Tom Anderson

**Last statistical update: 20:13, 2 January 2024 (UTC)**

**Thomas Anderson** is a footballer who plays for **Hashtag United** (men).

Anderson is a product of the East Thurrock United youth system. He signed first-team terms at the age of 16, having made his debut for the club on 20 September 2014 in a 2–1 defeat away to Hampton & Richmond Borough in the Isthmian League Premier Division; replacing David Bryant after 89 minutes, in a game that saw future HTU teammate Simon Peddie score for East Thurrock. Anderson got his first start on 7 October in an Alan Turvey Trophy home defeat to AFC Hornchurch, appearing for 69 minutes before being substituted off for Tarren Dhariwal; future HTU coach Joe Keith also played for East Thurrock that day. Anderson was an unused substitute for the club's FA Cup first round loss away to Hartlepool United at Victoria Park in November 2014. In total, he featured 9 times in 2014–15.

In 2015–16, Anderson would add 15 more appearances under his belt and also scored 4 goals for East Thurrock. His last strike came in a 4–4 home league draw with Leatherhead on 5 September, though that had followed a hat-trick four appearances earlier in a 3–0 Alan Turvey Trophy victory away to Romford; a team he would later sign for.

Romford loan
In January 2016, Isthmian League Division One North side Romford completed the loan capture of Anderson. He made his first appearance on 16 January in a league win at home to Heybridge Swifts, prior to featuring in matches against Dereham Town, Thamesmead Town and Bury Town. Anderson then netted his one and only goal for Romford in a 6–1 victory away to Redbridge on 20 February. He went on to appear 7 further times for Romford as the club finished 16th in Division One North.

Tilbury
After a loan away from East Thurrock United, Anderson departed the club to join Tilbury ahead of the 2016–17 campaign. He was selected as the team's Player of the Match on his debut in the Isthmian League Division One North against Thurrock on 13 August 2016, in a match that ended 1–1 with future HTU teammate Toby Aromolaran scoring for Tilbury. He grabbed a preliminary round assist (for Tony Martin) in his third match against Brentwood Town on 20 August, which came in what was his FA Cup debut. Another assist came on 6 September against Thamesmead Town, though the player would not make any appearances past September in 2016–17; having tallied up 9 total appearances since joining.

Anderson returned to first-team Tilbury action in December 2017, replacing Toby Aromolaran near the conclusion of a league win over Potters Bar Town. In his second match back he got an assist against Bowers & Pitsea on 9 January, prior to notching his first goal for the club in his third match back on 20 January away to Norwich United - both of which came in the Isthmian League North Division. Anderson ended the 2017–18 season with a further two goals (versus Brentwood Town and Barking) and a further two team Player of the Match awards (versus Soham Town Rangers and Potters Bar Town) whilst participating in a total of 18 games.

The 2018–19 campaign would be Anderson's last with Tilbury. It ended up being his most productive time with the club, as the player netted 3 goals across a season that saw him appear in 32 matches. Anderson scored in an FA Cup preliminary round 5–3 defeat away to Hertford Town on 25 August, taking the club's Player of the Match award in the process. His other strikes that season came in the league versus Barking and Witham Town respectively. His final appearance for Tilbury came in a three-goal home loss to future team Great Wakering Rovers; as he picked up his ninth yellow card for the club.

Basildon United
In June 2019, Anderson agreed to join Basildon United of the Isthmian League North Division. John Sussex, the manager, was "overjoyed" with the signing and noted that Anderson was "someone I have been chasing since I first took over as manager last season". He debuted in a 3–1 loss away to Bury Town on 17 August, being replaced by Ernest Okoh after 86 minutes. He scored in his third match with Basildon, netting the opener in a 7–1 FA Cup preliminary round win over Framlingham Town on 24 August. Overall, Anderson played in 25 games between August 2019 and January 2020 and was notably sent off in both his penultimate and ultimate appearance versus Histon (on 4 January) and Dereham Town (on 7 January).

### HTU

2019–20
On 11 January 2020, Anderson dropped down to the Essex Senior League to sign with HTU; initially on dual registration terms. Jay Devereux selected him for his debut on 11 January for a 4–2 league win over Sawbridgeworth Town, as the player scored the opening goal inside 5 minutes and later grabbed a second to net his first senior career brace. He soon signed permanent terms. Anderson followed that up with goals against Woodford Town (third appearance) and Takeley (fourth appearance), prior to netting a second brace in a penalty shoot-out win over West Essex in an Errington Challenge Cup quarter-final on 4 February. Two further goals in February arrived (versus Saffron Walden Town and Ilford) which took his tally to 8 goals in his first 8 matches. Soon after, the season was curtailed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

2020–21
Anderson featured in 4 of the club's first 7 competitive matches of 2020–21, though his only start in that spell came in a 3–1 win away to Takeley. His second start of the campaign came on 26 September against Sawbridgeworth Town, as Anderson netted the ninth and final goal of his original spell with *The Tags* in a 4–2 victory. He'd make 10 further appearances, all of which as a starter, before leaving HTU as the season was once again ended early due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Speaking on his departure, manager Jay Devereux stated that Anderson was "losing his enthusiasm for the game for us".

