Steven Tom

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Steven Tom
Personal information
Full name Steven Tom[1]
Date of birth (1951-02-05) 5 February 1951 (age 73)[2]
Place of birth Ware, Hertfordshire, England[2]
Position(s) Defender, midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1969–1971 Queens Park Rangers 0 (0)
1971–1972 Brentford 18 (1)
1972–1976 Barnet 143 (4)
Ilford
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Steven Tom (born 5 February 1951) is an English retired professional footballer who played as a defender in the Football League for Brentford. He later made over 150 appearances for Southern League club Barnet.

Playing career[edit]

Brentford[edit]

Tom began his career at Queens Park Rangers and joined Fourth Division club Brentford in 1971.[3] He made 21 appearances and scored one goal, on his debut, during the 1971–72 season,[4] in which the Bees won promotion to the Third Division with a third-place finish.[3] Tom was released at the end of the season.[3]

Non-league football[edit]

After his release from Brentford, Tom dropped into non-League football and played for Barnet and Ilford in the Southern and Isthmian leagues respectively.[3]

Personal life[edit]

After his retirement from football, Tom worked as a black cab driver.[5]

Honours[edit]

Brentford

Career statistics[edit]

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
Brentford 1971–72[4] Fourth Division 18 1 2 0 1 0 ― 21 1
Barnet 1972–73[6] Southern League Premier Division 38 1 5 0 ― 3[a] 0 46 1
1973–74[6] 42 1 2 0 ― 1[a] 0 45 1
1974–75[6] 41 1 2 0 ― 1[a] 0 44 1
1975–76[6] Southern League First Division North 22 1 1 0 ― 0 0 23 1
Total 143 4 10 0 ― 5 0 158 4
Career total 161 5 12 0 1 0 5 0 179 5
  1. ^ a b c Appearances in FA Trophy

References[edit]

  1. ^ Hugman, Barry (1981). Football League Players Records (1946–1981). Aylesbury: Rothmans Publications. p. 333. ISBN 0-907574-08-4.
  2. ^ a b "Steven Tom". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
  3. ^ a b c d Haynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920–2006. Harefield: Yore Publications. p. 161. ISBN 978-0955294914.
  4. ^ a b c White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. p. 391. ISBN 0951526200.
  5. ^ "Where Are They Now? Brentford Division Four promotion-winners 1971–72". The League Paper. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
  6. ^ a b c d "Steve Tom". Downhill Second Half – A Barnet FC Archive. Retrieved 25 December 2020.


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