| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Tommy George Backwell | ||
| Date of birth | 22 June 2003 | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Cheltenham Town | ||
| Number | 26 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Mangotsfield United | |||
| Southampton | |||
| Bristol City | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022–2025 | Bristol City | 0 | (0) |
| 2022 | → Bath City (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2023 | → Yate Town (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2025 | → Cheltenham Town (loan) | 4 | (1) |
| 2025– | Cheltenham Town | 0 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:15, 2 February 2025 | |||
Tommy George Backwell (born 22 June 2003) is an English professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for EFL League Two club Cheltenham Town. [1]
He played with Mangotsfield United and Southampton before joining the Bristol City academy, with whom he signed a professional contract in 2022. [2] He played for the club in the Premier League Cup. [3] He had loan spells at Yate Town and Bath City and made the Bristol City substitutes bench for first-team matches in the EFL Championship and F.A. Cup without making his professional debut. [4] He was part of the Bristol City team which reached the semi-final of the FA Youth Cup and signed a new professional contract with the club in May 2024. [5]
In January 2025, he had a trial at EFL League Two side Cheltenham Town. [6] He subsequently joined Cheltenham on loan on 16 January 2025. [7] The following day he was included in their match-day squad for their league match against Harrogate Town and made his debut as a second half substitute. [8] On 3 February 2025, he signed for Cheltenham on a permanent basis. [9]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Bristol City | 2022–23 [10] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| 2023–24 [11] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2024–25 [12] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Bath City (loan) | 2022–23 [1] | National League South | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Yate Town (loan) | 2022–23 [13] | SL Premier Division South | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||
| Cheltenham Town (loan) | 2024–25 [12] | League Two | 4 | 1 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | ||
| Cheltenham Town | 2024–25 [12] | League Two | 0 | 0 | – | – | 1 [a] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | ||