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Tom Pett
Pett warming up at Vale Park in May 2022
Personal information
Full name Thomas George Pett[1]
Date of birth (1991-12-03) 3 December 1991 (age 32)[2]
Place of birth Potters Bar, England[3]
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Cheltenham Town
Number 34
Youth career
2003 Boreham Wood
2003–2009 Potters Bar Town
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2012 Potters Bar Town
2012–2014 Wealdstone 100 (26)
2014–2018 Stevenage 141 (20)
2018–2020 Lincoln City 55 (4)
2020–2021 Stevenage 31 (2)
2021–2023 Port Vale 69 (3)
2023– Cheltenham Town 28 (0)
International career
2013 England C 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:39, 27 April 2024 (UTC)

Thomas George Pett (born 3 December 1991) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for EFL League One club Cheltenham Town.

Pett began his senior career at hometown club Potters Bar Town after progressing through the youth ranks to establish himself in the first-team during the 2009–10 season. He joined Wealdstone in January 2012 and helped the club win the Isthmian Premier Division during his 2+1⁄2 years with them. In June 2014, Pett joined Stevenage. He spent 3+1⁄2 years with Stevenage before joining fellow League Two club Lincoln City in January 2018. Pett helped Lincoln secure the League Two title during the 2018–19 season. Pett left Lincoln in May 2020. He rejoined Stevenage in November 2020, before signing for fellow League Two club Port Vale in July 2021. He helped the club to win promotion from League Two via the play-offs in 2022. He left Port Vale in June 2023 and signed with Cheltenham Town five months later. He has also been capped at England C level.

Career

Non-League football

Pett began his career at Boreham Wood under the club's PASE youth system, spending just two months at academy level before moving to play in the youth system of hometown club Potters Bar Town.[4][5][6] He broke into the first-team and established himself as a regular in the starting line-up at Potters Bar during the 2009–10 season, and later captained the club.[6][7] He was described as "one of the standout performers" for the following two seasons.[5]

Pett was offered the chance to join up with Wealdstone midway through the 2011–12 season, who then played a division above Potters Bar, in the Isthmian League Premier Division.[5] He accepted the offer and it was announced that he had signed on a permanent deal on 25 January 2012.[5] During Pett's final season with the club, he scored 18 times as Wealdstone won the Isthmian Premier Division title.[5] He credited experienced teammates Glen Little and Scott McGleish for this success.[8] He spent two and a half seasons at Wealdstone in which he scored 29 times in 123 appearances in all competitions.[9][10][11] Manager Gordon Bartlett said, "I can honestly say I always knew he would go on to play full-time football and I know he can make it in the professional game".[12] Whilst playing for Wealdstone, Pett represented the England C team and was training to be a PE teacher.[13][8]

Stevenage

Having spent time on trial with

aggregate over the two games.[21] He scored eight goals in 38 games in all competitions during his first season in professional football.[22]

Pett signed a new two-year contract with the club on 13 July 2015.[23] During the 2015–16 campaign, he was a first-team regular playing in a deeper midfield role under new manager Teddy Sheringham as Stevenage finished that season in 18th-place in League Two.[24][25][26][27] Pett made 43 appearances during the season,[25] scoring once; his only goal of the season came in a 2–2 draw against Yeovil Town on 14 November 2015.[28] He remained at Stevenage the following season under new permanent manager Darren Sarll, and made his first appearance of the campaign as a second-half substitute in Stevenage's 2–1 home win over Luton Town on 20 August 2016.[29] Pett came on after half-time with Stevenage trailing in the match and assisted the winning goal.[29] Thereafter, he was a regular starter in the team, scoring his first goal of the season in the club's 6–1 victory against Hartlepool United on 3 September 2016.[30] He made his 100th appearance for Stevenage in a 2–0 defeat to Blackpool on 10 December 2016.[31] Goals in home victories over Wycombe Wanderers,[32] Leyton Orient[33] and local rivals Barnet played a part in Stevenage's upturn in form, as Stevenage found themselves in the play-off positions before eventually finishing in tenth position.[34][35] Pett made 44 appearances during the season, scoring six times.[36] Shortly after the season had ended, Stevenage stated that Pett had been placed on the transfer-list after an agreement could not be reached between the two parties during contract extension discussions, with Pett's contract set to expire in the summer of 2018.[37][38]

Despite being transfer-listed, Pett remained at Stevenage for the start of the 2017–18 season, scoring the club's first goal of the new campaign when he capitalised on a defensive mistake to open the scoring in an eventual 3–3 draw with Newport County on 5 August 2017.[39] Pett went on to score seven times in 34 appearances during the first half of the campaign,[36] including his first brace for Stevenage in a 4–1 win against Cheltenham Town on 1 January 2018.[40] During his three-and-a-half-years with Stevenage, Pett made 159 appearances and scored 22 goals.[41]

Lincoln City

In January 2018, Pett informed Stevenage that he was going to be leaving the club when his contract expired later in June that year,[42] which would have meant he would have left on a free transfer upon the expiry of his contract.[42] Stevenage received a "significant five-figure" offer for Pett from fellow League Two club Lincoln City towards the end of the month,[42] which was accepted.[42] Pett agreed personal terms and subsequently signed for Lincoln on a 2+1⁄2-year deal on 31 January 2018.[43] He made his Lincoln debut as a 61st-minute substitute in a 2–2 draw with Swindon Town at Sincil Bank on 3 February 2018.[44] Pett scored his first goal for Lincoln in the club's 1–1 home draw with Yeovil Town on the final day of the regular season.[45] Pett's goal, a 20 yards (18 m) equaliser late in the second half, helped Lincoln earn the point they needed to secure their place in the League Two play-offs.[45] Lincoln would ultimately lose to Exeter City at the semi-final stage, with Pett coming on as a substitute in both matches.[36] He made 11 appearances for Lincoln during the second half of the 2017–18 season, scoring once.[36]

