 Tomlinson playing for Port Vale in 2010. | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Stuart Charles Tomlinson[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 22 May 1985 | ||
| Place of birth | Chester, England[2] | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[3] | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2001–2003 | Crewe Alexandra | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2003–2009 | Crewe Alexandra | 20 | (0) |
| 2004 | → Stafford Rangers (loan) | ||
| 2008 | → Burton Albion (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | Barrow | 20 | (0) |
| 2010–2012 | Port Vale | 74 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | Burton Albion | 25 | (0) |
| 2017 | Altrincham | 6 | (0) |
| Total | 146 | (0) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Stuart Charles Tomlinson (born 22 May 1985)[3] is an English former professional wrestler and professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
As a footballer, Tomlinson progressed from the Crewe Alexandra youth team to turn professional in 2003. He spent the next six years with the club, spending part of 2004 on loan at Stafford Rangers, and playing once on loan for Burton Albion in 2008. He spent the 2009–10 campaign at Conference club Barrow, where he shared goalkeeping responsibilities with Tim Deasy. He then signed with Port Vale and was favoured ahead of Chris Martin for the 2010–11 and 2011–12 campaigns before choosing to leave the club in July 2012. He signed with Burton Albion in September 2012 but retired through injury in July 2013.
In December 2013, Tomlinson began training as a professional wrestler on a developmental contract with WWE. In November 2014, he made his debut at a NXT live event, under the ring name Hugo Knox.[4] In September 2016, he was released from his contract. In March 2017, Tomlinson briefly returned to football to play for Altrincham.
- ^ "Stuart Tomlinson". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 9 March 2017.
- ^ Triggs, David (14 January 2016). "Chester footballer Stuart Tomlinson on his new career as an American wrestler". Chester Chronicle. Retrieved 15 May 2019.
- ^ a b Cite error: The named reference
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