Will Longbottom
William Radley Longbottom (born 12 December 1998)[3] is an English footballer who plays as a forward for National League North club Bradford (Park Avenue).
Personal information | |||
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Full name | William Radley Longbottom[1] | ||
Date of birth | 12 December 1998 | ||
Place of birth | Leeds, England[2] | ||
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Bradford (Park Avenue) | ||
Youth career | |||
2016 | Doncaster Rovers | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2016–2020 | Doncaster Rovers | 4 | (0) |
2017 | → Kidderminster Harriers (loan) | 4 | (1) |
2019 | → Gainsborough Trinity (loan) | 6 | (0) |
2020 | Waterford | 10 | (0) |
2020–2021 | Bradford (Park Avenue) | 4 | (1) |
2021–2022 | Farsley Celtic | 6 | (0) |
2022– | Bradford (Park Avenue) | 13 | (2) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 09:26, 2 November 2022 (UTC) |
Career
Longbottom made his first team debut for Doncaster Rovers on 8 May 2016, coming on as a second-half substitute for Richard Chaplow in a home League One match against Burton Albion at the Keepmoat Stadium.[4] He scored his first goal for Doncaster in an EFL Trophy tie against Derby County Under-23s on 4 October 2016.[5]
On 27 January 2018 it was reported that Longbottom had been given a new contract with Rovers up to the summer of 2020.[6]
On 1 September 2018, Longbottom went out on a month's loan to National League North club Kidderminster Harriers.[7] He made 5 appearances, scoring one goal and made one assist[8] before an ankle injury forced his return.[9]
He was loaned out to Halesowen Town of the Northern Premier League on 9 February.[9]
Longbottom went out on an initial one-month loan to Gainsborough Trinity on 25 January 2019.[10]
He was transfer-listed by Doncaster at the end of the 2018–19 season[11] though remained with the club until being released on 31 January 2020.[12]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 3 January 2021.Missing loan spells[2]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Doncaster Rovers | 2015–16[13] | League One | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
2016–17[14] | League Two | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4[lower-alpha 1] | 1 | 7 | 1 | |
2017–18[15] | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
2018–19[16] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
2019–20[17] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
Doncaster Rovers total | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | !1 | 12 | 1 | ||
Waterford | 2020[18] | League of Ireland Premier Division | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 0 | ||
Bradford (Park Avenue) | 2020–21[18] | National League North | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | |||
Career total | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | !1 | 25 | 1 |
- Appearances in the Football League Trophy
References
- "CLUB LIST OF REGISTERED PLAYERS" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 July 2017. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
- "England - W. Longbottom - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway".
- "Doncaster Rovers FC Player Profiles". www.doncasterroversfc.co.uk. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
- Sport, Tom Garry BBC. "Doncaster Rovers 0-0 Burton Albion". BBC Sport. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
- "Derby County beaten on penalties after draw with Doncaster in Checkatrade Trophy". derbytelegraph.co.uk. 4 October 2016. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
- "Longbottom gets new deal". Retrieved 13 October 2023.
- "Longbottom joins Harriers". Doncaster Rovers Official Site. 1 September 2017. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
- "Will Longbottom". Kidderminster Harriers Official Site. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
- "Longbottom loaned to Halesowen". Doncaster Rovers Official Site. 9 February 2018. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
- "Where there's a Will, there's a way!". Gainsborough Trinity F.C. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
- "Doncaster Rovers: Tommy Rowe, Andy Butler & Danny Andrew offered new deals". BBC Sport. 22 May 2019. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
- "Three players leave Rovers". Doncaster Rovers F.C. 31 January 2020. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
- "Games played by Will Longbottom in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 July 2017.
- "Games played by Will Longbottom in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 July 2017.
- "Games played by Will Longbottom in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 January 2018.
- "Games played by Will Longbottom in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 February 2019.
- "Games played by Will Longbottom in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
- "England - W. Longbottom - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway".
External links
- Will Longbottom at Soccerbase