Tom Jordan (footballer)

Tom Jordan
Personal information
Full name Thomas Jordan
Date of birth 24 May 1981 (1981-05-24) (age 30)
Place of birth Manchester, England
Height 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Playing position Centre back
Club information
Current club Eastleigh
Youth career
2001–2002 Bristol City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2002–2003 Southend United 1 (0)
2003–2004 Tamworth 19 (0)
2004 Forest Green Rovers (loan) 5 (0)
2004–2008 Havant & Waterlooville 142 (17)
2008– Eastleigh 139 (24)
National team
1999-2000 Scotland under-21 4 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Thomas "Tom" Jordan (born May 24, 1981 in Manchester, England) is a Scottish semi-professional footballer, currently captain for Conference South side Eastleigh where he plays as a centre back.

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Career

In December 2007 he stepped down as Havant and Waterlooville's skipper and missed the historic FA Cup 2nd round proper victory over Notts County as Eastleigh[1] made a second approach for him.[2] Although Jordan played in the ground-breaking 3rd round win against League One leaders Swansea and the 4th round tie at Liverpool he still wanted a move to Eastleigh[3] and spent the rest of the season on the sidelines and negotiations between the two clubs broke down.

In the close-season following the 2007/2008 campaign, he finally completed the move to Eastleigh.[4] Jordan received Blue Square Bet South player of the month in January 2011.

Family

He is the son of the Scottish international footballer Joe Jordan, who was centre-forward for Leeds United during the 1970s, and the brother of Andy Jordan, who made 21 appearances in the Football League.

References

  1. ^ Managed since October 2007 by former Hawks manager Ian Baird
  2. ^ On 4th December 2007 Hawk's Assistant Manager Charlie Oatway stated in Portsmouth evening The News that he believed Baird's new club were "tapping up" (making an illegal contact) Jordan, a viewpoint Eastleigh Director of football David Malone vigorously denied- page 53 "Oatway furious as skipper quits role"
  3. ^ The News Thursday 17th January, 2008
  4. ^ Daily Echo Thursday 26th June, 2008

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