Lee Tomlin

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Lee Marc Tomlin (born 12 January 1989) is an English professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

Early life

Tomlin was born in Leicester, Leicestershire.[1] He started his career with the youth system of Leicester City in 1996 before joining Rushden & Diamonds's youth system in 2005.[2] In October 2005, he became Rushden's youngest ever first-team player when he came on as a substitute for Drewe Broughton in the 74th minute.[3] Throughout the rest of the season he made several more substitute appearances, but his first start came in November 2005, in an FA Cup first round replay against Halifax Town. He made 21 appearances in League Two in the 2005–06 season.[4]

Club career

Early career

Before the 2006–07 season, Tomlin attracted the attention of several big clubs and he earned a trial with Liverpool.[5] Throughout the season, he made more starts and became more of a regular in the Rushden starting eleven.[6] On 21 October 2006, he scored his first goal for the club against Weymouth, the match after Paul Hart was sacked, in the 21st minute.[7] He immediately followed this with another goal, this time against Altrincham in the FA Cup fourth qualifying round.[8] He scored four goals during the season, playing as a forward and on both wings.[9]

Tomlin joined Southern League Premier Division club Brackley Town in October 2007 on a one-month loan,[10] making two appearances.[11]

Tomlin switched to left midfield for the 2009–10 season, under his influential manager Justin Edinburgh whom he credited for his development and achieving his move to the Football League.[12] Following the end of the season a six-figure bid for Tomlin was rejected from another Blue Square Bet Premier club believed to be Crawley Town and Rushden confirmed he would be offered a new contract.[13]

Peterborough United

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Tomlin playing for Peterborough United in 2012

Tomlin signed for League One club Peterborough United for an undisclosed fee on 6 August 2010.[14] He went on to assist the team gain promotion with a hard working display against Huddersfield Town at Old Trafford, which The Posh won 3–0.[15]

He continued to develop his reputation at Championship level and on 20 August 2011, he scored his first professional hat-trick in a game against Ipswich Town, helping Peterborough to a 7–1 win.[16]

Tomlin beat five defenders to score in Peterborough's last game of the 2012–13 season, away to Crystal Palace, but a 3–2 defeat confirmed their relegation back to League One.[17]

Middlesbrough

On 31 January 2014, Tomlin signed for Middlesbrough on loan for the remainder of the 2013–14 season with a view to a permanent move. On 18 February, it was announced that he had signed permanently on a three-and-a-half-year contract.[18] Tomlin made his debut on 22 February in a 0–0 draw against Leeds United, coming on as a substitute for Kei Kamara.[19]

In the 2014-15 season, Tomlin made 29 starts and a further 10 substitute appearances in the league as Middlesbrough competed at the top of the table.

After a run of fine performances, most notable in Middlesbrough's 2–0 victory over Manchester City in the FA Cup, Tomlin was named Championship Player of the Month for January 2015.[20]

The club ended up finishing 4th in the league to qualify for the Championship Playoffs. Tomlin started in both legs of the semi final against Brentford, and scored the first of three goals in a 3-0 second leg home win which took the aggregate score to 5-1, and saw Middlesbrough progress to the final. Ultimately Middlesbrough lost the final 2-0 to Norwich City at Wembley. Across the season Tomlin made a total of 48 appearances in league and cup competitions, scoring 9 goals.

AFC Bournemouth

On 4 August 2015, Tomlin signed for Premier League newcomers AFC Bournemouth on a three-year deal for a fee of around £3.5 million.[21] He made his debut against Liverpool, coming on for Yann Kermorgant.[22] He scored his only goal for Bournemouth in the 2015–16 season, a penalty against Birmingham City in the FA Cup.[23]

Bristol City

Tomlin signed for Championship club, Bristol City on a season-long loan, on 27 January 2016.[24] He later made his debut in a goalless draw against Birmingham City on 30 January.[25] Tomlin went onto score 6 goals in 18 appearances, including goals in a 6–0 win over Bolton Wanderers and a 4–0 win over Huddersfield Town.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".

