Tommy Leigh (footballer, born 2000)

Tommy Leigh
Leigh in 2025
Personal information
Full name Tommy Leigh[1]
Date of birth (2000-04-13) 13 April 2000
Place of birth Portsmouth, England
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[2]
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Bristol Rovers
(on loan from Bradford City)
Number 24
Youth career
Portsmouth
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017 Horndean 2 (0)
2017–2019 Baffins Milton Rovers 43 (4)
2019–2021 Bognor Regis Town 1 (0)
2021–2024 Accrington Stanley 121 (28)
2024–2025 Milton Keynes Dons 17 (1)
2025– Bradford City 32 (1)
2026– → Bristol Rovers (loan) 6 (4)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 21:55, 17 March 2026 (UTC)

Tommy Leigh (born 13 April 2000) is an English professional footballer who plays for EFL League Two club Bristol Rovers on loan from EFL League One club Bradford City.

Career

Leigh came through the youth ranks at Portsmouth before being released at the age of 16.

After a brief spell at Horndean,[3] Leigh joined Baffins Milton Rovers, where his father (Steve) was manager and his brother (Ashton) also played.[4] In his first season with the side, Leigh made 14 appearances, scoring on one occasion.[4] The following season, Leigh was one of a trio of players who scored a hat-trick in a 14–1 FA Vase victory over New College Swindon.[5]

In 2019, Leigh joined Bognor Regis Town, where his brother Ashton had moved to the previous year.[6]

In July 2021, Leigh joined League One side Accrington Stanley for an undisclosed fee.[7] Leigh made his Football League debut on 14 August 2021, coming off the bench against Cambridge United.[8]

On 18 June 2024, Leigh joined Milton Keynes Dons for an undisclosed fee.[9] He made his debut for the club on 10 August 2024 as a 70th-minute substitute in a 2–1 home defeat to Bradford City.[10] On 1 October 2024, Leigh scored his first goal for the club in a 5–1 away win over Harrogate Town.[11]

Bradford City

On 10 January 2025, Leigh signed for League Two club Bradford City on a two-and-a-half year deal for an undisclosed fee.[12] On 3 May 2025, he was brought on as a substitute at half-time as the Bantams defeated Fleetwood Town 1–0 with an Antoni Sarcevic goal in the 96th minute to win promotion to League One.[13]

On 2 February 2026, Leigh returned to League Two, joining Bristol Rovers on loan for the remainder of the 2025–26 season.[14] On 7 March, he scored his first goals for the club, scoring in the 87th and 92nd minute as the Gas came from behind to beat Crewe Alexandra.[15]

Career statistics

As of match played 17 March 2026[16]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Horndean 2017–18[17] Wessex League Premier Division 2 0 0 0 — 5[a] 3 7 3
Baffins Milton Rovers 2017–18[17] Wessex League Premier Division 14 1 — — 0 0 14 1
2018–19[18][19] Wessex League Premier Division 29 3 2 1 — 13[b] 6 44 10
Total 43 4 2 1 — 13 6 58 11
Bognor Regis Town 2019–20[20] Isthmian League Premier Division 32 8 2 0 — 6[c] 0 40 8
2020–21[21] Isthmian League Premier Division 7 2 2 0 — 4[d] 0 13 2
Total 39 10 4 0 — 10 0 53 10
Accrington Stanley 2021–22[22] League One 24 6 0 0 1 0 3[e] 2 28 8
2022–23[23] League One 39 7 5 1 1 0 5[e] 4 50 12
2023–24[24] League Two 39 8 2 0 1 0 0 0 42 8
Total 102 21 7 1 3 0 8 6 120 28
Milton Keynes Dons 2024–25[25] League Two 12 1 1 0 1 0 3[e] 0 17 1
Bradford City 2024–25[25] League Two 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 0
2025–26[26] League One 16 1 1 0 3 0 3[e] 0 23 1
Total 32 1 1 0 3 0 3 0 39 1
Bristol Rovers (loan) 2025–26[26] League Two 6 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 4
Career total 236 41 15 2 7 0 42 15 300 58
  1. ^ One appearance in FA Vase, two appearances two goals in Wessex League Cup, two appearances one goal in Hampshire Senior Cup
  2. ^ Four appearances four goals in FA Vase, five appearances one goal in Wessex League Cup, one appearance in Hampshire Senior Cup, three appearances one goal in Portsmouth Senior Cup
  3. ^ Two appearances in FA Trophy, one appearance in Isthmian League Cup, three appearances in Sussex Senior Cup
  4. ^ Three appearances in FA Trophy, one appearance in Sussex Senior Cup
  5. ^ a b c d Appearances in the EFL Trophy

