Tom Walsh (footballer)
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Walsh in action for Rangers in 2015 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Tom Walsh | ||
| Date of birth | 11 July 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Irvine, Scotland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||
| Playing position | Winger | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team |
St Mirren (on loan from Rangers) | ||
| Number | 16 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2007–2012 | Rangers | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012– | Rangers | 10 | (0) |
| 2014 | → Stenhousemuir (loan) | 9 | (2) |
| 2016 | → Dumbarton (loan) | 14 | (1) |
| 2016- | → St Mirren (loan) | 10 | (3) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2011–2012 | Scotland U16[1] | 9 | (4) |
| 2012 | Scotland U17[1] | 5 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | Scotland U19[1] | 7 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 4 December 2016 (UTC). | |||
Tom Walsh (born 11 July 1996) is a Scottish footballer who plays as a Winger for Scottish Championship club St Mirren. Walsh is currently on loan at St Mirren from Rangers.
Walsh is currently the youngest player to make an appearance for Rangers in Scottish League football, aged 16 in 2012. He has played for Rangers and had loan spells with Stenhousemuir and Dumbarton during his football career as well as representing Scotland at various youth levels.
Club career
Early career
Walsh is from Troon, Ayrshire[2] and joined Rangers' Academy in 2007. He made his first-team debut for Rangers on 8 December 2012, aged only 16 years and 150 days, in a Scottish Third Division match against Stirling Albion.[3] Walsh became the youngest post-war Scottish football league debutant for Rangers and second youngest competitive debutant ever for the club, behind Derek Ferguson who made his debut in a League Cup match against Queen of the South in 1983, aged 16 years and 24 days.[4]
The following season saw Walsh suffer with injury, initially sustaining an ankle injury and then a recurring hamstring problem kept him out for the whole of the 2013–14 season[5]
Stenhousemuir (loan)
After finding opportunities in the first team difficult to come by and in a bid to improve his fitness levels after a long injury, Walsh joined the then Scottish League One side Stenhousemuir on loan for the first half of the 2014–15 season.[6] Prior to going on loan Walsh had signed a new contract extension with Rangers until 2017.[5] He made his debut for Stenhousemuir nearly three weeks later, on 20 September, against Peterhead, after recovering from a further hamstring injury.[7] He scored his first professional goal in his second appearance for Stenhousemuir on 18 October, against Stirling Albion, adding the fourth in a 4–0 win.[8]
Return to Rangers
After returning from his loan spell, Walsh featured once during Kenny McDowall's three months in charge of the first-team. However, upon the appointment of Stuart McCall as interim first-team manager, Walsh then began to play a more prominent role in the first-team squad.[5]
Dumbarton (loan)
He joined fellow Scottish Championship club Dumbarton on loan in January 2016.[9][10] He scored his first goal for the Sons in a 4–2 win over Queen of the South.
St Mirren (loan)
On 17 July 2016, Walsh joined Scottish Championship club St Mirren on loan until January 2017.[11]
International career
Walsh has represented Scotland at various age levels.[1]
Personal life
Walsh is the cousin of amateur golfer Jack McDonald.[2]
Career statistics
- As of 4 December 2016
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Rangers | 2012–13 | Scottish Third Division | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2013–14 | Scottish League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2014–15 | Scottish Championship | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 10 | 0 | |
| 2015–16 | Scottish Championship | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2016–17 | Scottish Premiership | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Rangers total | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 0 | ||
| Stenhousemuir (loan) | 2014–15 | Scottish League One | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 |
| Dumbarton (loan) | 2015–16 | Scottish Championship | 14 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 16 | 1 | |
| St Mirren (loan) | 2016–17 | Scottish Championship | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 4 |
| Career total | 43 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 55 | 7 | ||
- ↑ Appearances in 2015 Scottish Premiership Play-offs
- ↑ Appearance in Scottish Challenge Cup
References
- 1 2 3 4 "Tom Walsh". www.scottishfa.co.uk. Scottish Football Association. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
- 1 2 "Rangers rookie Tom Walsh aiming for the top with golf prodigy cousin". Euan McLean. Daily Record. 16 December 2012. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
- ↑ "Rangers 2–0 Stirling Albion". Neil Smith. Rangers.co.uk. 8 December 2012. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
- ↑ "Player Age Records". fitbastats.com. Retrieved 17 June 2016.
- 1 2 3 "Rangers kid Tom Walsh: I would have been a first team regular before now if it wasn't for injury". Gordon Waddell. Daily Record (Glasgow). 19 April 2015.
- ↑ "Ibrox club loans out seven fringe players". BBC. BBC Sport. 2 September 2014. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
- ↑ "Peterhead 1-0 Stenhousemuir". BBC. BBC Sport. 20 September 2014.
- ↑ "Stirling Albion 0-4 Stenhousemuir". BBC. BBC Sport. 18 October 2014.
- ↑ "Walsh On Loan To Dumbarton". Rangers Football Club. Rangers.co.uk. 14 January 2016.
- ↑ "Signing News: Winger captured from Rangers". dumbartonfootballclub.com. 14 January 2016. Retrieved 14 January 2016.
- ↑ "Tom Heads To Saints". Nick Thomson. Rangers.co.uk. 18 July 2016.
