Billy Lumley

William Daniel Lumley (born 28 December 1989) is an English footballer who played as a goalkeeper mainly in England.

Billy Lumley
Personal information
Full name William Daniel Lumley[1]
Date of birth (1989-12-28) 28 December 1989[1]
Place of birth Loughton, England
Height 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)[1]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
000?–2008 Wolverhampton Wanderers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009 Grays Athletic 0 (0)
2009 Stafford Rangers ? (?)
2009–2010 Northampton Town 2 (0)
2010 Eastleigh ? (?)
2010 Billericay Town ? (?)
2010–2011 Jerez Industrial 18 (0)
2011–2013 Maidenhead United 68 (0)
2013–2015 Billericay Town
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 07:25, 10 January 2013 (UTC)

Career

Born in Loughton, Essex,[1] Lumley started his career as a youth player at Wolverhampton Wanderers, before joining the Glenn Hoddle Academy in Spain following his release in 2008.[2] Glenn Hoddle commented on the player saying; "Billy impressed me as a goalkeeper with his all-round ability during the selection process" and "he not only demonstrated his vision and shot stopping prowess, but also his willingness to learn, something critical to his future success".[2]

In July 2009, he joined Brentford on trial,[3] although was not offered a contract.[4] Alongside eight other players, Lumley joined Conference National side Grays Athletic on 5 August 2009,[5] before joining Conference North team Stafford Rangers.[6] He had an unsuccessful trial at Swansea City in November 2009,[7][8] before joining Northampton Town on non-contract terms on 23 December.[9] Northampton manager, Ian Sampson claimed that Lumley was interesting a number of clubs and tried to sign him before he joined Wolves.[10] He made his Football League debut on 20 February 2010 for Northampton Town in the 3–2 away loss to Crewe Alexandra.[11]

Lumley joined Conference South club Eastleigh in March 2010,[12] making his debut against St Albans City on 6 March.[13] His last game for Eastleigh was the 2–0 defeat to Woking on 5 April 2010.

The following season, 2010–11, Lumley had a short spell at Isthmian League Premier Division club Billericay Town before moving to Jerez Industrial.[14] In 18 appearances for Jerez he conceded 18 goals.[15]

In August 2011, he signed for Maidenhead United.[16]

In August 2013, Lumley had been released by mutual consent because he didn't want to fight for a first team spot with new signing Elvijs Putnins.[17]

References
  1. Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2010). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2010–11. Mainstream Publishing. p. 260. ISBN 978-1-84596-601-0.
  2. "Scott happy with work out". Brentford F.C. 18 July 2009. Retrieved 5 January 2010.
  3. Murtagh, Jacob (29 July 2009). "Two Brentford FC triallists fail to land deals". Staines News. Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 5 January 2010.
  4. "Grays sign nine players in a day". BBC Sport. 5 August 2009. Retrieved 5 January 2010.
  5. White, Andy (21 September 2009). "Two new Rangers". The Non-League Paper. Archived from the original on 17 July 2011. Retrieved 5 January 2010.
  6. "Sousa's challenge to Swans fans". BBC Sport. 17 November 2009. Retrieved 5 January 2010.
  7. "Swans eye two Hoddle trialists". Swansea City A.F.C. 17 November 2009. Retrieved 5 January 2010.
  8. "Northampton Town bring in ex-Wolves keeper Billy Lumley". BBC Sport. 23 December 2009. Retrieved 5 January 2010.
  9. "Cobblers bring in keeper". Sky Sports. 23 December 2009. Retrieved 5 January 2010.
  10. "Crewe 3–2 Northampton". Soccerbase. Retrieved 20 February 2010.
  11. "Eastleigh net keeper Lumley". Non-League News 24. 11 March 2010. Retrieved 11 March 2010.
  12. Gee, Wendy (8 March 2010). "Pitch concerns for Eastleigh". Daily Echo. Retrieved 11 March 2010.
  13. "Morgan fills the breach". Non-League Daily. 10 September 2010. Retrieved 10 September 2010.
  14. "Estadisticas" (in Spanish). Jerez Industrial CF. Retrieved 28 June 2011.
  15. "New Keeper for Magpies". Football Conference. 19 August 2011. Archived from the original on 10 November 2011. Retrieved 23 August 2011.
  16. "Maidenhead United boss Hippolyte 'livid' after Farnborough FC game is postponed". Maidenhead Advertiser. 22 August 2013. Archived from the original on 23 August 2013. Retrieved 23 August 2013.
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