Tom Eaves

Tom Eaves
Personal information
Full name Thomas James Eaves[1]
Date of birth (1992-01-14) 14 January 1992
Place of birth Liverpool,[2] England
Height 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)[3]
Playing position Striker
Club information
Current team
 Yeovil Town
Number 9
Youth career
000?–2007 Crewe Alexandra
2007–2009 Oldham Athletic
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2010 Oldham Athletic 15 (0)
2010–2016 Bolton Wanderers 4 (0)
2012–2013 → Bristol Rovers (loan) 15 (7)
2013 → Shrewsbury Town (loan) 10 (6)
2013 → Rotherham United (loan) 8 (0)
2013–2014 → Shrewsbury Town (loan) 25 (2)
2014–2015 → Yeovil Town (loan) 5 (0)
2015 → Bury (loan) 9 (1)
2016– Yeovil Town 17 (4)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:11, 3 December 2016 (UTC).


Thomas "Tom" James Eaves (born 14 January 1992) is a professional English football player who plays for Yeovil Town.

Career

Oldham Athletic

He joined Oldham Athletic's Centre of Excellence as a youth player at Under-15 age group having previously been at Crewe Alexandra.[2]

He made his Football League debut on 23 January 2010 as a substitute during a 1–0 defeat to Millwall.[4] He made 15 appearances in the 2009/10 season for Oldham, all of them as a substitute. Eaves' breakthrough in the first team soon earned him his first professional contract on a two-year contract.[5] However, Manager Dave Penney claimed that Eaves rejected a new contract and dropped him from the first team unless he resolved his own future.[6]

He scored a hat-trick in a pre-season friendly against Bolton Wanderers on 28 July 2010.[7] Shortly after, Eaves' performance soon attracted from many clubs were keen to sign him.[8] Manager Paul Dickov later confirmed that there were offers from clubs to sign Eaves.[9]

Bolton Wanderers

He joined Bolton Wanderers on a three-year contract for an undisclosed fee on 12 August 2010.[10]

Eaves joined the Bolton team on their pre-season tour of America preceding the 2011–12 season, but was injured.[11] He didn't return from the injury until the following summer, although he made an appearance for the reserves in December 2011.[12]

Eaves signed a new three-year contract with Bolton in January 2013.[13] Having been sent on loan to Shrewsbury Town earlier in the season, he was recalled on 15 April 2013[14] and made his debut for the club a day later, coming on as a substitute for David N'Gog in a 3–2 defeat against Leicester City.[15]

At the end of the 2015-16 season, the club confirmed that he would be leaving when his contract expired at the end of June.[16]

Loans Spells

On 27 September 2012, Eaves joined League Two Bristol Rovers on a three-month loan deal.[17] After failing to score against Exeter City and Cheltenham Town, he scored his first league goal on 6 October as his loan side beat Northampton Town[18] On 20 October 2012, Bristol Rovers beat local rivals Torquay United 3–2 at the Memorial Stadium, he scored 2 goals in this match.[19] He added another goal to his tally in an away match against Wimbledon on 23 October 2012, which Rovers lost 3–1.[20] On 10 November 2012, he scored the match winner after having set up the two other goals against Chesterfield at the Memorial Stadium in a 3–2 victory.[21] Eaves went to make seventeen appearance and scoring seven times in all competitions before returning on 28 December 2012.[22]

On 21 February 2013, Eaves joined Shrewsbury Town on an initial one-month loan deal.[23] He made his debut against Stevenage on 23 February, and scored his first goal for the club in the following game on 26 February in a 2–1 loss at home to Doncaster Rovers.[24] On 12 March 2013, he then later scored two against Milton Keynes Dons in a 3–2 win.[25] Weeks later on 22 March 2013, Eaves' loan spell with the club was extended until the end of April.[26] On 1 April, he scored his first senior hat-trick in a 3–0 win against Crawley Town.[27] Weeks after scoring a hat-trick, Eaves was recalled by the club on 15 April 2013.[14]

On 21 September 2013, Eaves joined League One side Rotherham United on a three-month loan deal.[28] He made his debut on the same day for The Millers in a 1–1 draw away at Walsall, coming on as a 72nd-minute substitute for Kieran Agard.[29] He was recalled by his parent club on 25 November 2013 after making eight appearance for Rotherham United.[30]

On 28 November 2013, Eaves returned on an emergency loan for Shrewsbury Town initially until 5 January 2014.[31][32] He scored a goal on his second debut, in a 3–1 victory away at Stevenage two days later.[33] His loan was later extended to the end of the 2013/14 season.[34] Eaves then scored his second Shrewsbury Town goal on a late minutes, in a 1-1 draw against Brentford on 1 February 2014.[35] Eaves went on to make twenty-five appearance for the club.

