Tom Wilkinson (footballer)
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Thomas "Tom" Wilkinson is an English
former footballer
. He most recently played for Grays Athletic
on loan from Lincoln City
. In the summer of 2007 Lincoln were forced to release Wilkinson as a broken leg had ended his career aged 21.
He graduated from York St John University
in November 2010 with a Bachelor's degree in Physiotherapy, after his studies were funded by the Professional Footballers Association as part of their programme of post-career training for current and former professional footballers and academy players. He now lives in his home town of Lincoln and works as a physiotherapist at Lincoln County Hospital for the United Lincolnshire hospitals NHS trust.
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
former footballer
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
. He most recently played for Grays Athletic
Grays Athletic F.C.
Grays Athletic Football Club is an English football club currently based in Corringham, Essex after leaving the New Recreation Ground in Grays at the end of the 2009–10 season...
on loan from Lincoln City
Lincoln City F.C.
Lincoln City Football Club is an English professional association football club based in Lincoln, Lincolnshire. The club are currently members of the Conference National in 2011–12 following relegation from the Football League....
. In the summer of 2007 Lincoln were forced to release Wilkinson as a broken leg had ended his career aged 21.
He graduated from York St John University
York St John University
York St John University York St John University York St John University (formerly known variously as York St John University College (2004), York St John College (2001), Ripon and York St John: a College of the University of Leeds (c. 1996), University College of Ripon and York St John...
in November 2010 with a Bachelor's degree in Physiotherapy, after his studies were funded by the Professional Footballers Association as part of their programme of post-career training for current and former professional footballers and academy players. He now lives in his home town of Lincoln and works as a physiotherapist at Lincoln County Hospital for the United Lincolnshire hospitals NHS trust.