Tom Clayton (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Thomas Andrew Clayton[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 16 September 2000[1] | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2009–2022 | Liverpool | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2022 | Liverpool | 0 | (0) |
| 2022–2024 | Swindon Town | 35 | (1) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17:23, 3 May 2024 (UTC) | |||
Thomas Andrew Clayton (born 16 September 2000) is an English professional footballer who last played as a defender for EFL League Two club Swindon Town.
Career
Prior to his move to Swindon Town, Clayton played within the Liverpool youth system having joined at under-9 level.[2] He joined Swindon Town in July 2022 and made his professional debut the following month in the 0-0 draw against Salford City.[3][4]
Clayton missed most of the 2023–24 season with a succession of injuries.[5][6] He was released by Swindon on the expiry of his contract at the end of that season.[7]
After over a year without a club, Clayton was hired by his former club Liverpool to work as a coach at the club's Academy.[8]
Career statistics
- As of match played 28 May 2023[9]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Liverpool U21 | 2019–20[10] | — | — | — | — | 2[a] | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
| 2020–21[11] | — | — | — | — | 2[a] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||
| 2021–22[12] | — | — | — | — | 1[a] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Swindon Town | 2022–23[13] | League Two | 33 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 35 | 1 |
| Total | 33 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 35 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 33 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 40 | 1 | ||
- ^ a b c Appearance(s) in the EFL Trophy
References
- ^ a b "Tom Clayton - Player Profile". Swindon-Town-FC.co.uk. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
- ^ "Tom Clayton joins Swindon in permanent switch". liverpoolfc.com. Liverpool FC. 12 July 2022. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
- ^ "Swindon Town complete deal for Clayton". Swindon Town FC. 12 July 2022. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
- ^ "Swindon Town 0-0 Salford City". BBC Football. 6 August 2022. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
- ^ "Reece Devine & Tom Clayton: Swindon Town defenders sidelined by injury". BBC Sport. 17 July 2023. Retrieved 16 September 2025.
- ^ Acklam, Joe (9 January 2024). "Swindon Town's Tom Clayton suffers serious injury setback". Swindon Advertiser. Archived from the original on 28 January 2024. Retrieved 16 September 2025.
- ^ "Striker Austin among 11 released by Swindon". BBC Sport. 2 May 2024. Retrieved 16 September 2025.
- ^ Lusby, Jack (9 September 2025). "Liverpool hire former U21s captain in new academy coaching role". This is Anfield. Archived from the original on 9 September 2025. Retrieved 16 September 2025.
- ^ Tom Clayton at Soccerway. Retrieved 7 August 2022.
- ^ "Games played by Tom Clayton in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 May 2022.
- ^ "Games played by Tom Clayton in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 May 2022.
- ^ "Games played by Tom Clayton in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 May 2022.
- ^ "Games played by Tom Clayton in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 May 2022.
External links
- Profile at the Swindon Town F.C. website
- Tom Clayton – UEFA competition record (archive)