Tom_Carson_(field_hockey)

Tom Carson (field hockey)

Tom Carson (field hockey)

English field hockey player

Tom Carson (born 29 June 1990) is an English international field hockey player who played as a forward for England and Great Britain.

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Carson plays club hockey in the Men's England Hockey League Premier Division for Old Georgians.

He played for Beerschot in Belgium during the 2018–19 season. He played for 6 years, including 2 years as captain for Reading in the Men's England Hockey League Premier Division.

Carson also played for University of Exeter.[1] His younger brother James has represented Wales in international hockey. He is the oldest of four brothers, all of whom attended Wellington School, Somerset, where their father was a boarding housemaster.[2]

He is also a founder of YoungOnes Apparel, a fashion company which began by making and selling onesies.[3] He started the company while he was a student at the University of Exeter. He appeared on an episode of Dragons' Den, where they were offered £75,000 by Duncan Bannatyne, which they ultimately turned down.[4]

References

  1. [1]
    "Senior Squads | England Hockey".
  2. [2]
    "Wellington School Hockey Dynasty Develops Further". UK Boarding Schools. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
  3. [3]
    "About Us". YoungOnes Apparel. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
  4. [4]
    Hallam, Katy (25 April 2014). "Fashion entrepreneurs who turned down a Dragons' Den offer pop up at the Bullring". BirminghamLive. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
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