1. Tom Taiwo never appeared for the first team and instead enjoyed a brief loan spell at Port Vale before he joined Carlisle United on a loan deal that was made permanent in January 2010.
19 Facts About Tom Taiwo
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Tom Taiwo played in two consecutive Football League Trophy finals for the club, as Carlisle were defeated in 2010, before they won the tournament in 2011.
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Tom Taiwo joined Scottish club Hibernian in September 2012 and stayed with the club for two seasons.
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Tom Taiwo signed with Falkirk in July 2014 and played on the losing side in the 2015 Scottish Cup final.
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Tom Taiwo joined Hamilton Academical in June 2018 and retired due to injury in June 2019.
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Tom Taiwo was a student at St Mary's Menston Catholic Voluntary Academy.
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Tom Taiwo joined Chelsea from Leeds United along with Michael Woods in a controversial move after Ken Bates accused Chelsea of tapping up the youngsters.
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Tom Taiwo broke his leg two days before he was due to make his youth team debut for the "Blues".
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Tom Taiwo's parents were accused of taking backhanders to influence his decision; Taiwo stated that these "false claims" were highly "upsetting" to him.
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Tom Taiwo joined League Two club Port Vale on a month's loan in August 2008.
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Tom Taiwo went on a trial with Seattle Sounders FC of Major League Soccer in March 2009.
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On 11 June 2012, Tom Taiwo revealed he would not be signing a new contract with Carlisle, citing family reasons for his departure from Brunton Park.
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In September 2012, Tom Taiwo signed a two-year contract with Scottish Premier League club Hibernian.
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Carlisle manager Greg Abbott criticised Tom Taiwo's move to Scotland, claiming it was a poor decision and that he had been badly advised.
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Tom Taiwo joined Scottish Championship side Falkirk in July 2014 after manager Peter Houston sought to add experience to his midfield.
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On 24 June 2018, Tom Taiwo signed with Scottish Premiership club Hamilton Academical.
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Tom Taiwo retired due to injury in June 2019, at the age of 29.
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Tom Taiwo was named as a substitute in all of England's games at the 2007 UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship he did not feature in the defeat to Spain in the final.
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Tom Taiwo "has a reputation as a tough-tackling and wholehearted player".