Tom Denton (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Tom Ashley Denton | ||
| Date of birth | 24 July 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Shepley, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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F.C. Halifax Town | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2006 | Wakefield | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2006–2008 | Wakefield | 14 | (5) |
| 2008–2010 | Huddersfield Town | 0 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | → Woking (loan) | 5 | (2) |
| 2009 | → Wakefield (loan) | 13 | (12) |
| 2009 | → Cheltenham Town (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2010 | → Wakefield (loan) | 6 | (4) |
| 2010–2011 | Wakefield | ||
| 2011–2012 | Mossley | 22 | (13) |
| 2012 | Alfreton Town | 3 | (0) |
| 2012 | → Worksop Town (loan) | 11 | (11) |
| 2012–2014 | Worksop Town | ||
| 2014–2016 | North Ferriby United | ||
| 2016– | F.C. Halifax Town | 13 | (8) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:00, 8 October 2016 (UTC). |
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Tom Ashley Denton (born 24 July 1989 in Shepley, West Yorkshire) is a professional footballer who plays as a striker for F.C. Halifax Town.
Denton began his career playing for non-League side Wakefield in 2006 at the age of 17. He made 14 appearances scoring five goals for Wakefield between 2006–2008. He was offered a trial at Premier League side Blackburn Rovers. He managed to score a goal for their reserve team. After his trial was completed, he was being looked at by Rovers, Championship side Crystal Palace and his hometown team, Huddersfield Town. He decided to go to Huddersfield on the advice of his father, Robert Denton. An influential figure in his life.
On 15 August 2008, Huddersfield beat off the competition and signed Denton from Northern Premier League Division One North side Wakefield for a fee of £60,000, possibly totalling up to £100,000.
On 27 November 2008, he joined Conference National side Woking for a month. He made his debut on 2 December, in the Conference League Cup win over Salisbury City, where he scored one and set up two in a 3–0 win. He made his league debut for Woking in their 1–0 defeat at Histon on 6 December. He scored his first goal for Woking in their 1–1 draw with Rushden & Diamonds on 9 December. He returned to Huddersfield Town on 30 January 2008.
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