Tom Donaghy (footballer)
English footballer (born 2003)
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Thomas Patrick Donaghy (born 18 April 2003) is an English professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for EFL League Two club Oldham Athletic.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Thomas Patrick Donaghy[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 18 April 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Leeds, England[2] | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Oldham Athletic | ||
| Number | 31 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Bradford City | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021–2025 | Fleetwood Town | 0 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | → Farsley Celtic (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| 2022 | → Lancaster City (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2023–2023 | → Colne (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2023 | → Waterford (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2024–2025 | → Hereford (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2025 | → Boston United (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2025– | Oldham Athletic | 10 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 10:12, 5 March 2025 (UTC) | |||
Career
Donaghy signed with Fleetwood Town from Bradford City on 16 May 2021, initially signing a one-year contract with the option of a further year.[3] He kept five consecutive clean sheets in eleven league games at Farsley Celtic, before being recalled from his loan spell on 23 December 2021.[4] On 29 September 2022, he joined Northern Premier League Premier Division side Lancaster City on a 28-day youth loan.[5] He played two league games for the club.[6] On 22 December 2022, he joined Colne on loan.[7] On 16 February 2023, he joined Fleetwood's sister club Waterford on loan in the League of Ireland First Division.[2] He returned to Fleetwood on 17 June, having played only in the Munster Senior Cup.[8] He made his first-team debut for Fleetwood on 10 October 2023, in a 3–3 draw at Wigan Athletic in the EFL Trophy; he saved two penalty kicks in the resulting shoot-out.[9]
On 8 January 2025, he joined National League club Boston United on a month-long loan.[10]
On 14 February 2025, he moved once again on loan, this time to Oldham Athletic on a deal which would last until the end of the 2024-25 season.[11]
On 20 June 2025, after Oldham were promoted to League Two, the club announced the player had signed a new two-year deal.[12]
Career statistics
- As of match played 4 March 2025
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Fleetwood Town | 2021–22[13] | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022–23[14] | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2023–24[15] | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2024–25[16] | League Two | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Farsley Celtic (loan) | 2021–22[17] | National League North | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2[c] | 0 | 13 | 0 | |
| Lancaster City (loan) | 2022–23[6] | Northern Premier | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Colne (loan) | 2022–23[18] | Northern Premier | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| Waterford (loan) | 2023[17] | League of Ireland First Division | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[d] | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Hereford (loan) | 2024–25[17] | National League North | 8 | 0 | — | — | 1[c] | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Boston United (loan) | 2024–25[17] | National League | 2 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Oldham Athletic (loan) | 2024–25[17] | National League | 5 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 38 | 0 | ||
- Appearance in EFL Trophy
- Appearance in Munster Senior Cup
Honours
Oldham Athletic