Thomas Jack Chamberlain (born 1 June 2002) is an English professional

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who plays as a

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for Stratford Town.

Career

Born in

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, Chamberlain joined hometown club

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in 2009 from local club Leckhampton Rovers. Following a loan at

Worcester City Worcester City Football Club is an English football club based in Worcester, Worcestershire. The club play in the Midland Football League, the ninth tier of English football. Established in 1902, the club play at Claines Lane. Worcester City's ...

in the second half of the 2018–19 season, Chamberlain made his Cheltenham debut on 3 September 2019 in a 1–0

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defeat against Exeter City. Chamberlain subsequently became the club's second youngest player in Cheltenham's

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era, falling short of Kyle Haynes' record by ten days. On 29 November 2019 it was announced that Chamberlain would join Evesham United on loan along with fellow academy graduate Aaron Basford. In the summer of 2020 he signed his first professional contract to become a member of the first team squad at

. In the early part of the

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

Honours

Cheltenham Town

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Champions:

References

2002 births Living people Footballers from Cheltenham Men's association football midfielders English men's footballers Cheltenham Town F.C. players Worcester City F.C. players Evesham United F.C. players Alvechurch F.C. players Stratford Town F.C. players {{England-footy-midfielder-2000s-stub