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Tom Cleverley

Manchester United FC

13 appearances, 0 goals
 
P 13 W 6 D 4 L 3 F 30: A 14
*(actual F 26: A 9)
62% successful

2011-15

disciplined: none
captain:
none
minutes played:
843

Timeline

  Thomas William Cleverley

(*Actual for and against are the goals scored
while the player was on the field.)

Birth 12 August 1989 in Basingstoke, Hampshire [registered in Basingstoke, August 1989].
Attended Hanson School, Bradford
Partner to Georgina Dorsett, two children, Nevaeh Rose (7 June 2013) and Alfie (3 May 2016).

Source

Barry J. Hugman's PFA Yearbook [2010] &

Playing Career


Club(s)
Although born in Basingstoke, Cleverley grew up in Bradford, and was soon a part of the youth set-up at Bradford City AFC.  Within a year, however, he was signed as a twelve-year-old, to the Manchester United FC Academy, to become an integral part of the youth teams. Cleverley was sent out on various loans. To Leicester City FC from 16 January 2009. Then Watford FC from 18 August 2009. Cleverley then went to Wigan Athletic FC on 31 August 2010 for the season. He returned to United in 2011 to break into the first team. Then, on 2 September 2014, Transfer Deadline day, it was a tug-of-war for Cleverley, with both Everton FC and Aston Villa FC vying for his signature. With contract discussions going well into the night, Cleverley finally signed on a season-long loan deal with Aston Villa FC. When his loan-period ended, so did his contract with United, so on 5 June 2015, free agent Cleverley was signed by Everton FC, effective 1 July. On 12 January 2017, he rejoined Watford FC on loan until, on 31 March, the deal became permanent for £8 million, effective from 1 July. It was on 1 July 2023 that Cleverley announced his retirement from playing because of injury.

League History
265+64 appearances, 33 goals
two red cards
Leicester City FC 2009 loan ten+five appearances, two goals
debut (league one): (sub) 19 January 2009 Yeovil Town FC 0 Leicester City FC 2.
Watford FC 2009-10 loan 33 appearances, eleven goals
debut (championship): 18 August 2009 Nottingham Forest FC 2 Watford FC 4.
Wigan Athletic AFC 2010-11 loan nineteen+six appearances, four goals
debut: (sub) 11 September 2010 Wigan Athletic AFC 1 Sunderland AFC 1.
Manchester United FC 2011-14 54 appearances, three goals
debut: 14 August 2011 West Bromwich Albion FC 1 Manchester United FC 2.
Aston Villa FC 2014-15 loan 31 appearances, three goals
debut: 13 September 2014 Liverpool FC 0 Aston Villa FC 1.
Everton FC 2015-16 21+eleven appearances, two goals
debut: 8 August 2015 Everton FC 2 Watford FC 2.
Watford FC 2017 loan sixteen+one appearances
2017-23 permanent 93+28 appearances, eight goals
debut: (sub) 14 January 2017 Watford FC 0 Middlesbrough FC 0.
last (championship): 14 February 2023 Burnley FC 1 Watford FC 1
Club honours FA Premier League Champions 2007-08 (no apps), 2012-13 (22), runners-up 2011-12 (10);
Football League One winners 2008-09 (15);
Championship runners-up 2020-21 (34, 4gls);
FA Community Shield winners 2011, 2013;
FA Cup
runners-up 2014-15 (6), 2018-19 (4);
Individual honours Watford FC Player of the Year 2009-10;
Distinctions None
Height/Weight 5' 9", 10st 8lbs [2010].

Source

Barry J. Hugman's PFA Yearbook [2010] & ENFA.

Management Career

Club(s)
League Honours
P 1 - W 1 - D 0 - L 0.
Following his retirement in the 2023 summer, Cleverley was appointed as the Watford FC under-18 coach, then as interim manager of the first team on 10 March 2024 following the sacking of Valerien Ismael.

England Career

Player number One of two who became the 1183rd player (1184) to appear for England
Position(s) Midfielder
First match No. 910, 15 August 2012, Italy 2 England 1, a friendly match at Stade de Suisse, Wankdorf, Bern, Switzerland, aged 23 years 3 days.
Last match No. 926, 19 November 2013, England 0 Germany 1, a friendly match at The National Stadium, Wembley, London, substituted (63:40), aged 24 years 99 days.
Major tournaments World Cup Finals 2014 (standby); Olympic Games London 2012
Team honours None
Individual honours England U21 (sixteen appearances, 2009-11), England U20 (one appearance, two goals, 2009)
Great Britain Olympic Team
(five appearances, 2012)
Distinctions The 25th Hampshirian to represent England.
Also the 100th player to represent England since the 1974 Local Government Act changed the county boundaries.

