Thomas Patrick Donaghy (born 18 April 2003) is an English professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for National League club Oldham Athletic, on loan from EFL League Two club Fleetwood Town.

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]

Career statistics

As of match played 4 March 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
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[12] League One 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2022–23[13] League One 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2023–24[14] League One 0 0 0 0 0 0 1[b] 0 1 0
2024–25[15] 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[16] 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[17] Northern Premier 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
Waterford (loan) 2023[16] League of Ireland First Division 0 0 0 0 1[d] 0 1 0
Hereford (loan) 2024–25[16] National League North 8 0 1[c] 0 9 0
Boston United (loan) 2024–25[16] National League 2 0 0 0 2 0
Oldham Athletic (loan) 2024–25[16] National League 5 0 0 0 5 0
Career total 33 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 38 0
  1. ^ Includes FA Cup, FAI Cup
  2. ^ Appearance in EFL Trophy
  3. ^ a b Appearance(s) in FA Trophy
  4. ^ Appearance in Munster Senior Cup

References

  1. ^ "SQUAD LIST 2023/24 & U21 REGISTERED CONTRACT PLAYERS" (PDF). English Football League. 8 February 2024. Retrieved 19 March 2025.
  2. ^ a b "Tom Donaghy Joins On Loan". Waterford FC. 16 February 2023. Retrieved 27 January 2024.
  3. ^ Moore, Andy (16 May 2021). "Fleetwood Town sign goalkeeper Tom Donaghy from Bradford City". The Gazette. Retrieved 27 January 2024.
  4. ^ "Donaghy called back to Town after positive loan spell at Farsley". www.fleetwoodtownfc.com. 23 December 2021. Retrieved 27 January 2024.
  5. ^ "Goalkeeper Donaghy heads to Lancaster City on a youth loan". www.fleetwoodtownfc.com. 29 September 2022. Retrieved 27 January 2024.
  6. ^ a b "Lancaster City | Appearances | Donaghy Thomas | 2022-2023 | Football Web Pages". www.footballwebpages.co.uk. Retrieved 27 January 2024.
  7. ^ "Young keeper Tom Donaghy joins Colne FC on loan". www.fleetwoodtownfc.com. 30 December 2022. Retrieved 27 January 2024.
  8. ^ "Conn-Clarke and Donaghy Depart Blues". Waterford FC. 17 June 2023. Retrieved 27 January 2024.
  9. ^ "Donaghy: It was a dream come true when I came on". www.fleetwoodtownfc.com. 12 October 2023. Retrieved 27 January 2024.
  10. ^ "National League news - January 2025". BBC Sport. 2 January 2025. Retrieved 10 January 2025.
  11. ^ "Goalkeeper Donaghy Checks In". Oldham Athletic AFC. 14 February 2025. Retrieved 14 February 2025.
  12. ^ "Games played by Tom Donaghy in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
  13. ^ "Games played by Tom Donaghy in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
  14. ^ "Games played by Tom Donaghy in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
  15. ^ "Games played by Tom Donaghy in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 November 2024.
  16. ^ a b c d e Tom Donaghy at Soccerway. Retrieved 5 March 2025.
  17. ^ "Colne | Appearances | Thomas Donaghy | 2022-2023 | Football Web Pages". www.footballwebpages.co.uk. Retrieved 27 January 2024.
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