Steven Tom

Steven Tom (born 2 May 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.

Steven Tom
Personal information
Full name Steven Tom[1]
Date of birth (1951-05-02) 2 May 1951
Place of birth Cheshunt, England
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
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Playing career

Brentford

Tom began his career at Queens Park Rangers and joined Fourth Division club Brentford in 1971.[2] He made 21 appearances and scored one goal, on his debut, during the 1971–72 season,[3] in which the Bees won promotion to the Third Division with a third-place finish.[2] Tom was released at the end of the season.[2]

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.[2]

Personal life

After his retirement from football, Tom worked as a black cab driver.[4]

Honours

Brentford

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[3] Fourth Division 18 1 2 0 1 0 ― 21 1
Barnet 1972–73[5] Southern League Premier Division 38 1 5 0 ― 3[lower-alpha 1] 0 46 1
1973–74[5] 42 1 2 0 ― 1[lower-alpha 1] 0 45 1
1974–75[5] 41 1 2 0 ― 1[lower-alpha 1] 0 44 1
1975–76[5] 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. Haynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920–2006. Harefield: Yore Publications. p. 161. ISBN 978-0955294914.
  3. White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. p. 391. ISBN 0951526200.
  4. "Where Are They Now? Brentford Division Four promotion-winners 1971–72". The League Paper. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
  5. "Steve Tom". Downhill Second Half – A Barnet FC Archive. Retrieved 25 December 2020.


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