Thomas Jack Stagg (born 9 September 2002) is an English professional footballer who plays as a centre forward for Isthmian League Premier Division club Cray Wanderers.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Thomas Jack Stagg[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (2002-09-09) 9 September 2002 (age 20)[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Harlow, England | ||
| Position(s) | Centre forward | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Cray Wanderers | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 0000–2010 | Kelvedon Hatch | ||
| 2010–2019 | Colchester United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2022 | Colchester United | 1 | (0) |
| 2019 | → Maldon & Tiptree (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | → Witham Town (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2020 | → Maldon & Tiptree (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | → East Thurrock United (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2022 | → Billericay Town (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2022 | → Hashtag United (loan) | 3 | (1) |
| 2022– | Cray Wanderers | 0 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:09, 5 October 2022 (UTC) | |||
Stagg joined the Colchester United Academy at under-8 level from Kelvedon Hatch. His scholarship with Colchester started in 2019 where he would make his professional debut in 2021. He has had loan spells at Maldon & Tiptree, Witham Town, East Thurrock Utd, Billericay Town and Hashtag Utd.
Born in Harlow,[2] centre forward Stagg signed for the Colchester United Academy at under-8 level, joining from local side Kelvedon Hatch.[3] He was sent out on loan to Maldon & Tiptree in both the 2019–20 and 2020–21 seasons,[4] and at Witham Town splitting the two stints with the Jammers.[5] He then went on a month loan to East Thurrock, where he played 5 games.[6] After this he was sent out on another month loan, this time to National League South side Billericay Town.[7] Close to the end of the 2021–22 season, Stagg was sent out on loan to Hashtag United, where he featured three times in the league, scoring an 88th-minute equaliser after coming off the bench on his debut against Great Wakering Rovers.[8]
Stagg made his professional debut for Colchester in League Two on 8 May 2021. He was named on the first team substitutes bench for the first time in his career. He was then brought on for Frank Nouble in the 84th-minute of Colchester's 0–0 draw with Tranmere Rovers in the final game of the 2020–21 season.[9][10]
Stagg was released by Colchester United at the end of the 2021-22 season.[11]
On 1 May 2022 he went on trial with Sunderland, and featured in their Premier League 2 Division 2 game against Southampton, where he was subbed off after 67 minutes, and nothing further seems to have come from it.[12][13]
In October 2022, Stagg signed for Isthmian League Premier Division club Cray Wanderers.[14]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Colchester United | 2019–20[15] | League Two | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020–21[16] | League Two | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Maldon & Tiptree (loan) | 2019–20[17] | Isthmian League North Division | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Witham Town (loan) | 2019–20[18] | Isthmian League North Division | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Maldon & Tiptree (loan) | 2020–21[19] | Isthmian League North Division | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| East Thurrock United (loan) | 2021-22[20] | Isthmian League Premier Division | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| Billericay Town (loan) | 2021–22[21] | National League South | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Hashtag United (loan) | 2021–22[22] | Isthmian League North Division | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | |
| Career total | 10 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 2 | ||