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).

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Personal information
Full name William Radley Longbottom[1]
Date of birth (1998-12-12) 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
0000 2016 Doncaster Rovers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2020 Doncaster Rovers 4 (0)
2017Kidderminster Harriers (loan) 4 (1)
2019Gainsborough 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
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Doncaster Rovers 2015–16[13] League One 1000000010
2016–17[14] League Two 3000004[lower-alpha 1]171
2017–18[15] League One 0000001[lower-alpha 1]010
2018–19[16] 0000002[lower-alpha 1]020
2019–20[17] 0000001[lower-alpha 1]010
Doncaster Rovers total 4000008!1121
Waterford 2020[18] League of Ireland Premier Division 10010110
Bradford (Park Avenue) 2020–21[18] National League North 4041
Career total 16010008!1251
  1. Appearances in the Football League Trophy

References

  1. "CLUB LIST OF REGISTERED PLAYERS" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 July 2017. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
  2. "England - W. Longbottom - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway".
  3. "Doncaster Rovers FC Player Profiles". www.doncasterroversfc.co.uk. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
  4. Sport, Tom Garry BBC. "Doncaster Rovers 0-0 Burton Albion". BBC Sport. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
  5. "Derby County beaten on penalties after draw with Doncaster in Checkatrade Trophy". derbytelegraph.co.uk. 4 October 2016. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
  6. "Longbottom gets new deal". Retrieved 13 October 2023.
  7. "Longbottom joins Harriers". Doncaster Rovers Official Site. 1 September 2017. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
  8. "Will Longbottom". Kidderminster Harriers Official Site. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
  9. "Longbottom loaned to Halesowen". Doncaster Rovers Official Site. 9 February 2018. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
  10. "Where there's a Will, there's a way!". Gainsborough Trinity F.C. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
  11. "Doncaster Rovers: Tommy Rowe, Andy Butler & Danny Andrew offered new deals". BBC Sport. 22 May 2019. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
  12. "Three players leave Rovers". Doncaster Rovers F.C. 31 January 2020. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
  13. "Games played by Will Longbottom in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 July 2017.
  14. "Games played by Will Longbottom in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 July 2017.
  15. "Games played by Will Longbottom in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 January 2018.
  16. "Games played by Will Longbottom in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 February 2019.
  17. "Games played by Will Longbottom in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
  18. "England - W. Longbottom - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway".
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