Louis Boyd

Louis Norman Boyd (born 22 October 2004) is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder for Cleethorpes Town.

Louis Boyd
Personal information
Full name Louis Norman Boyd[1]
Date of birth (2004-10-22) 22 October 2004
Place of birth Grimsby, England
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Cleethorpes Town
Youth career
2016–2023 Grimsby Town
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2021 Grimsby Town 1 (0)
2023– Cleethorpes Town 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:48, 8 September 2020 (UTC)

He played two professional games for Grimsby Town as a 15 year old during the 2020–21 season, setting both club records for youngest appearances holder and youngest goal-scorer. He remained with the club until the end of the 2022–23 season but had only played for the youth team in his final two seasons. By the time he was released he had not been a part of Grimsby's first team squad since September 2020.[2]

Career

Grimsby Town

At the age of 15, he made his debut and scored his first goal in the EFL Trophy tie against Harrogate Town on 8 September 2020, breaking two club records for the youngest appearance holder and youngest goal-scorer.[3]

On 12 September 2020, Boyd made his league debut as he came on as a 70th-minute substitute for Danny Rose in a 1–0 away defeat against Walsall.[4] On 19 September 2020, Boyd was an unused substitute in Grimsby's 4–0 home defeat to Salford City which would be his final inclusion in a first team squad during the 2020–21 season.[5]

On 23 October 2020, manager Ian Holloway revealed that a "very, very big" Scottish side had made an enquiry about Boyd and teammate Ben Grist following rumours of interest from both Chelsea and Liverpool.[6]

For the 2021–22 season, Boyd was not handed a first team squad number and was continuing to feature for the club's youth team.[7] For the 2022–23 season Boyd once more was continuing to play for Grimsby's youth team.[8]

Cleethorpes Town

Having not been offered a professional contract following the end of his time in the Grimsby youth team, Boyd signed for non-league side Cleethorpes Town.[9]

Career statistics

Club
As of 28 June 2021[10]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Grimsby Town 2020–21 League Two 100000–1[lower-alpha 1]121
Career total 100000001121
  1. Appearances in the EFL Trophy

References
  1. "Notification of shirt numbers: Grimsby Town" (PDF). English Football League. p. 32. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
  2. "Highlights and reaction as Louis Boyd breaks record in Grimsby Town win over Harrogate in EFL Trophy". grimsbytelegraph.co.uk. 8 September 2020. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
  3. "Highlights and reaction as Louis Boyd breaks record in Grimsby Town win over Harrogate in EFL Trophy". grimsbytelegraph.co.uk. 8 September 2020. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
  4. "Walsall 1-0 Grimsby Town". BBC Sport.
  5. "Grimsby Town 0-4 Salford City". BBC Sport.
  6. "More interest in Grimsby Town duo Louis Boyd and Ben Grist". Grimsbylive. 23 October 2020.
  7. "FootballSquads - Grimsby Town - 2021/2022".
  8. "Comfortable Victory for the Youth Team - Grimsby Town Football Club". 14 November 2022.
  9. https://twitter.com/CleeTownFC/status/1665357767119347713?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet
  10. Louis Boyd at Soccerway



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