During the summer, Tomlin opened talks with Bristol City and took part in a medical on 4 July.[26]

Cardiff City

On 13 July 2017, Tomlin joined Championship rivals Cardiff City on a three-year contract for an undisclosed fee,[27] making his debut for the club on the opening day of the 2017–18 season during a 1–0 victory over Burton Albion.[28]

On 31 January 2018, Tomlin joined Nottingham Forest on loan in a swap deal with Jamie Ward moving to Cardiff on loan in return.[29] He scored his first goal for Forest in a 1–1 draw with Reading on 20 February 2018.[30]

On 18 December 2018, it was announced that Tomlin was training with Peterborough United and would return to the club on loan from 1 January 2019 until the end of the season.[31] However, the move was delayed due to paperwork issues.[32] The transfer was eventually completed on 8 January.[33]

Tomlin signed a new two-and-a-half-year contract with Cardiff on 10 January 2020.[34]

Tomlin left the club by mutual consent on 4 October 2021.[35]

Walsall

On 25 February 2022, Tomlin signed for EFL League Two club Walsall on a short-term deal until the end of the 2021–22 season.[36] Tomlin made five appearances with the club, four of which off the bench, before being released at the end of the season.[37]

Doncaster Rovers and retirement

After playing for Doncaster Rovers in summer 2022, Tomlin retired due to injury in October 2022.[38]

Ilkeston Town

On 1 December 2022, Tomlin came out of his retirement to join Ilkeston Town as player-coach.[39]

International career

Tomlin was capped twice by the England national C team in 2009.[40]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Rushden & Diamonds 2005–06[4] League Two 21 0 3 0 0 0 2Template:Efn 0 26 0
2006–07[6] Conference National 25 4 3 1 — 2Template:Efn 1 30 6
2007–08[41] Conference Premier 34 1 1 0 — 7Template:Efn 3 42 4
2008–09[42] Conference Premier 41 8 1 0 — 3Template:Efn 0 45 8
2009–10[43] Conference Premier 35 14 3 1 — 4Template:Efn 0 42 15
Total 156 27 11 2 0 0 18 4 185 33
Brackley Town (loan) 2007–08[11] SL Premier Division 2 0 — — — 2 0
Peterborough United 2010–11[44] League One 37 8 4 3 2 0 4Template:Efn 0 47 11
2011–12[45] Championship 37 8 1 0 2 1 — 40 9
2012–13[46] Championship 42 11 0 0 2 2 — 44 13
2013–14[47] League One 19 5 2 0 3 5 1Template:Efn 0 25 10
Total 135 32 7 3 9 8 5 0 156 43
Middlesbrough 2013–14[47] Championship 14 4 — — — 14 4
2014–15[48] Championship 42 7 3 0 2 2 3Template:Efn 1 50 10
Total 56 11 3 0 2 2 3 1 64 14
AFC Bournemouth 2015–16[49] Premier League 6 0 1 1 3 0 — 10 1
Bristol City (loan) 2015–16[49] Championship 18 6 — — — 18 6
Bristol City 2016–17[50] Championship 38 6 1 0 3 1 — 42 7
Total 56 12 1 0 3 1 — 60 13
Cardiff City 2017–18[51] Championship 13 1 1 0 2 0 — 16 1
2018–19[52] Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
2019–20[53] Championship 33 8 1 0 0 0 2Template:Efn 1 36 9
2020–21[54] Championship 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1
2021–22[55] Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 51 10 2 0 2 0 1 0 56 10
Nottingham Forest (loan) 2017–18[51] Championship 15 4 — — — 15 4
Peterborough United (loan) 2018–19[52] League One 19 2 — — 2Template:Efn 0 21 2
Walsall 2021–22[55] League Two 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
Doncaster Rovers 2022–23 League Two 9 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 10 1
Career total 510 99 25 6 20 11 30 6 585 122

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Honours

Peterborough United

Cardiff City

Individual

References

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