Thomas George Pett (born 3 December 1991) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder; he is without a club after leaving Port Vale on 30 June 2023.
Pett began his senior career at hometown club Potters Bar Town after progressing through the youth ranks to establish himself in the first-team during the 2009–10 season. He joined Wealdstone in January 2012 and helped the club win the Isthmian Premier Division during his years with them. In June 2014, Pett joined Stevenage. He spent years with Stevenage before joining fellow League Two club Lincoln City in January 2018. Pett helped Lincoln secure the League Two title during the 2018–19 season. Pett left Lincoln in May 2020. He rejoined Stevenage in November 2020, before signing for fellow League Two club Port Vale in July 2021. He helped the club to win promotion from League Two via the play-offs in 2022. He has also been capped at England C level.
Career
Non-League football
Pett began his career at Boreham Wood under the club's PASE youth system, spending just two months at academy level before moving to play in the youth system of hometown club Potters Bar Town. He broke into the first team and established himself as a regular in the starting line-up at Potters Bar during the 2009–10 season, and later captained the club. He was described as "one of the standout performers" for the following two seasons.
Pett was offered the chance to join up with Wealdstone midway through the 2011–12 season, who then played a division above Potters Bar, in the Isthmian League Premier Division. He accepted the offer and it was announced that he had signed on a permanent deal on 25 January 2012. During Pett's final season with the club, he scored 18 times as Wealdstone won the Isthmian Premier Division title. He credited experienced teammates Glen Little and Scott McGleish for this success. He spent two and a half seasons at Wealdstone in which he scored 29 times in 123 appearances in all competitions. Manager Gordon Bartlett said, "I can honestly say I always knew he would go on to play full-time football and I know he can make it in the professional game". Whilst playing for Wealdstone, Pett represented the England C team and was training to be a PE teacher.
Stevenage
Having spent time on trial with League Two club Stevenage, Pett joined the club for an undisclosed fee, on an initial one-year contract, on 23 June 2014. He made his debut on the opening day of the 2014–15 season, playing 88 minutes in the club's 1–0 home victory against Hartlepool United on 9 August 2014. Pett scored his first goal for the club on 6 September 2014, briefly restoring parity in an eventual 3–2 defeat to York City. He started the new year with two goals in three games, taking his goal tally for the season to four. This included a long-range strike to double Stevenage's lead in a 2–0 away victory at York City on 17 January 2015. Pett scored with a "blistering strike" in a 1–0 home victory over Portsmouth on 14 April 2015, strengthening the club's place in the League Two play-off spots. The club went on to play Southend United in the play-off semi-finals, with Pett scoring in the second leg; Stevenage ultimately lost 4–2 on aggregate over the two games. He scored eight goals in 38 games in all competitions during his first season in professional football.