Lee Tomlin

Lee Tomlin

Tomlin playing for Peterborough United in 2012
Personal information
Full name Lee Marc Tomlin[1]
Date of birth (1989-01-12) 12 January 1989
Place of birth Leicester, England
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Playing position Striker / Attacking midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Bristol City
Number 10
Youth career
1998–2005 Leicester City
2005 Rushden & Diamonds
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2010 Rushden & Diamonds 196 (38)
2007 → Brackley Town (loan) 2 (0)
2010–2014 Peterborough United 121 (40)
2014–2015 Middlesbrough 56 (11)
2015–2016 Bournemouth 6 (0)
2016 → Bristol City (loan) 18 (6)
2016– Bristol City 15 (4)
National team
2009 England C 2 (1)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 08:36, 30 October 2016 (UTC).


Lee Marc Tomlin (born 12 January 1989) is an English professional footballer who plays for Bristol City as a forward.

Career

Rushden & Diamonds

Tomlin started his career with the youth system of Leicester City in 1998 before joining Rushden & Diamonds's youth system in 2005.[2] In October 2005, he became Rushden's youngest ever 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]

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] He scored his first goal for the club against Weymouth, the match after Paul Hart was sacked, in the 21st minute. He immediately followed this with another goal, this time against Altrincham in the FA Cup fourth qualifying round. He scored six goals during the season, playing as a forward and on both wings.

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. 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.[7]

Peterborough United

Tomlin signed for League One team Peterborough United for an undisclosed fee on 6 August 2010.[8] 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.

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.[9] On 10 December 2011 he scored a diving header against Leicester City at the King Power Stadium to rescue a point, the game ended 1–1.

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.[10]

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 a permanent deal on a three-and-a-half-year contract. Tomlin made his debut on 22 February in a 0–0 draw against Leeds United, coming on as a substitute for Kei Kamara. 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.

Bournemouth

On 4 August 2015, Tomlin signed for Premier League newcomers Bournemouth on a three-year deal for a fee of around £3.5 million.[11] He made his debut against Liverpool, coming on for Joshua King. He scored his only goal for Bournemouth in the 2015–16 season, a penalty against Birmingham City in the FA Cup.

Bristol City

Tomlin signed for Championship club, Bristol City on a season-long loan, on 27 January 2016.[12] He later made his debut in a goalless draw against Birmingham City on 30 January. 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.

During the summer, Tomlin opened talks with Bristol City and took part in a medical on 4 July.[13]

His signing was announced one day after on 5 July, having signed a three-year deal with the club. The fee was believed to be anywhere from £2 million to £3 million. If the fee is above £2.25 million then Tomlin is Bristol City's record signing.

Career statistics

As of 27 January 2016.[14]
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Rushden & Diamonds 2005–06 League Two 21030002[lower-alpha 1]0260
2006–07 Conference Premier 27431—5[lower-alpha 2]2357
2007–08 Conference Premier 35110—11[lower-alpha 3]7478
2008–09 Conference Premier 41810—5[lower-alpha 4]0478
2009–10 Conference Premier 351431—4[lower-alpha 5]04215
Total 159271120027919738
Peterborough United 2010–11 League One 37843204[lower-alpha 6]04711
2011–12 Championship 3781021—409
2012–13 Championship 42110022—4413
2013–14 League One 19520351[lower-alpha 1]02510
Total 1353273985015643
Middlesbrough 2013–14 Championship 1440000—144
2014–15 Championship 42730223[lower-alpha 7]15010
Total 56113022316414
Bournemouth 2015–16 Premier League 601130—101
Bristol City 2015–16 Championship 1860000—186
Career total 3747622614103510445102
  1. 1 2 Appearances in Football League Trophy
  2. ↑ Two appearances and one goal in FA Trophy, three appearances and one goal in Northamptonshire Senior Cup
  3. ↑ Three appearances and three goals in FA Trophy, four appearances in Conference League Cup, four appearances and four goals in Northamptonshire Senior Cup
  4. ↑ Three appearances in FA Trophy, one appearance in Northamptonshire Senior Cup, one appearance in Northamptonshire Cup
  5. ↑ Two appearances in FA Trophy, two appearances in Conference Premier play-offs
  6. ↑ Three appearances in Football League One play-offs, one appearance in Football League Trophy
  7. ↑ Appearances in Championship play-offs

Honours

Individual

Middlesbrough

References

  1. ↑ "Professional retain list & free transfers 2012/13" (PDF). The Football League. 18 May 2013. p. 23. Retrieved 23 June 2013.
  2. ↑ "Career History". Up The Posh!. Retrieved 17 February 2012.
  3. ↑ "Posh swoop for Lee Tomlin – Peterborough United". Peterborough Today. Retrieved 27 September 2010.
  4. ↑ "Games played by Lee Tomlin in 2005/2006". Soccerbase. Retrieved 6 August 2009.
  5. ↑ "BBC SPORT | Football | My Club | Rushden and Diamonds | Rushden teenager in Anfield trial". BBC News. 2 April 2006. Retrieved 27 September 2010.
  6. ↑ "Games played by Lee Tomlin in 2006/2007". Soccerbase. Retrieved 27 September 2010.
  7. ↑ "Rushden & Diamonds to offer Lee Tomlin new deal". BBC Sport. 6 July 2010. Retrieved 6 July 2010.
  8. ↑ "Posh Swoop For Highly-Rated Tomlin". Peterborough United F.C. 6 August 2010. Retrieved 6 August 2010.
  9. ↑ "Peterborough 7–1 Ipswich". BBC News. 20 August 2011.
  10. ↑ Bevan, Chris (4 May 2013). "Crystal Palace 3–2 Peterborough". BBC Sport. Retrieved 23 May 2014.
  11. ↑ "Lee Tomlin signs for AFC Bournemouth from Middlesbrough". AFC Bournemouth. 4 August 2015.
  12. ↑ "Lee Tomlin: Bristol City sign Bournemouth midfielder on loan". BBC Sport. 27 January 2016.
  13. ↑ "Bristol City: Bournemouth's Lee Tomlin to have medical at Ashton Gate". BBC Sport. 4 July 2016.
  14. ↑ Lee Tomlin career statistics at Soccerbase
  15. ↑ "Lee Tomlin named Sky Bet Championship Player of the Month". The Football League. 6 February 2015. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
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