On 27 November 2014, Eaves joined League One side Yeovil Town on loan until 5 January 2015.[36] Eaves made his Yeovil Town debut two days later, making his first start and playing 90 minutes, in a 2-0 loss against Preston North End.[37] Eaves played seven matches for Yeovil without scoring a goal before returning to Bolton at the end of his loan spell.[38]

Eaves joined League Two side Bury on loan until the end of the season.[39] The same day, Eaves made his Bury debut, in a 1-0 loss against Mansfield Town.[40] Eaves then scored his first Bury goal, in a 2-1 loss against Morecambe on 6 April 2015.[41] After making nine appearance for the club, Eaves made his return back to his parent club.[42]

Yeovil Town

After his release from Bolton, on 1 July 2016, Eaves signed for Football League Two side Yeovil Town on a one-year deal.[43] He scored his first goal for Yeovil in a 1-1 draw with Luton Town on 13 August 2016.[44]

Career statistics

As of 3 December 2016.[45]
Club statistics
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Oldham Athletic 2009–10[46] League One 150000000150
Bolton Wanderers 2010–11[47] Premier League 000000—00
2011–12[48] Premier League 000000—00
2012–13[49] Championship 300000—30
2013–14[50] Championship 000010—10
2014–15[51] Championship 100000—10
2015–16[52] Championship 000000—00
Total 400010—50
Bristol Rovers (loan) 2012–13[49] League Two 16710——177
Shrewsbury Town (loan) 2012–13[49] League One 106———106
2013–14[50] League One 252———252
Total 358000000358
Rotherham United (loan) 2013–14[50] League One 8000001[lower-alpha 1]191
Yeovil Town (loan) 2014–15[51] League One 5020——70
Bury (loan) 2014–15[51] League Two 91———91
Yeovil Town 2016–17[53] League Two 17420202[lower-alpha 2]3237
Career total 1092050303412024
  1. ↑ Appearance in Football League Trophy
  2. ↑ Appearances in EFL Trophy

