Steven Tom

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

Brentford

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

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

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

Honours

Brentford

• Football League Fourth Division third-place promotion: 1971–72[4]

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
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. Appearances in FA Trophy

References

1. Hugman, Barry (1981). Football League Players Records (1946–1981). Aylesbury: Rothmans Publications. p. 333. ISBN 0-907574-08-4.
2. "Steven Tom". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
3. Haynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920–2006. Harefield: Yore Publications. p. 161. ISBN 978-0955294914.
4. 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. "Steve Tom". Downhill Second Half – A Barnet FC Archive. Retrieved 25 December 2020.