Market value
—
Rating · 99/00
5.9
Solid
Central Midfield Midfield
Career snapshot
6
clubs played for
00/01
debut season
0.06
goals / match
Grimsby Town
top club · 97 apps
Position rank · 99/00
#62
goals rank
#128
assists rank
19
season goals
3
season assists
Among 257 Midfield - Central Midfields · ≥200 mins
Career highs
—
peak value
€336k
top transfer fee · 96/97
5
best season · 99/00
5 · 26.3%
pens / of goals
308Appearances
19Goals
3Assists
42Yellow cards
3Red cards
83Full matches (90′)
| Full name | Tommy Widdrington |
|---|---|
| Name in home country | Thomas Widdrington |
| Date of birth | 1971-10-01 (54 yrs) |
| Place of birth | Newcastle Upon Tyne, England |
| Citizenship |  England |
| Position | Midfield - Central Midfield (main: Midfield) |
| Foot | |
| Height | 178.00 m |
| Current club | Retired |
| Joined | 2010-07-01 |
| Contract expires | — |
Jul 2010
Transfer: Salisbury → Retired
10/11 · Transfer
Jul 2009
09/10 — Salisbury City (- 2014)
2 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2008
08/09 — Salisbury City (- 2014)
0 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2007
07/08 — Salisbury City (- 2014)
1 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Feb 2005
Transfer: Port Vale → Salisbury
04/05 · Transfer
Jan 2005
Transfer: Macclesfield → Port Vale
04/05 · Transfer
Jul 2004
04/05 — Macclesfield Town FC, Port Vale FC
32 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 5 competitions
Aug 2003
Transfer: Hartlepool → Macclesfield
03/04 · Transfer
Jul 2003
03/04 — Macclesfield Town FC
2 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2002
02/03 — Hartlepool United
1 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2001
Transfer: Port Vale → Hartlepool
01/02 · Transfer
Jul 2001
01/02 — Hartlepool United
1 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2000
00/01 — Port Vale FC
35 matches · 2 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 1999
99/00 — Port Vale FC
38 matches · 5 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 1999
Transfer: Grimsby Town → Port Vale
99/00 · Transfer
May 1999
Transfer: Port Vale → Grimsby Town
98/99 · Return from loan
Mar 1999
Transfer: Grimsby Town → Port Vale
98/99 · Loan
Jul 1998
98/99 — Grimsby Town, Port Vale FC
40 matches · 2 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 1997
97/98 — Grimsby Town
23 matches · 3 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 1996
Transfer: Southampton → Grimsby Town
96/97 · Transfer · €336k
Jul 1996
96/97 — Grimsby Town
43 matches · 4 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 1995
95/96 — Southampton FC
27 matches · 2 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 1994
94/95 — Southampton FC
34 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 1993
93/94 — Southampton FC
13 matches · 1 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 1992
92/93 — Southampton FC
13 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 1991
91/92 — Southampton FC
3 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
May 1990
Transfer: Southampton U18 → Southampton
89/90 · Transfer
Percentile rank vs 201 other Midfield - Central Midfields with ≥500 minutes in 99/00. Higher = better (except cards, where lower = better — inverted automatically).
Goals5 total · 0.71/90
Assists0 total · 0.00/90
G+A5 total · 0.71/90
Yellow cards4 total · 0.56/90
Minutes played by club
Port Vale FC
37.2%
Grimsby Town
38.9%
Southampton FC
23.9%
Salisbury City (- 2014)
0.0%
Macclesfield Town FC
0.0%
Hartlepool United
0.0%
| Club | Seasons | First | Last | Matches | Goals | Assists | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Port Vale FC | 4 | 00/01 | 99/00 | 88 | 8 | 0 | 2,789 |
| Grimsby Town | 3 | 96/97 | 98/99 | 97 | 8 | 0 | 2,915 |
| Southampton FC | 5 | 91/92 | 95/96 | 90 | 3 | 3 | 1,793 |
| Salisbury City (- 2014) | 3 | 07/08 | 09/10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Macclesfield Town FC | 2 | 03/04 | 04/05 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hartlepool United | 2 | 01/02 | 02/03 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value
Goals by season
Assists by season
| Season | Competition | Club | Matches | Goals | Assists | YC | RC | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99/00 | FA Cup | Port Vale FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 99/00 | First Division | Port Vale FC | 37 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 638 |
| 98/99 | FA Cup | Grimsby Town | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 98/99 | First Division | Grimsby Town | 26 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1,575 |
| 98/99 | First Division | Port Vale FC | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 726 |
| 98/99 | League Cup | Grimsby Town | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 97/98 | League Cup | Grimsby Town | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 97/98 | Second Division | Grimsby Town | 21 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 445 |
| 96/97 | FA Cup | Grimsby Town | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 96/97 | First Division | Grimsby Town | 42 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 895 |
| 95/96 | FA Cup | Southampton FC | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 95/96 | League Cup | Southampton FC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 95/96 | Premier League | Southampton FC | 21 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 872 |
| 94/95 | FA Cup | Southampton FC | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 94/95 | League Cup | Southampton FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 94/95 | Premier League | Southampton FC | 28 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 93/94 | FA Cup | Southampton FC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 93/94 | Premier League | Southampton FC | 11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 921 |
