| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Thomas Matthew Champion[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1986-05-15)15 May 1986 (age 39)[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Barnet, England | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[2] | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Lewes | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2004 | Watford | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004–2005 | Barnet | 7 | (0) |
| 2005 | →Wealdstone (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2005–2010 | Bishop's Stortford | 114 | (4) |
| 2010 | Braintree Town | 19 | (0) |
| 2010–2013 | Dartford | 114 | (5) |
| 2013–2015 | Cambridge United | 81 | (1) |
| 2015–2017 | Barnet | 52 | (1) |
| 2016 | →Lincoln City (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2017–2021 | Boreham Wood | 146 | (4) |
| 2021–2022 | Woking | 36 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Lewes | 39 | (3) |
| Total | 613 | (18) | |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 21:45, 7 May 2022 (UTC) | |||
Thomas Matthew Champion (born 15 May 1986) is an English former professional and semi-professionalfootballer who last played forLewes.
Born inLondon, Champion began his professional career withBarnet, after playing forWatford's youth setup. In February 2005, he joinedWealdstone on loan for a month.[3] Champion subsequently returned to theBees, and joinedBishop's Stortford in July.
In the 2010 summer, after appearing regularly with Bishop's Stortford (and with a short stint atBraintree Town), Champion joinedDartford. He featured regularly for the side, also being an ever-present figure during thepromotion campaign to theConference Premier, featuring in 39 matches.
On 8 May 2013 Champion joinedCambridge United, alongside Dartford teammateTom Bonner.[4] He appeared in all league matches duringthe season, helping the club return toLeague Two. On 8 August 2014 Champion played in Cambridge's first match back in League Two, starting in a 1–0 home win againstPlymouth Argyle.[5]
Champion rejoined Barnet on a two-year deal in May 2015.[6] He scored his first goal for the club in a 2–0 win during an FA Cup first round tie againstBlackpool.[7] Champion was made available for a free transfer at the end of the 2015–16 season,[8] and joinedLincoln City on a 93-day loan on 12 September 2016.[9] A month later his loan was cancelled early by mutual consent.[10] Champion was released by the Bees at the end of the 2016–17 season. In total, he played 57 times, scoring two goals.[11]
Champion joinedBoreham Wood on a one-year deal in June 2017.[12]
On 8 June 2021, Champion joined fellowNational League side,Woking on a one-year deal.[13] On 21 August 2021, Champion made his Woking debut during their 2–1 away victory overWealdstone, replacingMax Kretzschmar in the 74th minute.[14] He went onto feature thirty-eight times in all competitions before leaving at the end of his contract in July 2022.[15]
On 8 August 2022, it was announced that Champion had joinedLewes ahead of the 2022–23 campaign.[16] He announced his retirement from football after the 22/23 season on April 6, 2023, and played his final game on April 22, in a 3-1 win against Canvey Island.
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Dartford | 2010–11[17] | Conference South | 36 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | 2[a] | 1 | 42 | 3 | |
| 2011–12[17] | Conference South | 36 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 7[b] | 0 | 44 | 2 | ||
| 2012–13[17] | Conference Premier | 42 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 7[a] | 0 | 51 | 1 | ||
| Total | 114 | 5 | 7 | 0 | — | 16 | 1 | 137 | 6 | |||
| Cambridge United | 2013–14[17] | Conference Premier | 43 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | 9[c] | 0 | 56 | 1 | |
| 2014–15[18] | League Two | 38 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[d] | 0 | 46 | 0 | |
| Total | 81 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 102 | 1 | ||
| Barnet | 2015–16[19] | League Two | 26 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1[d] | 0 | 30 | 1 |
| 2016–17[20] | League Two | 26 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 1 | |
| Total | 52 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 57 | 2 | ||
| Lincoln City (loan) | 2016–17[20] | National League | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| Boreham Wood | 2017–18[17] | National League | 42 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 7[e] | 0 | 52 | 1 | |
| 2018–19[17] | National League | 44 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 2[a] | 0 | 48 | 1 | ||
| 2019–20[17] | National League | 34 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 3[f] | 0 | 38 | 1 | ||
| 2020–21[17] | National League | 26 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 29 | 1 | ||
| Total | 146 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 167 | 4 | ||
| Woking | 2021–22[17] | National League | 36 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1[a] | 0 | 38 | 0 | |
| Lewes | 2022–23[17] | Isthmian League Premier Division | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career total | 434 | 11 | 29 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 40 | 1 | 506 | 13 | ||
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