Theo Widdrington

Theo Widdrington
Personal information
Full name Theo Jack Widdrington[1]
Date of birth (1999-04-06) 6 April 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth Southampton, England
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Aldershot Town
Number 6
Youth career
2005–2017 Portsmouth
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2018 Portsmouth 0 (0)
2017 → Havant & Waterlooville (loan) 17 (3)
2018–2020 Bristol Rovers 0 (0)
2018–2019 → Bognor Regis Town (loan) 6 (0)
2019 → Bognor Regis Town (loan) 10 (3)
2019 → Welling United (loan) 11 (1)
2020 → Hemel Hempstead Town (loan) 2 (0)
2020 Lewes 0 (0)
2020–2022 Havant & Waterlooville 5 (0)
2021 → Gosport Borough (loan) 9 (2)
2021–2022 → King's Lynn Town (loan) 4 (0)
2022–2023 King's Lynn Town 53 (7)
2023– Aldershot Town 41 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:04, 24 November 2024 (UTC)

Theo Jack Widdrington (born 6 April 1999) is an English professional footballer who plays for National League club Aldershot Town as a midfielder.

Early and personal life

Born in Southampton,[2] Widdrington is the son of Tommy Widdrington.[3] He is the brother of professional dancer Kai Widdrington.[4]

Career

Widdrington began his career with Portsmouth, turning professional in 2017. He was released in April 2018 after 13 years with the club,[5][6] having spent time earlier that season on loan at Havant & Waterlooville.[2]

He signed for Bristol Rovers in July 2018.[3]

He made his debut on 13 November 2018 in the EFL Trophy,[7] one of four Bristol Rovers players (alongside Tareiq Holmes-Dennis, Zain Walker and Connor Jones) to do so in that match.[8] On 21 December 2018 he moved on loan to Bognor Regis Town for one month.[9][10] On 8 February 2019, he was loaned out to the same club once again, also for one month this time.[11] On 11 March it was announced, that the loan deal had been extended for the rest of the season.[12] On 13 April, Widdrington broke his wrist and missed the rest of the season.[13]

In September 2019 he moved on loan to Welling United,[14] and to Hemel Hempstead Town in March 2020.[15]

He was released by Bristol Rovers at the end of the 2019–20 season.[16]

On 31 August 2020 he signed for Lewes.[17][18] He then moved to former club Havant & Waterlooville two weeks later.[19][20]

He moved on loan to Gosport Borough in September 2021.[21] He scored two goals in a match later that month.[22]

On 23 December 2021, Widdrington joined King's Lynn Town on loan until the end of January, the club managed by his father.[23][24] The loan was made permanent in early 2022.[25] His first goal for the club came when he scored the only goal as Lynn defeated high-flying Bromley to keep their survival hopes alive.[26] On 30 June 2022, Widdrington signed a one-year contract extension with the club following their relegation to the National League North.[27]

In June 2023 he signed for Aldershot Town, joining his father Tommy at the club.[28][29]

Career statistics

As of match played 28 October 2023
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
Portsmouth 2017–18[2] League One 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Havant & Waterlooville (loan) 2017–18[2][30][31] National League South 17 3 — — 2[a] 0 19 3
Bristol Rovers 2018–19[2] League One 0 0 0 0 0 0 1[b] 0 1 0
2019–20[2] League One 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
Bognor Regis Town (loan) 2018–19[32] Isthmian League Premier Division 16 3 — — — 16 3
Welling United (loan) 2019–20[2][30] National League South 11 1 3 0 — 2[a] 0 16 1
Hemel Hempstead Town (loan) 2019–20[2][30] National League South 2 0 — — — 2 0
Lewes 2020–21[33] Isthmian League Premier Division 0 0 — — 0 0 0 0
Havant & Waterlooville 2020–21[2][30] National League South 4 0 4 1 — 0 0 8 1
2021–22[2][30] National League South 1 0 — — — 1 0
Total 5 0 4 1 — 0 0 9 1
Gosport Borough (loan) 2021–22[30] Southern League Premier Division South 9 2 2 1 — 1[a] 0 12 3
King's Lynn Town (loan) 2021–22[2] National League 4 0 — — — 4 0
King's Lynn Town 2021–22[2] National League 13 1 — — — 13 1
2022–23[2][34] National League North 40 6 6 1 — 1[c] 0 47 7
Total 53 7 6 1 — 1 0 60 8
Aldershot Town 2023–24[2] National League 11 0 1 0 — 0 0 12 0
Career total 128 16 16 3 0 0 7 0 151 19
  1. ^ a b c Appearances in the FA Trophy
  2. ^ Appearance in the EFL Trophy
  3. ^ Appearance in the National League North play-offs

