Tom Carson (field hockey)
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| Born | 29 June 1990 | |||||||||||||
| Playing position | Forward | |||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | |||||||||||||
| 2013-2018 | Reading | |||||||||||||
| 2018–2019 | Beerschot | |||||||||||||
| 2019–present | Old Georgians | |||||||||||||
| National team | ||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Caps | Goals | |||||||||||
| 2013–2018 | England & GB | 77 | (23) | |||||||||||
Medal record
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Tom Carson (born 29 June 1990) is an English international field hockey player who played as a forward for England and Great Britain.
Biography
[edit]Carson is the oldest of four brothers, all of whom attended Wellington School, Somerset, where their father was a boarding housemaster. His younger brother James Carson has represented Wales in international hockey. [1] In January 2014 he won a bronze medal at the 2012–13 Men's FIH Hockey World League Final in New Delhi.[2]
He played club hockey for six years, including two years as captain for Reading in the Men's England Hockey League Premier Division. He played in Belgium during the 2018–19 season for Beerschot.[3]
Carson also played for University of Exeter.[4] while he was a student at the University of Exeter he founded YoungOnes Apparel, a fashion company which began by making and selling onesies.[5] He appeared on an episode of Dragons' Den, where they were offered £75,000 by Duncan Bannatyne, which they ultimately turned down.[6]
Carson joined Old Georgians for the 2019/20 season[7] and was part of the Old Georgians team that won two league and cup doubles during the 2021-22 season and 2022-23 seasons and the league title during the 2023-24 season.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ "Wellington School Hockey Dynasty Develops Further". UK Boarding Schools. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
- ^ "Hockey World League Final: England beat Australia to bronze". BBC Sport. 18 January 2014. Retrieved 29 July 2025.
- ^ "Hockey: Major overhaul at Reading ahead of season opener". Reading Chronicle. 21 September 2018. Retrieved 11 May 2025.
- ^ "Senior Squads | England Hockey".
- ^ "About Us". YoungOnes Apparel. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
- ^ Hallam, Katy (25 April 2014). "Fashion entrepreneurs who turned down a Dragons' Den offer pop up at the Bullring". BirminghamLive. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
- ^ "Hockey transfers 2019/20: Latests ins and outs in English Premier Divisions". The Hockey Paper. 9 August 2019. Retrieved 17 May 2025.
- ^ "Old Georgians crowned champs as Surbiton and Wimbledon win EHL spots". EHL. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
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