Tom George Sawyer Conlon (born 3 February 1996) is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder for National League club Oldham Athletic.

[5] He spent a brief time of his early childhood with Stone Dominoes,[6] before he began his career at Stoke City's academy, spending nine years at his hometown club before being released in the summer of 2012.

[7] Conlon made his professional debut on 9 November 2013, coming on as a 68th minute substitute in a 2–0 win over Exeter City in an FA Cup First Round tie at the London Road Stadium.

[11][12][13] Having not featured for Peterborough's first-team at the start of the 2014–15 season, Conlon joined League Two side Stevenage on loan on 13 September 2014 for the remainder of the year, with a view to a permanent deal in the January transfer window.

[14][15] He made his debut on the same day his loan move was announced, playing the whole match as Stevenage secured a 1–0 victory over Shrewsbury Town at Broadhall Way.

[16] His deal was made permanent in January 2015, with the manager Graham Westley saying he just needed to develop physically to make the most of his technical ability.

[19] After being given the captain's armband for a pre-season friendly at the age of 19 by new manager Teddy Sheringham, the following season turned out to be Conlon's breakthrough in the first-team.

[20][21] He started the opening game of the campaign, a 2–0 home loss to Notts County and was a mainstay in the centre of midfield apart from five weeks at the end of 2015.

[21] After featuring in the club's opening five fixtures of the 2016–17 season,[24] Conlon suffered a cruciate knee ligament injury in Stevenage's 2–1 victory over Luton Town.

[24] He signed a new contract with Stevenage in April 2017 after manager Darren Sarll stated that "he's had a really tough year ... [but] if he realises his potential he will be a terrific player".

[38] He made his debut in a 1–1 draw with Forest Green Rovers on 8 September, a game in which Farrend Rawson was sent off for a "wild late challenge" on Conlon.

[41][42] He started the 2019–20 season with the club's number ten shirt and played alongside Luke Joyce and David Worrall on the left side of the Vale's midfield three until he was sidelined with a hamstring injury in mid-September.

[43][44] He was returned to the starting line-up upon his recovery, but then picked up a suspension after being shown a straight red card for elbowing Josh Gordon in a 1–0 home defeat to Walsall on 7 December.

[45] He scored his first goal of the campaign on 15 February, in a 3–0 home win over Colchester United, and was praised by coach Danny Pugh for his "brilliant" performance and work rate.

[64] He retained his Club Player of the Year award as he "maintained all his captaincy responsibilities such as speaking to the team before, during and after games, displaying his outstanding leadership qualities".

[68] On 1 November, Conlon scored Vale's equalising goal in a 2–2 draw at Wycombe Wanderers; his performance won him the supporters' Player of the Match award.

[83] Former Port Vale teammate Tom Pope stated that "he's strong, wins his tackles, competes aerially and also has a great all-round attitude over 90 minutes".