References

  1. ^ "Club List of Registered Players 2019-2020" (PDF). EFL. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 September 2022.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o Theo Widdrington at Soccerway. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
  3. ^ a b Oliver Willis (2 July 2018). "The lowdown on Theo Widdrington - the young midfielder Bristol Rovers have snapped up after Portsmouth release". Bristol Post. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
  4. ^ @Kaiwidd (31 May 2020). "Onwards an upwards lil bro 💪🏼" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  5. ^ "Pompey youngster announces departure". The News. 26 April 2018. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
  6. ^ Will Rooney (30 April 2018). "Pompey boss reveals why youngster has been released". The News. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
  7. ^ "Games played by Theo Widdrington in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
  8. ^ John Evely (14 November 2018). "The 'brilliant' positive despite Bristol Rovers' defeat to Exeter City". Bristol Post. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
  9. ^ "Theo Widdrington - Bognor Regis Town FC First Team". www.pitchero.com.
  10. ^ "Theo Widdrington Joins Bognor Regis on Loan". Bristol Rovers F.C. 21 December 2018. Retrieved 24 December 2018.
  11. ^ Theo Widdrington Rejoins Bognor Regis Town On Loan, bristolrovers.co.uk, 8 February 2019
  12. ^ Widdrington extends loan with Rocks, pitchero.com, 11 March 2019
  13. ^ Bognor star will miss rest of season with broken wrist, bognor.co.uk, 16 April 2019
  14. ^ "Theo Widdrington Joins Welling on Loan". www.bristolrovers.co.uk.
  15. ^ "Theo Widdrington Joins Hemel Hempstead on Loan". www.bristolrovers.co.uk.
  16. ^ "Retained List Announced". www.bristolrovers.co.uk. Archived from the original on 15 June 2020. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
  17. ^ "Theo-logical signing as Langton brings in Widdrington". www.lewesfc.com.
  18. ^ "Former Bristol Rovers man joins Lewes - but could squad's 'cherry on top' still be to come?". www.eastbourneherald.co.uk.
  19. ^ Deacon, Henry (12 September 2020). "Theo Widdrington rejoins the Hawks".
  20. ^ "► NonLeagueDaily.com | Non League News and Interviews for 2021". Non League Daily.
  21. ^ "Theo Widdrington joins on loan". www.gosportboroughfc.com.
  22. ^ "Widdrington at the double as high-flying Gosport Borough respond to half-time rollicking to beat Tiverton in Southern League Premier South". www.portsmouth.co.uk.
  23. ^ "A Family Affair For Lynn's New Signing". www.kltown.co.uk. 23 December 2021.
  24. ^ Lakey, Chris (23 December 2021). "A family affair as Lynn boss signs his son". Eastern Daily Press.
  25. ^ "Match Preview: Weymouth (H)". 4 February 2022.
  26. ^ "King's Lynn Town 1–0 Bromley". BBC Sport. 5 April 2022. Retrieved 12 April 2022.
  27. ^ "A Double Theo Signing". www.kltown.co.uk. 30 June 2022.
  28. ^ "NEW SIGNING: Theo Widdrington | Aldershot Town FC". 22 June 2023.
  29. ^ "Another departure from Linnets". Eastern Daily Press. 22 June 2023.
  30. ^ a b c d e f "Theo Widdrington Profile". Aylesbury United F.C. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
  31. ^ "Total Appearances by Player Theo Widdrington". hawks.net. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
  32. ^ "Bognor Regis Town – Appearances – Theo Widdrington – 2018-2019". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
  33. ^ "Lewes – Appearances – Theo Widdrington – 2020-2021". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
  34. ^ For FA Cup Second Qualifying Round: "Emirates FA Cup Second Qualifying Round – King's Lynn Town 1 - 1 Bedford Town". Football Web Pages. 17 September 2022. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
    For FA Cup Second Qualifying Round Replay: "Emirates FA Cup Second Qualifying Round Replay – Bedford Town 0 - 3 King's Lynn Town". Football Web Pages. 20 September 2022. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
    For FA Cup Third Qualifying Round: Lakey, Chris (1 October 2022). "Linnets hit six in FA Cup cruise". Eastern Daily Press. Retrieved 24 June 2023.