Tom Cursons
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Thomas Michael Cursons[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 15 November 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Chertsey, England[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Harrogate Town | ||
| Number | 25 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2021 | Metropolitan Police | 11 | (1) |
| 2019–2020 | → Badshot Lea (loan) | ||
| 2021 | Walton & Hersham | ||
| 2021–2022 | Hartley Wintney | 1 | (0) |
| 2022 | Gainsborough Trinity | 23 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Long Eaton United | 23 | (10) |
| 2023–2024 | Barwell | 22 | (5) |
| 2024–2025 | Ilkeston Town | 44 | (33) |
| 2025– | Harrogate Town | 15 | (2) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:14, 4 May 2025 (UTC) | |||
Tom Cursons (born 15 November 2001) is an English professional footballer who plays for Harrogate Town, as a forward.[3]
Career
Cursons spent his early career in non-league with Metropolitan Police, spending time on loan at Badshot Lea.[4][5][6]
After time with Walton & Hersham, he joined Hartley Wintney in December 2021.[7]
He joined Gainsborough Trinity in January 2022,[8][9] moving to Long Eaton United in November 2022.[10][11] He moved to Barwell in August 2023.[4]
After joining Ilkeston Town, he signed a new contract with the club in February 2024.[12] Following rich goalscoring form across both seasons,[13] which saw 12 goals in 18 games in 2023–24,[14] and 25 goals in 31 games in 2024–25,[15] in September 2024 Ilkeston rejected an offer for Cursons from an unnamed club.[16] He also captained the football team of Nottingham Trent University.[17]
In January 2025, after reportedly attracting attention from a number of Football League teams,[18][19][20] Cursons signed for Harrogate Town,[21][22] turning professional with the club.[23]
References
- ^ "SQUAD LIST 2024/25 & U21 REGISTERED CONTRACT PLAYERS" (PDF). English Football League. 6 September 2024. Retrieved 21 January 2025.
- ^ "Thomas Cursons: 2023/2024 Biog & Stats". Southern Football League. Retrieved 6 June 2025.
- ^ Tom Cursons at Soccerway
- ^ a b "New Forward Added to Canaries Squad - The Southern League". southern-football-league.co.uk.
- ^ Team, The Non-League Football Paper (1 December 2024). "Tom Cursons is rocking it with Ilkeston Town".
- ^ "Tom Cursons | Player Profile · Aylesbury United Archive".
- ^ "New Forward for The Row - The Southern League". southern-football-league.co.uk.
- ^ "Gainsborough Trinity | Appearances | Tom Cursons | 2021-2022 | Football Web Pages". www.footballwebpages.co.uk.
- ^ "Gainsborough Trinity | Appearances | Tom Cursons | 2022-2023 | Football Web Pages". www.footballwebpages.co.uk.
- ^ "Long Eaton United sign Tom Cursons from Gainsborough Trinity". www.longeatonutd.co.uk.
- ^ "Long Eaton United | Appearances | Tom Cursons | 2022-2023 | Football Web Pages". www.footballwebpages.co.uk.
- ^ "Cursons signs new deal until 2025". ILKESTON TOWN FC. 26 February 2024.
- ^ Armitage, Sam (18 November 2024). "Tom Cursons: In-form Ilkeston forward in no rush to snatch at professional dream". The Pitching In Northern Premier League.
- ^ "Ilkeston Town | Appearances | Thomas Cursons | 2023-2024 | Football Web Pages". www.footballwebpages.co.uk.
- ^ "Ilkeston Town | Appearances | Thomas Cursons | Football Web Pages". www.footballwebpages.co.uk.
- ^ "CLUB STATEMENT | Offers rejected for Tom Cursons & Matt Yates". ILKESTON TOWN FC. 10 September 2024.
- ^ Green, Henry (14 March 2024). "Cursons double leads NTU to a third successive Varsity football victory".
- ^ Pete O'Rourkedate=4 January 2025 (4 January 2025). "Exclusive: Derby County, Bolton & Barnsley in race to sign 20-goal Tom Cursons". Football Insider.
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{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ "Chesterfield make move for free-scoring non-league striker". Derbyshire Times. 20 January 2025.
- ^ "Tom Cursons: Harrogate Town sign Ilkeston Town striker". BBC Sport. 21 January 2025.
- ^ "Harrogate Town beat off competition from across EFL to land prolific Tom Cursons". Harrogate Advertiser. 21 January 2025.
- ^ "Star Tom Cursons is of the perfect Ilk". 26 January 2025.