 

The Numbers
Squads Apps comp. apps Starts sub unused minutes goals ave.min comp. goals Capt. Disc.
17 13 7 11 2
6
4 843 0 0 min 0 none none
minutes are an approximation, due to the fact that many matches rarely stick to exactly ninety minutes long, allowing time for injuries and errors.
P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
13 6 4 3 30 14 +16 3 4 2.308 1.077 61.5 +2

Venue Record

Venue P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
Home 6 3 1 2 11 7 +4 2 1 1.833 1.167 58.3 +1
Away 6 2 3 1 17 6 +11 1 3 2.833 1.00 58.3 +1
Neutral 1 1 0 0 2 1 +1 0 0 2.00 1.00 100.0 +1

Shirt Record

Shirt P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
White 11 6 2 3 29 13 +16 2 3 2.636 1.182 63.6 +2
Blue 1 0 1 0 1 1 =0 0 0 1.00 1.00 50.0 =0
Red 1 0 1 0 0 0 =0 1 1 0.00 0.00 50.0 =0

Competition Record

Competition P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L

WCP

7 3 4 0 21 3 +18 1 4 3.00 0.429 71.4 +3
World Cup 7 3 4 0 21 3 +18 1 4 3.00 0.429 71.4 +3
Friendly 6 3 0 3 9 11 -2 2 0 1.50 1.833 50.0 =0
All 13 6 4 3 30 14 +16 3 4 2.308 1.077 61.5 +2

Tournament Record

World Cup Preliminary Competition
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
WCP 2012-14 7 3 4 0 21 3 +18 1 4 3.00 0.429 71.4 +3
WCP All 7 3 4 0 21 3 +18 1 4 3.00 0.429 71.4 +3

All Competition
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
WC 7 3 4 0 21 3 +18 1 4 3.00 0.429 71.4 +3
7 3 4 0 21 3 +18 1 4 3.00 0.429 71.4 +3
Match History
 
 Club: Manchester United F.C. - thirteen full appearances (843 min)

manager: Fabio Capello - no full appearancesx


Age 21
898 10 August 2011 - England vs. Netherlands, The National Stadium, Wembley - match postponed Fr Hpp replacement
 squad member

Age 22
898 2 September 2011 - Bulgaria 0 England 3, Natsionalen Stadion Vasil Levski, Sofija ECP AW squad member
899 6 September 2011 - England 1 Wales 0, The National Stadium, Wembley HW
  

 

caretaker manager: Stuart Pearce - no full appearancesx


903 29 February 2012 - England 2 Netherlands 3, The National Stadium, Wembley Fr HL withdrawn
squad member
  

 

manager: Roy Hodgson - thirteen full appearances (843 min)x


Age 23
1 910 15 August 2012 - Italy 1 England 2, Stade de Suisse, Bern Fr NW Start 10
2 911 7 September 2012 - Moldova 0 England 5, Zimbru Stadium, Chişinău WCP AW Start 10
3 912 11 September 2012 - England 1 Ukraine 1, The National Stadium, Wembley HD Start 10
4 913 12 October 2012 - England 5 San Marino 0, The National Stadium, Wembley WCP HW Start 8
5 914 17 October 2012 - Poland 1 England 1, Stadion Narodowy, Warszawa AD Start 11
6 915 14 November 2012 - Sweden 4 England 2, Nationalarenan Friends Arena, Solna (⮀1-2) Fr AL Start 62 10
7 916 6 February 2013 - England 2 Brazil 1, The National Stadium, Wembley (⮀1-0) Fr HW Start ht 11
8 917 22 March 2013 - San Marino 0 England 8, Stadio Olimpico, Serravalle (⮀0-6) WCP AW Start 56 10
9 918 26 March 2013 - Montenegro 1 England 1, Stadion Pod Goricom, Podgorica (⮀1-1) AD Start 77 10
919 29 May 2013 - England 1 Republic of Ireland 1, The National Stadium, Wembley tour HD withdrawn
 squad
member
920 2 June 2013 - Brazil 2 England 2, Estádio Jornalista Mário Filho, Rio de Janeiro AD

Age 24
10 921 15 August 2013 - England 3 Scotland 2, The National Stadium, Wembley (⮀2-2) Fr HW Start 67 11
922 6 September 2013 - England 4 Moldova 0, The National Stadium, Wembley WCP HW unused sub 16
11 923 10 September 2013 - Ukraine 0 England 0, Natsional'nyî Sportyvnyî Kompleks, Kyiv (⮀0-0) AD ▲sub 87 17
924 11 October 2013 - England 4 Montenegro 1, The National Stadium, Wembley WCP HW withdrawn
 squad
member
925 15 October 2013 - England 2 Poland 0, The National Stadium, Wembley HW
12 926 15 November 2013 - England 0 Chile 2, The National Stadium, Wembley (⮀0-1) Fr HL ▲sub 71 18
13 927 19 November 2013 - England 0 Germany 1, The National Stadium, Wembley (⮀ 0-1) HL Start 64 8
928 5 March 2014 - England 1 Denmark 0, The National Stadium, Wembley Fr HW unused sub 20
Roy Hodgson had named a 23-man England squad on 12 May 2014, with a seven-man standby list that included Cleverley. The Final Squad was announced without changes on 2 June. Cleverley remained on the standby-list.
929 30 May 2014 - England 3 Peru 0, The National Stadium, Wembley Fr HW standby
squad member
  

Age 25
943 7 June 2015 - Republic of Ireland 0 England 0, The Aviva Stadium, Dublin Fr AD unused sub 19
944 14 June 2015 - Slovenia 2 England 3, Stadion Stožice, Ljubljana ECP AW 19
  

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