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Will Longbottom
Personal information
Full name William Radley Longbottom[1]
Date of birth (1998-12-12) 12 December 1998 (age 25)
Place of birth Leeds, England[2]
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 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:44, 4 June 2024 (UTC)

William Radley Longbottom (born 12 December 1998)[3] is an English footballer who plays as a forward for Northern Premier League Premier Division club Guiseley.

Career

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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]

On 30 May 2024, Longbottom returned to the Northern Premier League Premier Division with Guiseley.[13]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of end of 2023–24 season[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[14] League One 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2016–17[15] League Two 3 0 0 0 0 0 4[a] 1 7 1
2017–18[16] League One 0 0 0 0 0 0 1[a] 0 1 0
2018–19[17] 0 0 0 0 0 0 2[a] 0 2 0
2019–20[18] 0 0 0 0 0 0 1[a] 0 1 0
Doncaster Rovers total 4 0 0 0 0 0 8 !1 12 1
Waterford 2020[19] League of Ireland Premier Division 10 0 1 0 — — 11 0
Bradford (Park Avenue) 2020–21[19] National League North 4 1 — — — 4 1
Farsley Celtic 2021–22[19] National League North 6 0 1 0 — 0 0 7 0
Bradford (Park Avenue) 2022–23[19] National League North 42 11 1 1 — 1[b] 0 44 12
2023–24[20] 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
  1. ^ a b c d Appearances in the Football League Trophy
  2. ^ Appearance(s) in FA Trophy

References

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  1. ^ "CLUB LIST OF REGISTERED PLAYERS" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 July 2017. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
  2. ^ a b "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. ^ a b "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. ^ "Welcome To Nethermoor Will!". guiseleyafc.co.uk. 30 May 2024. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
  14. ^ "Games played by Will Longbottom in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 July 2017.
  15. ^ "Games played by Will Longbottom in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 July 2017.
  16. ^ "Games played by Will Longbottom in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 January 2018.
  17. ^ "Games played by Will Longbottom in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 February 2019.
  18. ^ "Games played by Will Longbottom in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
  19. ^ a b c d "England - W. Longbottom - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway".
  20. ^ "Bradford (Park Avenue) – Appearances – Will Longbottom – 2023-2024". www.footballwebpages.co.uk. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
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