |
References
[edit]- ^ "The Football League Limited: Club list of registered players as at 16th May 2015" (PDF). The Football League. 16 May 2015. p. 51. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 June 2015. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
- ^ "Bristol Live – latest local news, sport & business from Bristol".
- ^ "Hitchcock leaves Blackburn – Number of League One clubs eyeing up a move for young striker". Sky Sports. 2 February 2012. Retrieved 3 February 2012.
- ^ Tom Hitchcock wins QPR deal after Blackburn exit; Tribal Football, 4 March 2012
- ^ "QPR 1–0 Ipswich". BBC Sport. 17 August 2013. Retrieved 15 August 2013.
- ^ "Crewe Alex: QPR striker Tom Hitchcock moves to Gresty Road on loan | Stoke Sentinel". stokesentinel.co.uk. Archived from the original on 30 November 2013.
- ^ "Millers land striker Hitchcock". Rotherham United FC. 10 January 2014.
- ^ "Shrewsbury Town 0–3 Rotherham United" BBC Sport. 18 January 2014. Retrieved 18 January 2014.
- ^ "Gillingham 3–4 Rotherham United" BBC Sport. 5 April 2014. Retrieved 4 April 2014.
- ^ "MK Dons: Tom Hitchcock joins on three-year deal after leaving QPR". BBC Sport. 1 July 2014. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
- ^ "Tom Hitchcock: Fleetwood sign MK Dons striker on loan" BBC Sport. 31 October 2014. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
- ^ "Fleetwood Town 1-0 Gillingham" BBC Sport. 1 November 2014. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
- ^ "Games played by Tom Hitchcock in 2014/2015" Soccerbase. 5 January 2015. Retrieved 5 January 2015.
- ^ "Hitchcock makes MK Dons return" Sky Sports. 5 January 2015. Retrieved 5 January 2015.
- ^ "Stevenage sign McCombe and Hitchcock". BBC Sport.
- ^ "Stevenage extend Hitchcock loan". BBC Sport.
- ^ "Barnet 3-2 Stevenage". BBC Sport.
- ^ "Crewe Alex line up loan move for MK Dons man Tom Hitchcock". 23 February 2016.
- ^ "Hitchcock departs".
- ^ Baggaley, Mike (10 January 2017). "Trialists Eagles and Hitchcock help Port Vale reserves win 4-0". Stoke Sentinel. Retrieved 10 January 2017.
- ^ "Clarets improve attack with signing". Chelmsford City F.C. 11 September 2017. Retrieved 11 September 2017.
- ^ "Tom Hitchcock joins the Waders!". Biggleswade Town F.C. 31 August 2018. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
- ^ "Tom Hitchcock Profile | Aylesbury United FC".
- ^ "Appearances | Tom Hitchcock | Football Web Pages.co.uk". footballwebpages.co.uk. Archived from the original on 12 November 2018.
- ^ "Cheshunt | Appearances | Tom Hitchcock | Football Web Pages". footballwebpages.co.uk. Archived from the original on 10 August 2019.
- ^ "Bedford Town | Appearances | Thomas Hitchcock | Football Web Pages".
- ^ Cambridge City land two signings including former Blackburn Rovers, QPR and MK Dons striker
- ^ "Clarets improve attack with signing". The Herald. Plymouth. 13 July 2011. Archived from the original on 14 June 2012. Retrieved 16 July 2011.
- ^ "Games played by Tom Hitchcock". Soccerbase. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
External links
[edit]- Tom Hitchcock at Soccerbase
- 1992 births
- Blackburn Rovers F.C. players
- Bristol Rovers F.C. players
- Crewe Alexandra F.C. players
- English men's footballers
- Fleetwood Town F.C. players
- Footballers from Hemel Hempstead
- Living people
- Milton Keynes Dons F.C. players
- Plymouth Argyle F.C. players
- Queens Park Rangers F.C. players
- Rotherham United F.C. players
- Boreham Wood F.C. players
- Chelmsford City F.C. players
- Biggleswade Town F.C. players
- Chesham United F.C. players
- Harlow Town F.C. players
- Cheshunt F.C. players
- Bedford Town F.C. players
- Cambridge City F.C. players
- English Football League players
- National League (English football) players
- Southern Football League players
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