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Tom Hitchcock
Personal information
Full name Thomas Joseph Hitchock[1]
Date of birth (1992-10-01) 1 October 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth Hemel Hempstead, England
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Crewe Alexandra
(on loan from Milton Keynes Dons)
Number 39
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) 7 (5)
2014– Milton Keynes Dons 12 (0)
2014–2015 → Fleetwood Town (loan) 6 (1)
2015 → Stevenage (loan) 10 (2)
2016– → Crewe Alexandra (loan) 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 March 2016

Thomas Joseph "Tom" Hitchcock (born 1 October 1992) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for Crewe Alexandra on loan from Milton Keynes Dons.

Personal life

Hitchcock is the son of former Chelsea goalkeeper Kevin Hitchcock.[2] 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.

Football career

Blackburn Rovers

Hitchcock progressed through the youth system at Rovers academy after officially joining in 2007, after his original recommendation by his father, who was then goalkeeping coach at the club. He made his break into the Rovers reserve team in 2009, scoring his first goal that year.[3] He progressed into a team which already contained the future England centre-back Phil Jones.

On 2 February 2012, Hitchcock had his contract cancelled by Blackburn Rovers.[4]

Plymouth Argyle (loan)

After establishing himself a regular in the Blackburn Rovers reserve team, it was revealed in the July 2011–12 summer transfer window that newly relegated League Two team Plymouth Argyle were interested in taking Hitchcock on loan.[5] Later that week it was revealed that Argyle would attempt to take Hitchcock on trial so he would be able to play in a pre-season friendly versus Bristol City.[6] It was revealed that he had been taken on trial in time to be registered for the friendly.[7] Hitchcock played and scored in this friendly game.[8] Hitchcock signed for Argyle on an initial three-month loan period, expiring 31 October 2011, in an attempt to gain regular first team football.[9]

On 6 August 2011, Hitchcock made his debut in professional football against Shrewsbury Town.[10]

Queens Park Rangers

On 4 March 2012, he signed a one-year contract with Queens Park Rangers.[11]

On 17 August 2013, Hitchcock made his senior debut for Queens Park Rangers as a substitute for Bobby Zamora in the 83rd minute against Ipswich Town. He scored the only goal of the game in the 90th minute.[12]

Crewe Alexandra (loan)

On 28 November 2013, Hitchcock signed for League One side Crewe Alexandra. He went on to make 6 appearances for the club, scoring 3 goals.[13]

Rotherham United (loan)

On 10 January 2014, Tom joined Rotherham United on a month-long loan.[14] He scored his first goal for the club on his second appearance, opening the scoring in a 3–0 win against Shrewsbury Town.[15] On 5 April, he scored his first professional career hat-trick in a 4–3 win against Gillingham.[16]

Milton Keynes Dons

On 1 July 2014, Hitchcock joined Milton Keynes Dons on a three-year contract following his release from QPR.[17]

Fleetwood Town (loan)

On 31 October 2014, after making eight appearances for Milton Keynes Dons, Hitchock signed on loan for Fleetwood Town,[18] and scored just three minutes into his debut in a 1–0 win against Gillingham.[19] He returned to MK Dons on 5 January after making seven appearances in all competitions for Fleetwood.[20][21]

Stevenage (loan)

On 7 August 2015, Hitchcock signed for League Two side Stevenage, initially on a one-month loan[22] which was later extended.[23] 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.

Crewe Alexandra (loan)

On 23 February 2016, Hitchcock returned to League One side Crewe Alexandra on loan for the rest of the 2015–16 season.[24]

References

  1. ^ "The Football League Limited: Club list of registered players as at 16th May 2015" (PDF). The Football League. 16 May 2015. p. 51. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
  2. ^ "Reid keen to add Rovers striker Hitchcock to his squad". The Herald. Plymouth. 13 July 2011. Retrieved 16 July 2011.
  3. ^ "Tom Hitchcock – Blackburn Rovers Profile". Blackburn Rovers F.C. Retrieved 16 July 2011.
  4. ^ "Hitchcock leaves Blackburn – Number of League One clubs eyeing up a move for young striker". SkySports. 2 February 2012. Retrieved 3 February 2012.
  5. ^ "Plymouth confirm Hitchcock interest". Yahoo Sport. 14 July 2011. Retrieved 16 July 2011.
  6. ^ "Plymouth attempt to take Hitchcock on trial". Plymouth Argyle FC. 14 July 2011. Retrieved 16 July 2011.
  7. ^ "Plymouth take Hitchcock on trial". Plymouth Argyle FC. 15 July 2011. Retrieved 16 July 2011.
  8. ^ "Hitchcock scores on friendly debut". Plymouth Argyle FC. 15 July 2011. Retrieved 16 July 2011.
  9. ^ "Hitchcock Plymouth Profile". Plymouth Argyle F.C. 24 July 2011. Retrieved 24 July 2011.
  10. ^ "SHREWSBURY v ARGYLE – Tom Hitchcock makes debut". Plymouth Argyle FC. 6 August 2011. Retrieved 6 August 2011.
  11. ^ Tom Hitchcock wins QPR deal after Blackburn exit; Tribal Football, 4 March 2012
  12. ^ "QPR 1–0 Ipswich". BBC Sport. BBC. 17 August 2013. Retrieved 15 August 2013.
  13. ^ http://www.stokesentinel.co.uk/Crewe-Alex-QPR-striker-Tom-Hitchcock-moves-Gresty/story-20236945-detail/story.html
  14. ^ "Millers land striker Hitchcock". Rotherham United FC. 10 January 2014.
  15. ^ "Shrewsbury Town 0–3 Rotherham United" BBC Sport. 18 January 2014. Retrieved 18 January 2014.
  16. ^ "Gillingham 3–4 Rotherham United" BBC Sport. 5 April 2014. Retrieved 4 April 2014.
  17. ^ "MK Dons: Tom Hitchcock joins on three-year deal after leaving QPR". BBC Sport. 1 July 2014. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
  18. ^ "Tom Hitchcock: Fleetwood sign MK Dons striker on loan" BBC Sport. 31 October 2014. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
  19. ^ "Fleetwood Town 1-0 Gillingham" BBC Sport. 1 November 2014. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
  20. ^ "Games played by Tom Hitchcock in 2014/2015" Soccerbase. 5 January 2015. Retrieved 5 January 2015.
  21. ^ "Hitchcock makes MK Dons return" Sky Sports. 5 January 2015. Retrieved 5 January 2015.
  22. ^ http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/33826766
  23. ^ http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/34223927
  24. ^ http://www.crewechronicle.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/crewe-alex-line-up-loan-10929795?utm_medium=twitter&utm_source=twitterfeed
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