| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ben Tomlinson[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 31 October 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Dinnington, England | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Macclesfield Town | ||
| Number | 23 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2008–2011 | Worksop Town | 76 | (32) |
| 2011– | Macclesfield Town | 13 | (5) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:42, 17 September 2011 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). |
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Ben Tomlinson (born 31 October 1989 in Dinnington, South Yorkshire, England) is an English footballer playing as a striker for Macclesfield Town in Football League Two.
Tomlinson came through the youth setup of Nottinghamshire based club Worksop Town, and originally played for the under-19s before making it into the first team for the Tigers.[2] He signed for Football League Two side Macclesfield Town on 29 June 2011 for an undisclosed five figure sum.[3] He made his professional debut on 6 August 2011, in the opening day defeat to Dagenham & Redbridge at Moss Rose.[4]. Tomlinson scored his first league goals at Hereford, scoring twice in the last five minutes after coming on as a late substitution. On 13 September he scored one of the fastest goals in Football League history, netting in just 6.4 seconds straight from kick off against then league leaders Morecambe
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