Thomas Grant (footballer)

Scottish footballer

Thomas GrantPersonal information

Full name|  Thomas Grant
Date of birth|  (1995-05-31) 31 May 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth|  Aberdeen, Scotland
Position(s)|  Midfielder
Senior career*
Years|  Team|  Apps|  (Gls)
2012–2016|  Falkirk|  28|  (1)
2015|  → Arbroath (loan)|  11|  (2)
2016–2017|  Fleetwood Town|  3|  (0)
2017|  Stenhousemuir|  4|  (1)
2017–2018|  Alloa Athletic|  0|  (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:50, 10 July 2020 (UTC)

Thomas Grant (born 31 May 1995) is a Scottish footballer who plays as a midfielder, most recently for Alloa Athletic.

He is the son of former Aberdeen player Brian Grant.[1][2]

## Career

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Born in Aberdeen, Grant began his career at Falkirk. He made his debut on 10 November 2012, replacing Jonathan Flynn for the final four minutes of a 2–1 Scottish Football League Division One loss at Raith Rovers.[3] He made 23 appearances in his first season, scoring the opening goal of a 2–0 win at Dumbarton on 23 February 2013.[4] On 3 August 2013, he scored the final goal of Falkirk's 3–0 win over Clyde in the first round of the Scottish League Cup.[5] For much of the 2013–14 season he suffered from the effects of a virus and was unable to play football,[1] making only 8 appearances compared to 27 in the previous campaign.

In January 2015, Grant was loaned to Scottish League Two team Arbroath for the remainder of the season.[6] He scored twice in eleven matches there: in a 3–1 loss at Berwick Rangers on 14 February,[7] and a free kick in a 5–0 home win over the same team on 2 May which qualified the team for the promotion play-offs.[8] After only 7 first-team appearances, Grant was released by Falkirk in January 2016.[9]

On 5 March 2016, Grant signed for Fleetwood Town until the end of the 2015–16 season.[10] Ten days later, he made his debut in Football League One, playing the entirety of a 0–1 loss to Walsall at Highbury Stadium.[11] He was released by Fleetwood during the January 2017 transfer window.[2] Grant signed a short-term contract with Scottish League One club Stenhousemuir in February 2017.[2] He left Stenhousemuir at the end of the 2016–17 season, then signed for Alloa Athletic.[12]

## Career statistics

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As of match played 4 November 2017
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition  Club  | Season  | League  | Scottish Cup | League Cup | Other  | Total

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Division | Apps | Goals  | Apps | Goals  | Apps | Goals  | Apps | Goals  | Apps | Goals
Falkirk | 2012–13[13] | Championship | 23 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 1
2013–14[14] | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3[a] | 0 | 8 | 1
2014–15[15] | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0
Falkirk total  | 28 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 36 | 2
Arbroath | 2014–15[15] | League Two | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 12 | 2
Fleetwood Town | 2015–16[16] | EFL League One | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0
Stenhousemuir | 2016–17[17] | League One | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1
Alloa Athletic | 2017–18[18] | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 4 | 0
Career total  | 46 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 59 | 5

1. ^ a b Appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup
2. ^ Appearance in the League One play-offs

## References

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1. ^ a b "Grant told to use Dad as inspiration". Scottish Professional Football League. 15 April 2014. Retrieved 27 October 2018.
2. ^ a b c "Grant makes Stenhousemuir move". Scottish Professional Football League. 28 February 2017. Retrieved 28 February 2017.
3. ^ "Raith Rovers 2-1 Falkirk". BBC Sport. 10 November 2012. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
4. ^ "Dumbarton 0-2 Falkirk". BBC Sport. 23 February 2013. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
5. ^ "Falkirk 3-0 Clyde". BBC Sport. 3 August 2013. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
6. ^ Lindsay, Clive (11 February 2015). "Scottish Championship ins and outs - January 2015". BBC Sport. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
7. ^ "Berwick 3-1 Arbroath". BBC Sport. 14 February 2015. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
8. ^ "Arbroath 5-0 Berwick". BBC Sport. 2 May 2015. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
9. ^ "Thomas Grant leaves the club". falkirkfc.co.uk. 1 February 2016. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
10. ^ "Town sign midfielder Thomas Grant until the end of the season". Fleetwood Town FC. 5 March 2016. Retrieved 16 March 2016.
11. ^ "Fleetwood 0 Walsall 1". Express & Star. 15 March 2016. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
12. ^ "Grant is latest Alloa recruit". SPFL. 21 June 2017. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
13. ^ "Games played by Thomas Grant in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
14. ^ "Games played by Thomas Grant in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
15. ^ a b "Games played by Thomas Grant in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
16. ^ "Games played by Thomas Grant in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
17. ^ "Games played by Thomas Grant in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
18. ^ "Games played by Thomas Grant in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 November 2017.

## External links

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* Thomas Grant at Soccerbase
* Thomas Grant at Soccerway

*[Apps]: League appearances
*[Gls]: League goals