Tom Mehew

Tom Mehew

Personal information
Full name	Thomas Samuel James Mehew [1]
Date of birth	(2001-05-26) 26 May 2001 (age 23)
Place of birth	Bristol, England
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Chippenham Town
Number	4
Youth career
0000–2020	Bristol Rovers
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2017–2022	Bristol Rovers	1	(0)
	→ Yate Town (loan)
	→ Frome Town (loan)
2019–2020	→ Stratford Town (loan)	5	(0)
2020–2021	→ Bath City (loan)	7	(1)
2021	→ Bath City (loan)	2	(0)
20212022	→ Gloucester City (loan)	1	(0)
2022	→ Swindon Supermarine (loan)	12	(1)
2022	→ Chippenham Town (loan)	8	(1)
2022–2023	Chippenham Town	40	(0)
2023	Havant & Waterlooville	10	(0)
2023–	Chippenham Town	0	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:36, 3 November 2023 (UTC)

Thomas Samuel James Mehew (born 26 May 2001) is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder for Chippenham Town.

Career

Bristol Rovers

During his time in the academy at Bristol Rovers, Mehew earned a lot of praise and was U18 Player of the season for the 2018-19 season. ^[2]

He made his senior debut for Bristol Rovers on 8 September 2020 against Walsall in the EFL Trophy, and scored his first professional goal in the process. ^[3] Three days later on 11 September 2020, Mehew signed a new two-year contract extension with an option for a further year. ^[4] On 6 October, Mehew again started in the EFL Trophy and again he opened the scoring. ^[5] On 9 May 2021, Mehew came off of the bench to make his league debut in the final match of the season as already-relegated Rovers lost 1–0 to Blackpool. ^[6]

Mehew was released at the end of the 2021–22 season following Rovers' promotion to League One. ^[7]

Loan Spells

On 20 November 2020, Mehew joined National League South side Bath City on loan until early January, joining his young teammate from Bristol Rovers, Lucas Tomlinson. ^[8] He made his debut the following day as Bath lost 1–0 late on to Hampton & Richmond Borough. ^[9] On 16 January 2021, Mehew was sent off for a second bookable offence in a 1–0 defeat to league below Peterborough Sports in the FA Trophy Fourth Round, ^[10] his second dismissal of his loan spell after also being sent off in a league victory over Dorking Wanderers. ^[11] On 19 January 2021, he scored his first goal for the Romans, opening the scoring in a 2–1 victory over Havant & Waterlooville. ^[12]

On 26 October 2021, Mehew returned to Bath City on a one-month youth loan deal. ^[13]

On 10 December 2021, Mehew joined Gloucester City on a one-month loan deal. His move to the National League North side saw him link up with former Development Squad manager at Rovers, Lee Mansell. ^[14]

On 11 January 2022, Mehew joined Swindon Supermarine on a one-month loan deal. ^[15] In February, this was extended until the end of the season. ^[16]

Chippenham Town

On 24 March 2022, Mehew was recalled from Swindon Supermarine, ^[17] joining Chippenham Town the following day until the end of the season. ^[18]

In July 2022, Mehew joined Chippenham Town on a permanent basis following his release from Bristol Rovers. ^[19]

Havant & Waterlooville

On 2 June 2023 Havant & Waterlooville signed Mehew on a permanent deal. ^[20]

Return to Chippenham

On 3 November 2023, Mehew returned to Chippenham Town. ^[21]

Personal life

Mehew's father David Mehew was a former professional who also played for Bristol Rovers and his brother Olly was formerly in both the Bristol Rovers and Forest Green Rovers youth academy and currently plays for Merthyr Town. ^[22]

