Tom Cleverley

English association football player (born 1989)

Thomas William Cleverley (born 12 August 1989) is an English football coach and former professional player who played as a midfielder. He is currently head coach at Watford.[4]

Tom Cleverley
Cleverley playing for Everton in 2015
Personal information
Full name Thomas William Cleverley[1]
Date of birth (1989-08-12) 12 August 1989 (age 35)[2]
Place of birth Basingstoke, Hampshire, England
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[3]
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
Watford (head coach)
Youth career
1998–2000 Bradford City
2000–2008 Manchester United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2015 Manchester United 55 (3)
2009Leicester City (loan) 15 (2)
2009–2010Watford (loan) 33 (11)
2010–2011Wigan Athletic (loan) 25 (4)
2014–2015Aston Villa (loan) 31 (3)
2015–2017 Everton 32 (2)
2017Watford (loan) 17 (0)
2017–2023 Watford 137 (8)
Total 328 (33)
National team
2009 England U20 1 (2)
2009–2011 England U21 16 (0)
2012 Great Britain Olympic 5 (0)
2012–2013 England 13 (0)
Teams managed
2024– Watford
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career statistics

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As of match played 11 February 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Manchester United 2008–09[5] Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2009–10[6] Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0
2010–11[7] Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0
2011–12[8] Premier League 10 0 0 0 1 0 4[a] 0 15 0
2012–13[9] Premier League 22 2 4 1 1 1 5[b] 0 32 4
2013–14[10] Premier League 22 1 1 0 3 0 5[c] 0 31 1
2014–15[11] Premier League 1 0 0 0 1 0
Total 55 3 5 1 5 1 14 0 79 5
Leicester City (loan) 2008–09[5] League One 15 2 15 2
Watford (loan) 2009–10[6] Championship 33 11 1 0 1 0 35 11
Wigan Athletic (loan) 2010–11[7] Premier League 25 4 25 4
Aston Villa (loan) 2014–15[11] Premier League 31 3 6 0 37 3
Everton 2015–16[12] Premier League 22 2 4 0 4 0 30 2
2016–17[13] Premier League 10 0 0 0 2 0 12 0
Total 32 2 4 0 6 0 42 2
Watford (loan) 2016–17[13] Premier League 17 0 0 0 17 0
Watford 2017–18[14] Premier League 23 1 1 0 1 0 25 1
2018–19[15] Premier League 13 1 4 0 0 0 17 1
2019–20[16] Premier League 18 1 0 0 1 0 19 1
2020–21[17] Championship 34 4 0 0 0 0 34 4
2021–22[18] Premier League 28 0 1 0 1 0 30 0
2022–23[19] Championship 4 1 0 0 0 0 4 1
Total 137 8 6 0 3 0 146 8
Career total 328 33 22 1 15 1 14 0 379 35
  1. One appearance in FA Community Shield, three in UEFA Europa League
  2. Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  3. One appearance in FA Community Shield, four in UEFA Champions League

International

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Appearances and goals by national team and year[20]
National team Year Apps Goals
England
2012 6 0
2013 7 0
Total 13 0

Managerial statistics

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As of 20 April 2024
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team From To Record Ref.
P W D L Win %
Watford 9 March 2024 Present 7 1 5 1 014.29 [21]
Total 7 1 5 1 014.29

Honours

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Leicester City

Manchester United

Aston Villa

Watford

Individual

References

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  1. "Premier League clubs publish 2019/20 retained lists". Premier League. 26 June 2020. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
  2. "Tom Cleverley: Overview". ESPN. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
  3. "T. Cleverley: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
  4. "Tom Cleverley". www.watfordfc.com. Retrieved 2023-12-13.
  5. 5.0 5.1 "Games played by Tom Cleverley in 2008/2009". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 April 2016.
  6. 6.0 6.1 "Games played by Tom Cleverley in 2009/2010". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 April 2016.
  7. 7.0 7.1 "Games played by Tom Cleverley in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 April 2016.
  8. "Games played by Tom Cleverley in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 April 2016.
  9. "Games played by Tom Cleverley in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 April 2016.
  10. "Games played by Tom Cleverley in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 April 2016.
  11. 11.0 11.1 "Games played by Tom Cleverley in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 April 2016.
  12. "Games played by Tom Cleverley in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 June 2016.
  13. 13.0 13.1 "Games played by Tom Cleverley in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 July 2017.
  14. "Games played by Tom Cleverley in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
  15. "Games played by Tom Cleverley in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
  16. "Games played by Tom Cleverley in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
  17. "Games played by Tom Cleverley in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
  18. "Games played by Tom Cleverley in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
  19. "Games played by Tom Cleverley in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
  20. Cleverley, Tom at National-Football-Teams.com
  21. "Watford FC: Matches". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
  22. Rollin, Glenda; Rollin, Jack, eds. (2009). Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2009–2010. London: Headline Publishing Group. pp. 45, 234–235. ISBN 978-0-7553-1948-0.
  23. "Tom Cleverley: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
  24. Bevan, Chris (7 August 2011). "Manchester City 2–3 Manchester United". BBC Sport. Archived from the original on 1 October 2013.
  25. Rostance, Tom (11 August 2013). "Man Utd 2–0 Wigan". BBC Sport. Archived from the original on 16 October 2013.
  26. McNulty, Phil (30 May 2015). "Arsenal 4–0 Aston Villa". BBC Sport. Retrieved 5 January 2020.
  27. McNulty, Phil (18 May 2019). "Manchester City 6–0 Watford". BBC Sport. Retrieved 18 May 2019.
  28. "Player of the Season". Watford F.C. 19 May 2010. Archived from the original on 6 January 2011.