2021–22
After stints at two other clubs, Anderson made a return to HTU - now an Isthmian League North Division club after promotion - on 19 February 2022. His second debut for *The Tags* arrived later that day against ex-club Tilbury, as he came off the bench to replace Harry Haysom after 50 minutes of an eventual 1–0 win. A month later, on 19 March, Anderson netted the first goal of his second spell in a 3–3 draw at home to Stowmarket Town. That was his only strike in 2021–22, as the player transitioned into a more defensive role whilst participating in 13 matches as HTU placed 8th.

2022–23
Anderson started all four of the club's opening four fixtures to the 2022–23 Isthmian League North Division campaign in August 2022, having notched his first friendly goal for HTU at the beginning of the month in a loss to ex-club Aveley. He scored his 12th goal for the club in his 50th appearance on 8 November in a league loss versus AFC Sudbury. His next goal arrived on 2 January 2023 versus Witham Town away from home as they won 4-0, which preceded the 5th goal of his second stint with HTU coming on 13 January versus East Thurrock United. Anderson netted again on 10 April at home to Witham Town, as HTU went on to secure promotion as champions.

2023–24
Having been retained on 29 June 2023, Anderson opened his campaign with a goal in a pre-season triumph at Bowers & Pitsea on 1 July. His 1st goal competitively arrived on 9 September versus Kingstonian. Anderson netted in a 11 November win at Horsham.

### Post-HTU

Aveley
Having left HTU during the off-season of the secondary curtailed campaign, Anderson soon headed across the Isthmian League North Division to Aveley on 10 August 2021. After debuting in an away win versus Maldon & Tiptree on 21 August, Anderson netted his first Aveley goal in a match that saw them put four unanswered goals past future team Great Wakering Rovers at home on 27 August. Two more appearances (against Grays Athletic and Hullbridge Sports) preceded his second goal for *The Millers*, which came in an FA Cup first qualifying round penalty shoot-out defeat at home to Barking on 13 September. He'd appear three further times for eventual league winners Aveley before departing in October.

Great Wakering Rovers
On 22 October 2021, Anderson joined fellow Isthmian League North Division side Great Wakering Rovers. His first appearance arrived a day later in a defeat away to Stowmarket Town, which preceded 5 appearances across the succeeding November. In his first December appearance, Anderson scored his one and only Great Wakering Rovers goal in a 4–3 home loss to HTU. Anderson remained with Great Wakering until January 2022, eventually leaving to rejoin *The Tags* after a total of 17 games and 1 goal for *Rovers*.

## HTU Statistics

Breakdown

'*Other Cups' includes competitions like the FA Trophy, the FA Vase and friendly tournaments. See also: HTUwiki:DataIssues.*

Appearances (102)
* List of appearances of Tom Anderson

Goals (18)
* List of goals of Tom Anderson

## HTU Honours

* Isthmian League - North Division (1): 2022–23

## References

1. ↑ "happy 18th birthday tom, hope you have a fab day!!🔞x x x" , 25 September 2014.
2. ↑ "Hashtag United vs Stowmarket Town" , 27 August 2022.
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Tom Anderson - East Thurrock United FC First Team 2021" .
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 "East Thurrock United - Appearances - Tom Anderson" .
5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 "Romford - Appearances - Tom Anderson" .
6. ↑ 6.00 6.01 6.02 6.03 6.04 6.05 6.06 6.07 6.08 6.09 6.10 6.11 6.12 "Tom Anderson - Tilbury Football Club First Team" .
7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 "Basildon United - Appearances - Thomas Anderson" .
8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 "Aveley - Appearances - Tom Anderson" .
9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 "Great Wakering Rovers - Appearances - Thomas Anderson" .
10. ↑ "Tom ANDERSON - Romford Football Club Ex Players" .
11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 "Tom Anderson’s arrival excites Basildon United boss John Sussex" , 27 June 2019.
12. ↑ "Welcome @TomoAnderson #️⃣👊" , 11 January 2020.
13. ↑ "INTERVIEW: Meet our new signing Tom Anderson" , 14 January 2020.
14. ↑ "NEW SIGNING REVEALED & WHY PLAYERS LEFT! - HASHTAG UNITED SQUAD UPDATE 21/22" , 14 August 2021.
15. ↑ "STILL WITH US!" , 29 June 2023.
16. ↑ "@AveleyFC are delighted to announce the signing of defender Tom Anderson (@TomoAnderson) for the upcoming 2021/22 season" , 10 August 2021.
17. ↑ "Double Signing For Rovers" , 22 October 2021.