Tom Anderson (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Thomas Robert Anderson | ||
| Date of birth | 2 September 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Burnley, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Doncaster Rovers | ||
| Number | 4 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2000–2012 | Burnley | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2018 | Burnley | 0 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | → Barrow (loan) | 18 | (0) |
| 2013 | → Hyde (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | → FC Halifax Town (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2014 | → Lincoln City (loan) | 6 | (1) |
| 2014–2015 | → Carlisle United (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2016 | → Chesterfield (loan) | 18 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | → Chesterfield (loan) | 35 | (2) |
| 2017–2018 | → Port Vale (loan) | 20 | (0) |
| 2018 | → Doncaster Rovers (loan) | 7 | (2) |
| 2018– | Doncaster Rovers | 199 | (8) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:15, 6 May 2025 (UTC) | |||
Thomas Robert Anderson (born 2 September 1993) is an English footballer who plays as a defender for EFL League One club Doncaster Rovers. He is due to join EFL League Two club Shrewsbury Town on 1 July 2025.
Having been associated with Burnley from the age of seven, he became a professional at the club in May 2012. He spent the first half of the 2012–13 season on loan at Barrow and had a brief stay on loan at Hyde in the second half of the campaign. He joined FC Halifax Town and Lincoln City on loan in November 2013 and September 2014 respectively, before making his debut in the English Football League on loan at Carlisle United in November 2014. He spent the second half of the 2015–16 season and the 2016–17 campaign on loan at Chesterfield. He joined Port Vale on loan for the first half of the 2017–18 season and was then loaned to Doncaster Rovers for the second half of the season before he joined Doncaster Rovers permanently in May 2018. He won the League Two title with the club at the end of the 2024–25 season and then signed with Shrewsbury Town.