| 92/93 | League Cup | Southampton FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 92/93 | Premier League | Southampton FC | 12 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 91/92 | First Division (- 91/92) | Southampton FC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 09/10 | Conference | Salisbury City (- 2014) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 08/09 | Conference | Salisbury City (- 2014) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 07/08 | Conference | Salisbury City (- 2014) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 04/05 | FA Cup | Macclesfield Town FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 04/05 | FL Trophy | Macclesfield Town FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 04/05 | League Cup | Macclesfield Town FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 04/05 | League One | Port Vale FC | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 04/05 | League Two | Macclesfield Town FC | 23 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 03/04 | League Two | Macclesfield Town FC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 02/03 | EFL Trophy | Hartlepool United | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 02/03 | League Cup | Hartlepool United | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 01/02 | League Cup | Hartlepool United | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 00/01 | Second Division | Port Vale FC | 35 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1,425 |
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Market value | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 89/90 | 1990-05-10 | Southampton U18 | Southampton | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 96/97 | 1996-07-11 | Southampton | Grimsby Town | Transfer | 0 | €336k |
| 98/99 | 1999-03-24 | Grimsby Town | Port Vale | Loan | 0 | — |
| 98/99 | 1999-05-10 | Port Vale | Grimsby Town | Return from loan | 0 | — |
| 99/00 | 1999-07-01 | Grimsby Town | Port Vale | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 01/02 | 2001-07-14 | Port Vale | Hartlepool | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 03/04 | 2003-08-19 | Hartlepool | Macclesfield | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 04/05 | 2005-01-14 | Macclesfield | Port Vale | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 04/05 | 2005-02-24 | Port Vale | Salisbury | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 10/11 | 2010-07-01 | Salisbury | Retired | Transfer | 0 | — |
No recorded injuries.
No market value history.
No national team data.
No teammate data.
Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.
Top goalscoring seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Goals | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99/00 | First Division | Port Vale FC | 5 | 37 |
| 96/97 | First Division | Grimsby Town | 4 | 42 |
| 97/98 | Second Division | Grimsby Town | 3 | 21 |
Top assist seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Assists | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 94/95 | Premier League | Southampton FC | 1 | 28 |
| 93/94 | Premier League | Southampton FC | 1 | 11 |
| 92/93 | Premier League | Southampton FC | 1 | 12 |
Every loan spell across this player's career.
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Fee | Value at transfer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 98/99 | 1999-05-10 | Port Vale | Grimsby Town | Return from loan | — | — |
| 98/99 | 1999-03-24 | Grimsby Town | Port Vale | Loan | — | — |
Teams faced most often by Tommy Widdrington's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).
| Opponent | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liverpool FC | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -1 | 0% |
| Tottenham Hotspur | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 50% |
| Arsenal FC | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 50% |
| Chelsea FC | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 50% |
| Aston Villa | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 50% |
| Sunderland AFC | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 0% |
| Charlton Athletic | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0% |
| Newcastle United | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 50% |
| Derby County | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 50% |
| Bradford City | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 100% |
| Manchester United | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | -4 | 50% |
| West Ham United | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -4 | 0% |
Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.
| Season / Year | Milestone | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 00/01 | Senior debut season | |
| 00/01 | First senior goal |
Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.
| Season | Matches | Mins | YC | 2nd YC | RC | Cards / 90′ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99/00 | 38 | 638 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0.71 |
| 98/99 | 40 | 2,301 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0.16 |
| 97/98 | 23 | 445 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 |
| 96/97 | 43 | 895 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0.8 |
| 95/96 | 27 | 872 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.31 |
| 94/95 | 34 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 93/94 | 13 | 921 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0.29 |
| 92/93 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 04/05 | 32 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 02/03 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 00/01 | 35 | 1,425 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0.69 |
Output by competition
Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.
First Division
114 apps
11 G
0 A
Second Division
56 apps
5 G
0 A
Premier League
72 apps
3 G
3 A
League One
6 apps
0 G
0 A
League Two
25 apps
0 G
0 A
FA Cup
15 apps
0 G
0 A
League Cup
12 apps
0 G
0 A
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Who is Tommy Widdrington?
Tommy Widdrington is an England professional footballer who plays as a central midfield for Retired.
How old is Tommy Widdrington?
Tommy Widdrington is 54 years old. He was born on October 1, 1971 in Newcastle Upon Tyne.
What position does Tommy Widdrington play?
Tommy Widdrington plays as a central midfield (Midfield - Central Midfield).
What club does Tommy Widdrington play for?
Tommy Widdrington currently plays for Retired.
How many career goals has Tommy Widdrington scored?
Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Tommy Widdrington has scored 19 goals in 308 appearances.