Tommy Leigh
Personal information
Full name Tommy Leigh
Date of birth (2000-04-13) 13 April 2000
Place of birth Portsmouth, Hampshire, England
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Accrington Stanley
Number 18
Youth career
Portsmouth
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2019 Baffins Milton Rovers 57 (11)
2019–2021 Bognor Regis Town 54 (11)
2021– Accrington Stanley 83 (19)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:17, 25 December 2023 (UTC)

Tommy Leigh (born 13 April 2000) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Accrington Stanley.

Career

Tommy Leigh came through the youth ranks at Portsmouth before being released at the age of 16.

Following his release from Portsmouth, Leigh went on to play semi-professionally for Baffins Milton Rovers, where his father, Steve Leigh, was manager and his brother, Ashton Leigh, also played. In his first season with the side, Leigh made 14 appearances, scoring on one occasion. The following season, Leigh made 43 appearances and found the back of the net on 10 occasions. [1]

In 2019, Leigh joined Bognor Regis Town, where his brother Ashton had moved to the previous year. In his first season with Town, Leigh made 36 appearances and scored 9 goals, going on to score 2 goals in 18 appearances the following season.[2]

In July 2021, Leigh joined League One side Accrington Stanley for an undisclosed fee.[3] Leigh made his Football League debut on 14 August 2021, coming off the bench against Cambridge United.[4]

Career statistics

As of match played on 23 December 2023[5]
Club statistics
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Accrington Stanley 2021–22 League One 24600103[lower-alpha 1]2288
2022–23 League One 39751105[lower-alpha 1]45012
2023–24 League Two 2062010—236
Career totals 831971308610126
  1. 1 2 Appearances in the EFL Trophy

References

  1. ↑ "Former Baffins Milton Rovers starlet Tommy Leigh set for dream move to League One". The News. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
  2. ↑ "TOMMY LEIGH". Bognor Regis Town. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
  3. ↑ "SIGNING: Leigh joins the Reds". Accrington Stanley. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
  4. ↑ "REPORT: Stanley 2 Cambridge United 1". Accrington Stanley. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
  5. ↑ Tommy Leigh at Soccerway
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