Career statistics

As of match played 15 May 2022 ^[23]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Bristol Rovers	2019–20	League One	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2020–21 [24]	League One	1	0	0	0	0	0	2 [a]	2	3	2
	2021–22 [25]	League Two	0	0	0	0	0	0	1 [a]	0	1	0
	Total		1	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	4	2
Stratford Town (loan)	2019–20	Southern Division One South	5	0	0	0	–		0	0	5	0
Bath City (loan)	2020–21	National League South	7	1	—		—		1 [b]	0	8	1
	2021–22	National League South	2	0	—		—		0	0	2	0
Gloucester City (loan)	2021–22	National League North	1	0	—		—		1 [b]	0	2	0
Swindon Supermarine (loan)	2021–22	Southern Premier Division South	12	1	—		—		3 [c]	0	15	1
Chippenham Town (loan)	2021–22	National League South	8	1	—		—		2 [d]	0	10	1
Career total			36	3	0	0	0	0	10	2	46	5

1. Appearances in the EFL Trophy
2. Appearance(s) in FA Trophy
3. 2 appearances in Southern League Challenge Cup and one appearance in Wiltshire Premier Shield
4. Appearance(s) in National League South play-offs

References

1. "Notification of shirt numbers: Bristol Rovers" (PDF). English Football League. p. 14. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
2. "Bristol Rovers' 2019 end of season award winners in their own words". www.bristolpost.co.uk. 12 April 2019. Retrieved 11 September 2020.
3. "EFL Trophy Match Report: Bristol Rovers 2-2 Walsall FC". www.bristolrovers.co.uk. 8 September 2020. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
4. "Tom Mehew Signs Contract Extension!". www.bristolrovers.co.uk. 11 September 2020.
5. "Match Report: Oxford United p1-1 Bristol Rovers". www.bristolrovers.co.uk. 6 October 2020.
6. "Blackpool 1–0 Bristol Rovers". BBC Sport. 9 May 2021.
7. "Club Announces Released List". www.bristolrovers.co.uk. 19 May 2022. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
8. "Tom Mehew completes loan move to Bath City". www.bristolrovers.co.uk. 20 November 2020. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
9. "Late penalty leaves City empty-handed on return to action". www.bathcityfc.com. 21 November 2020. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
10. "BATH CITY (0) 0 PETERBOROUGH SPORTS (1) 1 – FA TROPHY 4TH ROUND – SATURDAY 16 JANUARY 2021 – TWERTON PARK". www.bathcityfc.com. 16 January 2021.
11. "DORKING WANDERERS (0) 1 BATH CITY (1) 2 – VANARAMA NATIONAL LEAGUE SOUTH – SATURDAY 5 DECEMBER 2020 – MEADOWBANK STADIUM". www.bathcityfc.com. 5 December 2020. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
12. "City down high-flying Havant in superb response to Trophy exit". www.bathcityfc.com. 19 January 2021. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
13. "Tom Mehew Joins Bath City on Loan". www.bristolrovers.co.uk. 26 October 2021. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
14. "Mehew Joins Gloucester City on Loan". www.bristolrovers.co.uk. 10 December 2021.
15. @SupermarineFC (11 January 2022). "NEW SIGNINGS ARRIVE Manager Lee Spalding is pleased to announce the signing of two players - Midfielder Tom Mehew joins on a months loan from @Official_BRFC and winger Kinsly Murray joins after being released by Bristol Rovers earlier this season. #Supermarine" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
16. "Tom Mehew's Loan Extended". swindonsupermarinefc.com. 11 February 2022.
17. "Tom Mehew returns to Rovers". swindonsupermarinefc.com. 24 March 2022. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
18. "PLAYER NEWS: Transfer Deadline Day Player Signings". chippenhamtown.com. 25 March 2022.
19. "CTFC Season 2022/23 Squad Update". chippenhamtown.com. 1 July 2022. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
20. "Tom Mehew Is The Hawks First Summer Signing". 2 June 2023. Retrieved 2 June 2023.
21. "Tom Mehew returns to CTFC". chippenhamtown.com. 3 November 2023. Retrieved 3 November 2023.
22. "Olly Mehew signs for Merthyr Town FC". merthyrtownfc.co.uk. 2 June 2023. Retrieved 4 November 2023.
23. Tom Mehew at Soccerway
24. "Games played by Tom Mehew in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
25. "Games played by Tom Mehew in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 October 2021.