Personal information | |||
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Full name | William Radley Longbottom | ||
Date of birth | (1998-12-12) 12 December 1998 (age 26) | ||
Place of birth | Leeds, England | ||
Height | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Guiseley | ||
Youth career | |||
0000 2016 | Doncaster Rovers | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2016–2020 | Doncaster Rovers | 4 | (0) |
2017 | → Kidderminster Harriers (loan) | 4 | (1) |
2019 | → Halesowen Town (loan) | ||
2019 | → Gainsborough Trinity (loan) | 6 | (0) |
2020 | Waterford | 10 | (0) |
2020–2021 | Bradford (Park Avenue) | 4 | (1) |
2021–2022 | Farsley Celtic | 6 | (0) |
2022–2024 | Bradford (Park Avenue) | 58 | (18) |
2024– | Guiseley | 17 | (13) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:44, 24 November 2024 (UTC) |
William Radley Longbottom (born 12 December 1998) is an English footballer who plays as a forward for Northern Premier League Premier Division club Guiseley.
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. He scored his first goal for Doncaster in an EFL Trophy tie against Derby County Under-23s on 4 October 2016.
On 27 January 2018 it was reported that Longbottom had been given a new contract with Rovers up to the summer of 2020.
On 1 September 2018, Longbottom went out on a month's loan to National League North club Kidderminster Harriers. He made 5 appearances, scoring one goal and made one assist before an ankle injury forced his return.
He was loaned out to Halesowen Town of the Northern Premier League on 9 February.
Longbottom went out on an initial one-month loan to Gainsborough Trinity on 25 January 2019.
He was transfer-listed by Doncaster at the end of the 2018–19 season though remained with the club until being released on 31 January 2020.
On 30 May 2024, Longbottom returned to the Northern Premier League Premier Division with Guiseley.
Career statistics
Club
- As of end of 2023–24 season
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 | League One | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
2016–17 | League Two | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 1 | |
2017–18 | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
2018–19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
2019–20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
Doncaster Rovers total | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | !1 | 12 | 1 | ||
Waterford | 2020 | League of Ireland Premier Division | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 0 | ||
Bradford (Park Avenue) | 2020–21 | National League North | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | |||
Farsley Celtic | 2021–22 | National League North | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
Bradford (Park Avenue) | 2022–23 | National League North | 42 | 11 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | 44 | 12 | |
2023–24 | NPL Premier Division | 16 | 7 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 18 | 7 | ||
Total | 58 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 62 | 19 | ||
Career total | 80 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | !1 | 94 | 21 |
- ^ Appearances in the Football League Trophy
- Appearance(s) in FA 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.
- "Welcome To Nethermoor Will!". guiseleyafc.co.uk. 30 May 2024. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
- "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".
- "Bradford (Park Avenue) – Appearances – Will Longbottom – 2023-2024". www.footballwebpages.co.uk. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
External links
- Will Longbottom at Soccerbase
- 1998 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Leeds
- English men's footballers
- English expatriate men's footballers
- English Football League players
- League of Ireland players
- Northern Premier League players
- Men's association football forwards
- Doncaster Rovers F.C. players
- Kidderminster Harriers F.C. players
- Halesowen Town F.C. players
- Gainsborough Trinity F.C. players
- Waterford F.C. players
- Bradford (Park Avenue) A.F.C. players
- Guiseley A.F.C. players
- Expatriate men's association footballers in the Republic of Ireland
- English expatriate sportspeople in Ireland
- 21st-century English sportsmen