Aidan Thomas Stone (born 20 July 1999) is an English professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for National League club Yeovil Town.
[13] He credited Nick Pope, Joe Hart and Tom Heaton for having a positive influence on his career, saying "it's nice to have them as colleagues but also as friends".
[14] Stone signed for Mansfield Town on 24 June 2019 after impressing manager John Dempster on trial, and was expected to provide competition for first-choice goalkeeper Conrad Logan whilst Bobby Olejnik recovered from a knee injury.
[21] He made 24 appearances in the 2020–21 season and was praised by manager Nigel Clough in April for recovering from a costly error in a 1–1 draw with Newport County to pick up the man of the match award for his performance in a 1–0 win at Stevenage.
[29] He started in the play-off final at Wembley Stadium as Vale secured promotion with a 3–0 victory over Mansfield Town; Michael Baggaley of The Sentinel wrote that "[Stone had an] early mix up with Gibbons but retrieved the situation with a save from Murphy... spilled a ball into the area but Hall cleared off the line.... [Stone] has played a huge part in getting Vale this far".
[34] He lost his first-team spot to loan signing Jack Stevens early in the 2022–23 campaign, with Clarke claiming that further work with coach Carlo Nash would bring out Stone's potential as a "top half of League One goalie".
[38] On 23 June 2023, Stone signed a two-year deal with League Two club Notts County, where he would compete with Sam Slocombe for a first-team place.
[39] He was sent off on his debut for the club as County were beaten 5–1 at Sutton United on the opening day of the 2023–24 season; he had brought down Scott Kashket following a poor back-pass.
[43] On 30 January 2025, Stone mutually terminated his contract with Notts County to pursue opportunities closer to his family home in the south-west.