Pett scored his first goal of the 2018–19 campaign in a 2–1 away victory at Macclesfield Town on 15 September 2018.[46][47] He was named as the Professional Footballers' Association (PFA) Fans' Player of the Month for September.[48] He made 51 appearances during his first full season at Lincoln, scoring four times as they finished the season as League Two champions.[46][49] He suffered back problems ahead of the 2019–20 season and was then ruled out of action for up to six weeks with a knee injury, suffering a medial ligament tear.[50] During this time he was studying mental health with Middlesex University, during which he was writing a dissertation.[51] By the time he regained his fitness, manager Danny Cowley, who had brought Pett to the club, had departed and was replaced by Michael Appleton, who told him that he would not play in any further League One matches but would continue to train with the first-team.[52] His departure from the club was confirmed on 28 May 2020.[53]

Return to Stevenage

Without a club at the start of the season, Pett rejoined League Two club Stevenage on 3 November 2020, on a contract until the end of the 2020–21 season.[54] Pett made his first appearance since returning to Stevenage in the club's FA Cup first round match with Concord Rangers on 7 November 2020, assisting the first goal in an eventual penalty shoot-out victory.[55] He scored his first goal since re-joining the club in a 2–1 defeat to Bolton Wanderers on 21 November 2020.[56][57] Pett made 34 appearances during the campaign, scoring twice.[57] Stevenage chairman Phil Wallace described Pett as "outstanding" during the player's second spell at the club, with Stevenage having improved from last place to 14th position in the League Two standings during his time there.[58][59]

Pett playing for Port Vale (August 2022)

Port Vale

Pett was offered a new contract by Stevenage,[60] which he did not sign after informing the club that he would be relocating further north.[59] He subsequently signed a two-year contract with fellow League Two club Port Vale on 29 June 2021.[61] With Brad Walker out injured, Pett was a composed presence as he established himself in a midfield holding role at the start of the 2021–22 season, whilst directing central midfield partners Tom Conlon and Ben Garrity to do the running work.[62][63] He captained the team after Conlon was ruled out injured for the second half of the season.[64] On 2 April, Pett suffered a grade three hamstring tear and was initially ruled out of action for up to twelve weeks; he credited the medical department after recovering within four weeks.[65][66] 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 "[Pett was] calm, composed and classy in the midfield to help his side control the game".[67][68]

Pett underwent an operation to fix a niggling

director of football, confirmed that the player's contract would not be renewed beyond June 2023.[72]

Cheltenham Town

On 2 November 2023, Pett signed an initial short-term contract with Cheltenham Town to run until January 2024.[73] The move reunited him with former Port Vale boss Darrell Clarke, who he said he would "run through brick walls for".[74][75] He quickly established himself in a deep-lying midfield role, surrounded by Liam Sercombe and one of Curtis Thompson and Elliot Bonds.[24] On 2 January 2024, he signed a contract extension to keep him at the club until the end of the season.[76]

Style of play

Pett is a reliable holding midfield player.[8] Speaking in March 2023, he described his strengths as reading the game, winning the ball and making passes to transition the team from defence to attack.[77]

Personal life

Pett was a talented cricketer in his youth and spent time on the books at Hertfordshire and Middlesex before he decided to focus on football.[24] He has a Twitch channel on which he streams himself playing video games such as Call of Duty, FIFA and Football Manager.[78] His younger brother, Dan, played part-time football for Leverstock Green.[24] As of 2022, he was dating professional footballer Hannah Blundell.[64]

Career statistics

As of match played 27 April 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Wealdstone 2011–12[79] IL Premier Division 15 1 0 0 — 3[a] 0 18 1
2012–13[80] IL Premier Division 41 9 2 0 — 9[b] 1 52 10
2013–14[81] IL Premier Division 44 16 2 1 — 7[c] 1 53 18
Total 100 26 4 1 — 19 2 123 29
Stevenage 2014–15[22] League Two 34 7 1 0 1 0 2[d] 1 38 8
2015–16[25] League Two 40 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 43 1
2016–17[82] League Two 40 6 1 0 1 0 2[e] 0 44 6
2017–18[36] League Two 27 6 4 1 1 0 2[e] 0 34 7
Total 141 20 8 1 4 0 6 1 159 22
Lincoln City 2017–18[36] League Two 9 1 0 0 0 0 2[d] 0 11 1
2018–19[46] League Two 44 3 3 1 2 0 2[e] 0 51 4
2019–20[83] League One 2 0 0 0 0 0 1[e] 0 3 0
Total 55 4 3 1 2 0 5 0 65 5
Stevenage 2020–21[57] League Two 31 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 34 2
Port Vale 2021–22[84] League Two 39 2 3 0 1 0 4[f] 0 47 2
2022–23[85] League One 30 1 1 0 1 0 4[e] 0 36 1
Total 69 3 4 0 2 0 8 0 83 3
Cheltenham Town 2023–24[86] League One 28 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 29 0
Career total 424 55 23 3 9 0 37 3 493 61
  1. ^ Appearances in Middlesex Senior Cup
  2. Isthmian League Cup, one in Middlesex Senior Cup, one in Middlesex Senior Charity Cup
  3. Isthmian League Cup, three in Middlesex Senior Cup
  4. ^ a b Appearances in League Two play-offs
  5. ^ a b c d e Appearances in EFL Trophy
  6. ^ One appearance in the EFL Trophy and three appearances in the play-offs

Honours

Wealdstone

Lincoln City

Port Vale

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