References

  1. ↑ "Search 1984 to 2006 – Birth, Marriage and Death indexes". Findmypast.com. Retrieved 5 April 2010.
  2. 1 2 "A look at the new apprentices". Oldham Athletic. Retrieved 5 April 2010.
  3. ↑ "Premier League Player Profile". Premier League. Retrieved 21 March 2011.
  4. ↑ "Oldham 0–1 Milwall". BBC Sport. 23 January 2010. Retrieved 5 April 2010.
  5. ↑ "Oldham give four youngsters their first pro contracts". BBC Sport. 9 April 2010. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
  6. ↑ "Tom Eaves dropped by Oldham over contract dispute". BBC Sport. 3 May 2010. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
  7. ↑ "United crush MLS All-Stars, Bolton battered, Hammers win". ESPN. 28 July 2010. Archived from the original on 3 May 2015. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
  8. ↑ "Duo lead chase for Eaves". Sky Sports. 7 August 2010. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
  9. ↑ "Oldham manager Dickov prepared for Tom Eaves offers". BBC Sport. 29 July 2010. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
  10. ↑ "Eaves Signs on at the Reebok". Bolton Wanderers F.C. 12 August 2010. Archived from the original on 17 October 2010. Retrieved 10 August 2010.
  11. ↑ "Coyle gives up on Jeffren". Sky Sports. 25 July 2011. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
  12. ↑ "Trio make Wanderers return". The Bolton News. 14 December 2011. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
  13. ↑ "Eaves extends contract". Bolton Wanderers F.C. 28 January 2013. Archived from the original on 2 February 2014. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
  14. 1 2 "Eaves joins Shrews". Bolton Wanderers F.C. 21 February 2014. Archived from the original on 14 April 2015. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
  15. ↑ "Leicester City 3 - 2 Bolton Wanderers". BBC Sport. 16 April 2012. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
  16. ↑ "Bolton Wanderers confirm player departures". bwfc.co.uk. 13 May 2016. Retrieved 13 May 2016.
  17. ↑ "Eaves joins Bristol Rovers". Bristol Rovers F.C. 27 September 2012. Archived from the original on 3 May 2015. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
  18. ↑ "Bristol Rovers 3 – 1 Northampton Town". BBC Sport. Retrieved 6 October 2012.
  19. ↑ "Bristol Rovers 3 - 2 Torquay United". BBC Sport. 20 October 2012. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
  20. ↑ "AFC Wimbledon 3 - 1 Bristol Rovers". BBC Sport. 23 October 2012. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
  21. ↑ "Bristol Rover". BBC Sport. 10 November 2012. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
  22. ↑ "LAST GAME FOR TOM". Bristol Rovers F.C. 28 December 2012. Archived from the original on 3 May 2015. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
  23. ↑ "Eaves Joins Shrews". bwfc.co.uk. Archived from the original on 14 April 2015. Retrieved 21 February 2013.
  24. ↑ "Shrewsbury 1–2 Doncaster" BBC Sport. 2 March 2013. Retrieved 7 March 2013.
  25. ↑ "Milton Keynes Dons 2 - 3 Shrewsbury Town". BBC Sport. 22 March 2013. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
  26. ↑ "Tom Eaves: Shrewsbury Town extend Bolton striker's deal". BBC Sport. 22 March 2013. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
  27. ↑ "Shrewsbury Town 3–0 Crawley Town". bbc.co.uk. BBC Sport. 1 April 2013. Retrieved 2 April 2013.
  28. ↑ "Millers finalise Eaves signing". Rotherham United F.C. 21 September 2013. Archived from the original on 16 April 2015. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
  29. ↑ "Walsall 1–1 Rotherham". BBC Sport. 21 September 2013. Retrieved 23 September 2013.
  30. ↑ "Eaves recalled by Trotters". Rotherham United. 25 November 2013. Archived from the original on 16 April 2015. Retrieved 28 November 2013.
  31. ↑ "Tom Eaves signs on loan". Shrewsbury Town FC. 28 November 2013.
  32. ↑ "Eaves loaned to Shrewsbury". Bolton Wanderers FC. 28 November 2013.
  33. ↑ "Stevenage 1–3 Shrewsbury Town". BBC Sport. 30 November 2013.
  34. ↑ "Tom Eaves: Shrewsbury Town extend Bolton striker's loan". BBC Sport. 6 January 2014.
  35. ↑ "Shrewsbury Town 1 - 1 Brentford". BBC Sport. 1 February 2014. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
  36. ↑ "Tom Eaves: Bolton striker joins Yeovil Town on loan". BBC Sport. 27 November 2014. Retrieved 27 November 2014.
  37. ↑ "Yeovil Town 0 - 2 Preston North End". BBC Sport. 29 November 2014. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
  38. ↑ "Eaves back at Bolton". Sky Sports. 6 January 2015. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
  39. ↑ "Eaves signs for Bury". Sky Sports. 14 March 2015. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
  40. ↑ "Mansfield Town 0 - 2 Bury". BBC Sport. 14 March 2015. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
  41. ↑ "Bury 1 - 2 Morecambe". BBC Sport. 6 April 2015. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
  42. ↑ "The Retained List". Bury F.C. 14 May 2015. Archived from the original on 20 May 2015. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
  43. ↑ "Yeovil Town: Bolton striker Tom Eaves & Swansea defender Liam Shephard sign". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 1 July 2016. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
  44. ↑ "Luton 1-1 Yeovil". BBC. 13 August 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
  45. ↑ Tom Eaves career statistics at Soccerbase
  46. ↑ "Games played by Tom Eaves in 2009/2010". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 November 2016.
  47. ↑ "Games played by Tom Eaves in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 November 2016.
  48. ↑ "Games played by Tom Eaves in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 November 2016.
  49. 1 2 3 "Games played by Tom Eaves in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 November 2016.
  50. 1 2 3 "Games played by Tom Eaves in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 November 2016.
  51. 1 2 3 "Games played by Tom Eaves in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 November 2016.
  52. ↑ "Games played by Tom Eaves in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 November 2016.
  53. ↑ "Games played by Tom Eaves in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 November 2016.

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