| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Theo Jack Widdrington [1] | ||
| Date of birth | 6 April 1999 | ||
| 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.
Born in Southampton, [2] Widdrington is the second son and middle child of Tommy Widdrington. [3] He is the brother of professional dancer Kai Widdrington. [4] [5]
Widdrington began his career with Portsmouth, turning professional in 2017. He was released in April 2018 after 13 years with the club, [6] [7] 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, [8] one of four Bristol Rovers players (alongside Tareiq Holmes-Dennis, Zain Walker and Connor Jones) to do so in that match. [9] On 21 December 2018 he moved on loan to Bognor Regis Town for one month. [10] [11] On 8 February 2019, he was loaned out to the same club once again, also for one month this time. [12] On 11 March it was announced, that the loan deal had been extended for the rest of the season. [13] On 13 April, Widdrington broke his wrist and missed the rest of the season. [14]
In September 2019 he moved on loan to Welling United, [15] and to Hemel Hempstead Town in March 2020. [16]
He was released by Bristol Rovers at the end of the 2019–20 season. [17]
On 31 August 2020 he signed for Lewes. [18] [19] He then moved to former club Havant & Waterlooville two weeks later. [20] [21]
He moved on loan to Gosport Borough in September 2021. [22] He scored two goals in a match later that month. [23]
On 23 December 2021, Widdrington joined King's Lynn Town on loan until the end of January, the club managed by his father. [24] [25] The loan was made permanent in early 2022. [26] 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. [27] On 30 June 2022, Widdrington signed a one-year contract extension with the club following their relegation to the National League North. [28]
In June 2023, he signed for Aldershot Town, joining his father Tommy at the club. [29] [30]
| 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] [31] [32] | 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 [33] | Isthmian League Premier Division | 16 | 3 | — | — | — | 16 | 3 | |||
| Welling United (loan) | 2019–20 [2] [31] | National League South | 11 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 2 [a] | 0 | 16 | 1 | |
| Hemel Hempstead Town (loan) | 2019–20 [2] [31] | National League South | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| Lewes | 2020–21 [34] | Isthmian League Premier Division | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Havant & Waterlooville | 2020–21 [2] [31] | National League South | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | |
| 2021–22 [2] [31] | National League South | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | |||
| Gosport Borough (loan) | 2021–22 [31] | 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] [35] | 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 | ||