27 Facts About Tom Conlon

Tom George Sawyer Conlon was born on 3 February 1996 and is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder for National League club Oldham Athletic.

Tom Conlon is a descendant of Football League players George Heppell and Albert Pearson.

Tom Conlon made a handful of appearances in the first-team at Peterborough before signing for Stevenage on loan in September 2014, a deal that was made permanent in January 2015.

Vale were promoted out of League Two via the play-offs in 2022, though Tom Conlon was unable to play due to injury.

Tom Conlon joined Oldham Athletic in January 2024 on a two-and-a-half-year deal.

Tom Conlon was raised in Porthill, near Stoke-on-Trent, and attended Wolstanton High School in Newcastle-under-Lyme.

Tom Conlon spent a brief time of his early childhood with Stone Dominoes, before he began his career at Stoke City's academy, spending nine years at his hometown club before being released in the summer of 2012.

In October 2012, Tom Conlon was spotted by scouts at Peterborough United whilst playing in the FA Youth Cup for Newcastle Town against Stratford Town, and subsequently signed for the then-Championship club on a two-year scholarship after a successful three-day trial.

Tom Conlon spent the remainder of the campaign playing in Peterborough's U18 side.

Tom Conlon was given his first 18-month professional contract by manager Darren Ferguson the following month.

Tom Conlon's deal was made permanent in January 2015, with the manager Graham Westley saying he just needed to develop physically to make the most of his technical ability.

Tom Conlon went on to make 14 appearances during his first season with the Hertfordshire club as they narrowly lost out on promotion after defeat in the League Two play-off semi-final.

Tom Conlon made 35 appearances in all competitions during the season without scoring any further goals, as Stevenage finished the season in 18th place.

Tom Conlon was released by new manager Dino Maamria upon the expiry of his contract in May 2018.

On 25 July 2018, Tom Conlon signed a one-year contract with League Two side Port Vale after impressing manager Neil Aspin in pre-season friendlies whilst on trial at Vale Park.

Tom Conlon was signed a new two-year contract after he ended the campaign with one goals in 27 appearances.

Tom Conlon retained the captaincy under new manager Darrell Clarke, who said that Conlon was "not necessarily too vocal, but leading by example".

Tom Conlon won League Two's PFA Fans' Player of the Year award.

Tom Conlon signed a contract extension to keep him at the club until summer 2024, with Clarke stating that "he understands and believes in what we want to achieve and he epitomises what we want to build here".

Tom Conlon took rehab to recover from an injury that he had been struggling with for some time, causing him to miss four weeks of action.

Tom Conlon retained his Club Player of the Year award as he "maintained all his captaincy responsibilities such as speaking to the team before, during and after games, displaying his outstanding leadership qualities".

Tom Conlon picked up a hamstring injury in July 2023 and was ruled out of action for three months.

On 9 January 2024, Tom Conlon signed for National League club Oldham Athletic on a two-and-a-half-year deal.

Tom Conlon was named as club captain by manager Micky Mellon in August 2024.

Tom Conlon was sidelined with an Achilles injury at the start of January 2025.

Tom Conlon is a left-footed midfielder with good ball-control skills, vision and aggressiveness.

Former Port Vale teammate Tom Conlon Pope stated that "he's strong, wins his tackles, competes aerially and has a great all-round attitude over 90 minutes".