Will Appleyard

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Will Appleyard
Personal information
Full name William Hugh Appleyard[1]
Date of birth (1999-12-26) 26 December 1999 (age 24)
Place of birth Crewe, England[2]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Warrington Rylands 1906
Youth career
2008–2018 Crewe Alexandra
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2019 Stevenage 0 (0)
2018 → Royston Town (loan) 4 (0)
2019 → Bedford Town (loan) 0 (0)
2019–2020 FC Halifax Town 0 (0)
2020– Tadcaster Albion 5 (0)
2022– Warrington Rylands 1906
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 April 2019 (UTC)

William Hugh Appleyard (born 26 December 1999) is an English footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Northern Premier League Division One North West club Warrington Rylands 1906.

Career[edit]

Stevenage[edit]

Appleyard began his career with hometown club Crewe Alexandra at the age of eight, signing a two-year scholarship with Crewe, aged 16.[3] He then joined Stevenage on a "developmental contract" on 24 July 2018.[3] Ahead of the 2018–19 season, on 7 August 2018, Appleyard was sent on a 28-day loan deal to Southern League Premier Division Central club Royston Town in order to gain first-team experience.[4] He made his Royston debut in the club's opening game of the campaign, a 0–0 draw with Alvechurch on 11 August 2018.[5][6] Appleyard went on to make four first-team appearances during his time with the club before returning to Stevenage upon the conclusion of the loan agreement.[5]

On his return to Stevenage, he made his first-team debut in an 8–0 EFL Trophy group stage defeat to Charlton Athletic on 9 October 2018.[7] Appleyard joined Southern League Division One Central club Bedford Town on loan for the remainder of the season on 29 March 2019.[8] He did not make any appearances during the loan spell.[9] Appleyard was released by Stevenage in May 2019.[10]

FC Halifax Town[edit]

Following his departure from Stevenage, Appleyard signed for National League club FC Halifax Town on 8 July 2019.[11] He spent the 2019–20 season at Halifax as their second-choice goalkeeper and did not make any first-team appearances for the club.[12] Appleyard was included in Halifax's list of released players on 27 August 2020.[13]

Tadcaster Albion[edit]

Appleyard joined Northern Premier League Division One North West club Tadcaster Albion on 3 October 2020.[14] He made his debut on the same day, deputising for the injured Michael Ingham in the club's 1–1 draw with Mossley in the FA Cup.[14][15] Tadcaster won the tie 4–3 on a penalty shootout, during which Appleyard saved a penalty.[14][16] He went on to play seven times during the month before the Northern Premier League season was curtailed due to restrictions associated with the COVID-19 pandemic.[14]

Warrington Rylands 1906[edit]

In January 2022 he signed for Warrington Rylands 1906.[17]

Career statistics[edit]

As of match played 31 October 2020
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Stevenage 2018–19[18] League Two 0 0 0 0 0 0 1[a] 0 1 0
Royston Town (loan) 2018–19[5] SFL Premier Division Central 4 0 0 0 — 0 0 4 0
Bedford Town (loan) 2018–19[9] SFL Division One Central 0 0 — — 0 0 0 0
FC Halifax Town 2019–20[12] National League 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 0 0
Tadcaster Albion 2020–21[14] NPL Division One North West 5 0 2 0 — 0 0 7 0
Career total 9 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 12 0
  1. ^ Appearance in EFL Trophy

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Club list of registered players: As at 19th May 2019" (PDF). English Football League. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
  2. ^ "Soccerway – Will Appleyard". Soccerway. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Young goalkeeper Will Appleyard joins the club". Stevenage F.C. 24 July 2018. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
  4. ^ "Appleyard joins Crows on loan". Stevenage F.C. 7 August 2018. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
  5. ^ a b c "Royston Town – Fixtures & Results – 2018–19". Royston Town F.C. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
  6. ^ "Alvechurch 0–0 Royston Town". Royston Town F.C. 24 July 2018. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
  7. ^ "Stevenage 0–8 Charlton Athletic". Stevenage F.C. 9 October 2018. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
  8. ^ "Will Appleyard joins Bedford Town on loan". Stevenage F.C. 29 March 2019. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
  9. ^ a b "Bedford Town – Fixtures & Results – 2018–19". Bedford Town F.C. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
  10. ^ "Stevenage retained / released list". Stevenage F.C. 9 May 2019. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
  11. ^ Gilchrist, Kelly (8 July 2019). "Appleyard signs for Shaymen". FC Halifax Town. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
  12. ^ a b "Games played by Will Appleyard in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
  13. ^ Bains, Rohit (27 August 2020). "Pre-season: A round-up so far". FC Halifax Town. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
  14. ^ a b c d e "Tadcaster Albion – Appearances – Will Appleyard – 2020-2021". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
  15. ^ "Tadcaster Albion vs. Mossley". Tadcaster Albion F.C. 3 October 2020. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
  16. ^ "Tadcaster Albion vs. Mossley – Penalty shootout". Tadcaster Albion F.C. 3 October 2020. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
  17. ^ Gordon, James (31 January 2022). "Warrington Rylands Secure Exciting Swoop For Trio". Northern Premier League. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
  18. ^ "Games played by Will Appleyard in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 October 2018.

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