Tom Fellows

Tom Fellows
Fellows with Southampton in 2025
Personal information
Full name Tom Allen Fellows[1]
Date of birth (2003-07-25) 25 July 2003
Place of birth Birmingham, England
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[2]
Positions
Team information
Current team
 Southampton
Number 18
Youth career
2012–2021 West Bromwich Albion
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021–2025 West Bromwich Albion 85 (8)
2022–2023 → Crawley Town (loan) 38 (0)
2025– Southampton 38 (0)
International career‡
2024 England U20 2 (0)
2024–2025 England U21 3 (1)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  England
UEFA European Under-21 Championship
Winner2025 Slovakia
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16:59, 22 August 2026 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 13:22, 19 June 2025 (UTC)

Tom Allen Fellows (born 25 July 2003) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward, attacking midfielder or winger for EFL Championship club Southampton and the England U21 national team.

Fellows is a product of the West Bromwich Albion academy and made his professional debut for the club in August 2021. He spent the 2022–23 season on loan at Crawley Town. In August 2025, Fellows moved to Southampton. He has represented his country at youth levels.

Club career

West Bromwich Albion

Early career

Fellows joined West Bromwich Albion at under-10s level.[3] On 6 July 2021, he signed his first professional contract with the club, penning a three-year deal until 2024.[4] He made his professional debut for the club on 25 August 2021, starting in a 6–0 EFL Cup second round defeat to Arsenal.[5][6] He made his league debut on 11 December 2021, coming on as a substitute for Callum Robinson in a 1–0 win against Reading.[7]

Crawley Town (loan)

On 1 September 2022, Fellows joined EFL League Two club Crawley Town on a season-long loan.[8] He made his debut for the club on 3 September 2022, in a 2–2 draw with Salford City.[9]

First-team breakthrough

On 7 January 2024, Fellows scored his first career goal in a 4–1 home win against Aldershot Town in a FA Cup third round game.[10] Six days later, he scored his first league goal in a 4–1 home win against Blackburn Rovers.[11] On 26 January 2024, he signed a new contract with the club until 2027.[12] He was named the clubs 2023–24 Young Player of the Year for his performances during the season.[13] He won the award for a second time the following season.[14]

Southampton

On 29 August 2025, Fellows joined Southampton on a four-year contract,[15] for a reported initial fee of £8 million, plus £2 million in potential add-ons.[16] He made his debut for the club on 14 September in a 0–0 with Portsmouth.[17][18] After the game, Fellows was accused by Portsmouth manager John Mousinho of trying to injure players after he nudged Connor Ogilvie into Nicolas Schmid – Ogilvie was replaced at half-time with a neck issue whilst Schmid went to hospital with a wrist injury.[19] Fellows ended the season with 43 appearances in all competitions, and in April 2026 he admitted he was hopeful to add more goals and assists.[20][21]

International career

On 22 March 2024, Fellows made his debut for the England under-20 side starting in a 5–1 win over Poland at the Bialystok City Stadium during the 2023–24 Under 20 Elite League.[22]

On 6 September 2024, Fellows made his England U21 debut as a late substitute during a 0–0 draw with Northern Ireland at Ballymena Showgrounds.[23] Three days later, he scored his first goal for the age group during a 4–1 win over Austria at Kenilworth Road.[24]

Fellows was not initially included in the England squad for the 2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship but was subsequently called up as a replacement for Jobe Bellingham.[25] His only appearance of the tournament came in a group stage defeat against Germany.[26] Fellows was an unused substitute in the final which England won to lift the trophy.[27]

Career statistics

As of 25 August 2026
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
West Bromwich Albion U23 2020–21[28] ———1[a]010
West Bromwich Albion 2021–22[29] Championship 401010—60
2022–23[30] Championship 000020—20
2023–24[31] Championship 33421102[b]0385
2024–25[32] Championship 4541000—464
2025–26[20] Championship 300010—40
Total 858415020969
Crawley Town (loan) 2022–23[30] League Two 38010001[a]0400
Southampton 2025–26[20] Championship 37040101[b]0430
2026–27[33] Championship 100020—30
Total 380403010460
Career total 16189180501839
  1. 1 2 Appearances in the EFL Trophy
  2. 1 2 Appearances in the Championship play-offs