Honours

Baffins Milton Rovers

Bradford City

Individual

References

  1. ^ "EFL - Squad List 2024/25" (PDF). English Football League. Retrieved 13 February 2025.
  2. ^ https://www.whoscored.com/players/421937/show/tommy-leigh
  3. ^ Carter, Simon (3 May 2022). "Prolific Horndean strikers Connor Duffin and Zack Willett challenged to repeat 79-goal season in 2022/23". The News (Portsmouth). Retrieved 3 July 2024.
  4. ^ a b "Former Baffins Milton Rovers starlet Tommy Leigh set for dream move to League One". The News. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
  5. ^ "Baffins Milton Rovers 14 New College Swindon 1 | FA Vase". fulltime.thefa.com. 15 September 2018. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
  6. ^ "First Team: Tommy Leigh". Bognor Regis Town FC. Archived from the original on 21 January 2021. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
  7. ^ "SIGNING: Leigh joins the Reds". Accrington Stanley. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
  8. ^ "REPORT: Stanley 2 Cambridge United 1". Accrington Stanley. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
  9. ^ "DEPARTURE: Leigh joins Milton Keynes Dons". Accrington Stanley. Retrieved 18 June 2024.
  10. ^ "Milton Keynes Dons 1-2 Bradford City". BBC. 10 August 2024. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
  11. ^ "Harrogate Town 1-5 Milton Keynes Dons". BBC. 1 October 2024. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
  12. ^ "LEIGH COMPLETES CITY SWITCH". www.bradfordcityafc.com. 10 January 2025.
  13. ^ a b "Bradford City 1–0 Fleetwood Town: Bantams promoted with dramatic win". BBC Sport. 3 May 2025. Retrieved 11 March 2026.
  14. ^ "Bristol Rovers sign Tommy Leigh on loan". www.bristolrovers.co.uk. 2 February 2026. Retrieved 3 February 2026.
  15. ^ Murray, Will (8 March 2026). "Bristol Rovers verdict: Half-time change pays dividends as Gas profit from late Leigh show". Bristol Post. Retrieved 11 March 2026.
  16. ^ Tommy Leigh at Soccerway
  17. ^ a b "Tommy Leigh player stats | Wessex Football League". fulltime.thefa.com. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
  18. ^ "Thomas Leigh player stats | Wessex Football League". fulltime.thefa.com. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
  19. ^ The Full Time website is missing Leigh's appearance in the Wessex League Cup final:
    "Baffins Milton Rovers 1 Portland United 0 | Wessex Football League Cup final". fulltime.thefa.com. 6 May 2019. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
    Ricketts, Kevin (7 May 2019). "Baffins Milton Rovers beat Portland in Wessex League Cup final". The News (Portsmouth). Retrieved 3 July 2024.
  20. ^ "Bognor Regis Town | Appearances | Tommy Leigh | 2019–2020". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
  21. ^ "Bognor Regis Town | Appearances | Tommy Leigh | 2020–2021". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
  22. ^ "Games played by Tommy Leigh in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 February 2026.
  23. ^ "Games played by Tommy Leigh in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 February 2026.
  24. ^ "Games played by Tommy Leigh in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 February 2026.
  25. ^ a b "Games played by Tommy Leigh in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 February 2026.
  26. ^ a b "Games played by Tommy Leigh in 2025/2026". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 February 2026.
  27. ^ Ricketts, Kevin (7 May 2019). "Baffins Milton Rovers beat Portland in Wessex League Cup final". The News (Portsmouth). Retrieved 3 July 2024.
  28. ^ "Player of the Season 2022–23". Official Accrington Stanley Supporters' Trust. 27 April 2023. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
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