Tom Chamberlain (footballer, born 2002)

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Tom Chamberlain
Personal information
Full name Thomas Jack Chamberlain[1]
Date of birth (2002-06-01) 1 June 2002 (age 21)[2]
Place of birth Cheltenham, England
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.87 m)[3]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Stratford Town
Youth career
Leckhampton Rovers
2009–2019 Cheltenham Town
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2021 Cheltenham Town 0 (0)
2019Worcester City (loan)
2019Evesham United (loan)
2020Alvechurch (loan)
2021–2022 Evesham United
2022– Stratford Town
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:00, 9 December 2019 (UTC)

Thomas Jack Chamberlain (born 1 June 2002) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Stratford Town.

Career[edit]

Born in Cheltenham, Chamberlain joined hometown club Cheltenham Town in 2009 from local club Leckhampton Rovers. Following a loan at Worcester City in the second half of the 2018–19 season, Chamberlain made his Cheltenham debut on 3 September 2019 in a 1–0 EFL Trophy defeat against Exeter City. Chamberlain subsequently became the club's second youngest player in Cheltenham's Football League era, falling short of Kyle Haynes' record by ten days.[4] On 29 November 2019 it was announced that Chamberlain would join Evesham United on loan along with fellow academy graduate Aaron Basford.[5]

In the summer of 2020 he signed his first professional contract to become a member of the first team squad at Cheltenham Town.[6] In the early part of the 2020-21 season he joined Alvechurch on loan in the Southern Premier Central Division.

He was released by Cheltenham at the end of the club's 2020-21 League Two title victory.[7]

In August 2021, he joined Southern League Division One South side Evesham United.[8] In March 2022 he stepped up a level to sign for Southern Premier Central side Stratford Town.[9]

Honours[edit]

Cheltenham Town[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Notification of shirt numbers: Cheltenham Town" (PDF). English Football League. p. 17. Retrieved 18 October 2019.
  2. ^ "Tom Chamberlain". www.ctfc.com. Cheltenham Town F.C. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
  3. ^ Tom Chamberlain at Soccerway. Retrieved 28 September 2020.
  4. ^ "Special night for Cheltenham Town's homegrown midfielder Tom Chamberlain". Gloucestershire Live. 4 September 2019. Retrieved 11 September 2019.
  5. ^ "Basford and Chamberlain head out on loan". Cheltenham Town FC. Retrieved 5 December 2019.
  6. ^ "Cheltenham Town youngsters set to make step up to Michael Duff's senior squad". Gloucestershire Live. 5 May 2020. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
  7. ^ "Cheltenham Town retained list: Four offered new deals". Gloucestershire Live. 14 May 2021.
  8. ^ "Evesham United sign released Cheltenham Town youngster". Worcester News. 16 August 2021.
  9. ^ "Stratford bring in former Robin". Southern Football League. 22 March 2022.
  10. ^ "Cheltenham 4-1 Harrogate: Michael Duff's Robins clinch League Two title in style".