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Thomas Matthew Champion (born 15 May 1986) is an English professional footballer who plays for Lewes.

Tom Champion

Personal information
Full name	Thomas Matthew Champion[1]
Date of birth	(1986-05-15) 15 May 1986 (age 36)[2]
Place of birth	Barnet, England
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[2]
Position(s)	Midfielder
Club information
Current team	Lewes
Youth career
0000–2004	Watford
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2004–2005	Barnet	7	(0)
2005	→ Wealdstone (loan)	0	(0)
2005–2010	Bishop's Stortford	114	(4)
2010	Braintree Town	19	(0)
2010–2013	Dartford	114	(5)
2013–2015	Cambridge United	81	(1)
2015–2017	Barnet	52	(1)
2016	→ Lincoln City (loan)	5	(0)
2017–2021	Boreham Wood	146	(4)
2021–2022	Woking	36	(0)
2022–	Lewes	0	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:45, 7 May 2022 (UTC)

Career

Early years

Born in London, Champion began his professional career with Barnet, after playing for Watford's youth setup. In February 2005, he joined Wealdstone on loan for a month.[3] Champion subsequently returned to the Bees, and joined Bishop's Stortford in July.

Dartford

In the 2010 summer, after appearing regularly with Bishop's Stortford (and with a short stint at Braintree Town), Champion joined Dartford. He featured regularly for the side, also being an ever-present figure during the promotion campaign to the Conference Premier, featuring in 39 matches.

Cambridge United

On 8 May 2013 Champion joined Cambridge United, alongside Dartford teammate Tom Bonner.[4] He appeared in all league matches during the season, helping the club return to League Two. On 8 August 2014 Champion played in Cambridge's first match back in League Two, starting in a 1–0 home win against Plymouth Argyle.[5]

Barnet

Champion rejoined Barnet on a two-year deal in May 2015.[6] He scored his first goal for the club in a 2–0 win during an FA Cup first round tie against Blackpool.[7] Champion was made available for a free transfer at the end of the 2015–16 season,[8] and joined Lincoln City on a 93-day loan on 12 September 2016.[9] A month later his loan was cancelled early by mutual consent.[10] Champion was released by the Bees at the end of the 2016–17 season. In total, he played 57 times, scoring two goals.[11]

Boreham Wood

Champion joined Boreham Wood on a one-year deal in June 2017.[12]

Woking

On 8 June 2021, Champion joined fellow National League side, Woking on a one-year deal.[13] On 21 August 2021, Champion made his Woking debut during their 2–1 away victory over Wealdstone, replacing Max Kretzschmar in the 74th minute.[14] He went onto feature thirty-eight times in all competitions before leaving at the end of his contract in July 2022.[15]

Lewes

On 8 August 2022, it was announced that Champion had joined Lewes ahead of the 2022–23 campaign.[16]

Career statistics

As of match played 7 May 2022

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Dartford	2010–11[17]	Conference South	36	2	4	0	—		2[lower-alpha 1]	1	42	3
	2011–12[17]	Conference South	36	2	1	0	—		7[lower-alpha 2]	0	44	2
	2012–13[17]	Conference Premier	42	1	2	0	—		7[lower-alpha 1]	0	51	1
	Total		114	5	7	0	—		16	1	137	6
Cambridge United	2013–14[17]	Conference Premier	43	1	4	0	—		9[lower-alpha 3]	0	56	1
	2014–15[18]	League Two	38	0	6	0	1	0	1[lower-alpha 4]	0	46	0
	Total		81	1	10	0	1	0	10	0	102	1
Barnet	2015–16[19]	League Two	26	0	1	1	2	0	1[lower-alpha 4]	0	30	1
	2016–17[20]	League Two	26	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	27	1
	Total		52	1	2	1	2	0	1	0	57	2
Lincoln City (loan)	2016–17[20]	National League	5	0	0	0	—		0	0	5	0
Boreham Wood	2017–18[17]	National League	42	1	3	0	—		7[lower-alpha 5]	0	52	1
	2018–19[17]	National League	44	1	2	0	—		2[lower-alpha 1]	0	48	1
	2019–20[17]	National League	34	1	1	0	—		3[lower-alpha 6]	0	38	1
	2020–21[17]	National League	26	1	3	0	—		0	0	29	1
	Total		146	4	9	0	0	0	12	0	167	4
Woking	2021–22[17]	National League	36	0	1	0	—		1[lower-alpha 1]	0	38	0
Lewes	2022–23[17]	Isthmian League Premier Division	0	0	0	0	—		0	0	0	0
Career total			434	11	29	1	3	0	40	1	506	13

Honours

Cambridge United

• FA Trophy: 2013–14[21]

References

External links

• Tom Champion at Soccerbase
• Aylesbury United profile
• Tom Champion at Soccerway

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