Wes Atkinson

Wes Atkinson
Personal information
Full name Wesley Atkinson
Date of birth (1994-10-13) 13 October 1994
Place of birth West Bromwich, England
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Position(s) Right back
Team information
Current team
 Free Agent
Youth career
West Bromwich Albion
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2015 West Bromwich Albion 0 (0)
2014–2015 → Cambridge United (loan) 2 (0)
2015–2017 Notts County 19 (0)
2015 → Eastleigh (loan) 2 (0)
2016 → Gateshead (loan) 7 (0)
2017 → Alfreton Town (loan) 12 (1)
2017 Rushall Olympic 12 (1)
2017 Solihull Moors 3 (1)
2018 Boston United 6 (0)
2018 Rushall Olympic 6 (0)
2018 Gloucester City 1 (0)
2020–2022 Hednesford Town 26 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:48, 13 July 2021 (UTC)

Wesley Atkinson (born 13 October 1994) is an English former professional footballer who played as a right back.

Career

West Bromwich Albion

Atkinson was born in West Bromwich on 13 October 1994 and played for West Bromwich Albion's youth team. On 7 June 2013, West Bromwich Albion F.C. (WBA) gave him a third-year scholarship deal; a year later, he signed his first professional deal with the team and played with them until 2015.[1][2] That November, he was loaned to Cambridge United until January 2015 despite being featured regularly in the club's under-21 side.[3] On 13 December, Atkinson made his professional debut, replacing Tom Naylor in the 77th minute of a 0–0 home draw against Shrewsbury Town for the League Two championship.[4]

At the end of the 2014–15 season, the club released Atkinson.[5]

Notts County

Shortly after leaving WBA, Atkinson signed a one-year contract with Notts County.[6] He was loaned briefly to Eastleigh F.C. in 2015.[7] His contract with Notts County extended in June 2016 and he was loaned to Gateshead from November 2016 to January 2017. In March 2017, he was loaned to Alfreton Town F.C., where he finished out the season.[8][9]

Rushall

Following a summer of training, Atkinson signed with Rushall Olympic F.C. in September 2017.[7] He played with them for only two months before signing with Moors.[7] Within a month, he signed with Boston and played for them from January to May 2018 before returning to Rushall in August.[10] Two months later, he was approached by former Eastleigh manager Chris Todd and subsequently signed with Gloucester City A.F.C.[11]

Gloucester

Atkinson played only one game with Gloucester; while competing in the Gloucestershire Senior Cup against Cirencester, he suffered an Anterior Cruciate Ligament injury that required surgery and prevented him from finishing out the 2018-2019 season or participating at all in 2019-2020.[7]

Hednesford

He trialled for Hednesford Town F.C. during the summer of 2020 and was offered a non-contract deal for the 2020-2021 season.[7] During a pre-season game, however, he Tore his Achilles Tendon and could not play for the rest of the season.[12] During the summer of 2021, Hednesford reiterated their interest in him and Atkinson is currently expected to be in their 2021-2022 lineup.[7]

Career statistics
As of 13 July 2021[13]
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Division AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Cambridge Utd. (loan) 2014–15 League Two 2000000020
Eastleigh (loan) 2015–16 National League 3000000020
Gateshead (loan) 2016–17 National League 7000000070
Alfreton (loan) 2016–17 National League North 8100000081
Notts County 2015–16 League Two 190000010200
2016–17 League Two 0000101020
Solihull Moors 2017–18 National League North 3100000031
Boston United 2017–18 National League North 2000000020
Gloucester City 2018–19 National League North 1000000010
Total 452000000470
Career total 452001020472

References
  1. "West Brom hand out contracts to kids". Express & Star. 7 June 2013. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
  2. "Local Baggies quintet earn first pro deals". West Bromwich Albion FC. 22 May 2014. Archived from the original on 27 December 2014. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
  3. "Atkinson joins Cambridge on loan". West Bromwich Albion FC. 27 November 2014. Archived from the original on 4 December 2014. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
  4. "Cambridge 0–0 Shrewsbury". BBC Sport. 13 December 2014. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
  5. "Albion begin plans for next season". West Bromwich Albion F.C. 24 May 2015. Archived from the original on 3 July 2015. Retrieved 8 July 2015.
  6. "Wesley Atkinson: Notts County sign defender". BBC Sport. 20 July 2015. Retrieved 29 July 2015.
  7. "Wes Atkinson, defence". Hednesford Town F.C. n.d. Archived from the original on 14 July 2021. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
  8. Atkinson joins Alfreton‚ nottscountyfc.co.uk, 4 March 2017
  9. Atkinson loan extended‚ nottscountyfc.co.uk, 3 April 2017
  10. "Second chance! Wes Atkinson believes he was wrong to turn down summer offer from Boston United". Lincolnshire World. 31 January 2018. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
  11. Iles, Robert (24 October 2018). "Former West Brom and Notts County defender becomes Chris Todd's first signing as Gloucester City manager". Gloucestershire Live. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
  12. "PITMEN ANNOUNCE RETAINED PLAYERS". Hednesford Town F.C. 7 June 2021. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
  13. Wes Atkinson at Soccerbase
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