Honours

West Bromwich Albion U23

England U21

Individual

References

  1. ↑ "2020/21 Premier League squads confirmed". premierleague.com. Premier League. 20 October 2020. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
  2. ↑ "Tom Fellows". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
  3. ↑ "Tom Fellows". wba.co.uk. West Bromwich Albion F.C. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
  4. ↑ "Eight Albion academy players sign professional deals". West Bromwich Albion F.C. 6 July 2021. Retrieved 20 June 2025.
  5. ↑ Chapman, Joseph (25 August 2021). "West Brom v Arsenal team news as Ismael hands out five debuts". Birmingham Mail. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
  6. ↑ "West Bromwich Albion 0–6 Arsenal". ESPN. 25 August 2021. Retrieved 9 June 2025.
  7. ↑ Reis, Bruna (11 December 2021). "West Brom player ratings as Robinson excels and youngster handed debut". Birmingham Mail. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
  8. ↑ "Tom Fellows and Caleb Chukwuemeka: Crawley Town sign West Brom and Aston Villa forwards". BBC Sport. 1 September 2022. Retrieved 17 July 2025.
  9. ↑ "Salford City 2–2 Crawley Town". ESPN. 3 September 2022. Retrieved 9 June 2025.
  10. ↑ "West Bromwich Albion 4–1 Aldershot Town". BBC Sport. 7 January 2024. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
  11. ↑ "West Bromwich Albion 4–1 Blackburn Rovers". ESPN. 13 January 2024. Retrieved 9 June 2025.
  12. ↑ "Tom Fellows signs contract extension". West Bromwich Albion F.C. 26 January 2024. Retrieved 20 June 2025.
  13. 1 2 "Tom Fellows scoops Marc Darcy Young Player of the Season trophy". West Bromwich Albion F.C. 4 May 2024. Retrieved 9 June 2025.
  14. 1 2 "Albion Men's 2024/25 awards winners". West Bromwich Albion F.C. 14 April 2025. Retrieved 9 June 2025.
  15. ↑ "Saints secure Fellows transfer". Southampton FC. 29 August 2025. Retrieved 29 August 2025.
  16. ↑ "Southampton sign winger Fellows in £10m deal". BBC Sport. 29 August 2025. Retrieved 29 August 2025.
  17. ↑ "Report: South coast derby ends in goalless draw". Southampton FC. 14 September 2025. Retrieved 17 September 2025.
  18. ↑ George, Dan (14 September 2025). "Southampton 0–0 Portsmouth". BBC Sport. Retrieved 17 September 2025.
  19. ↑ Fisher, Ben (14 September 2025). "Portsmouth accuse Southampton's Fellows of trying to injure players in feisty derby". The Guardian. Retrieved 23 May 2026.
  20. 1 2 3 "Games played by Tom Fellows in 2025/2026". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 July 2025.
  21. ↑ "Eckert key to Saints' promotion push - Fellows". BBC Sport. 14 April 2026. Retrieved 23 May 2026.
  22. ↑ Nottingham, Juliet (22 March 2024). "Report: Poland 1–5 England Elite League Squad". England Football. Retrieved 25 March 2024.
  23. ↑ Harvey, Joe (6 September 2024). "Report: Northern Ireland 0–0 England MU21s". England Football. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
  24. ↑ Castle, Will (9 September 2024). "Report: England MU21s 4–1 Austria". England Football. Retrieved 23 September 2024.
  25. ↑ "Fellows in England U21s, Campbell makes Jamaica debut". BBC Sport. 12 June 2025. Retrieved 17 July 2025.
  26. ↑ Howell, Alex (18 June 2025). "England 1–2 Germany". BBC Sport. Retrieved 17 July 2025.
  27. 1 2 Mashiter, Nick (28 June 2025). "England U21 3–2 Germany U21". BBC Sport. Retrieved 29 June 2025.
  28. ↑ "Games played by Tom Fellows in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 June 2025.
  29. ↑ "Games played by Tom Fellows in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
  30. 1 2 "Games played by Tom Fellows in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
  31. ↑ "Games played by Tom Fellows in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
  32. ↑ "Games played by Tom Fellows in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 December 2024.
  33. ↑ "Games played by Tom Fellows in 2026/2027". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 August 2026.
  34. ↑ Masi, Joseph (13 May 2022). "West Brom win Black Country derby PL Cup final in dramatic penalty shoot-out". www.shropshirestar.com. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
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