William Daniel Lumley (born 28 December 1989) is an English footballer who played as a goalkeeper mainly in England.

Billy Lumley
Personal information
Full name William Daniel Lumley[1]
Date of birth (1989-12-28) 28 December 1989 (age 34)[1]
Place of birth Loughton, England
Height 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)[1]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
000?–2008 Wolverhampton Wanderers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009 Grays Athletic 0 (0)
2009 Stafford Rangers ? (?)
2009–2010 Northampton Town 2 (0)
2010 Eastleigh ? (?)
2010 Billericay Town ? (?)
2010–2011 Jerez Industrial 18 (0)
2011–2013 Maidenhead United 68 (0)
2013–2015 Billericay Town
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 07:25, 10 January 2013 (UTC)

Career

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Born in Loughton, Essex,[1] Lumley started his career as a youth player at Wolverhampton Wanderers, before joining the Glenn Hoddle Academy in Spain following his release in 2008.[2] Glenn Hoddle commented on the player saying; "Billy impressed me as a goalkeeper with his all-round ability during the selection process" and "he not only demonstrated his vision and shot stopping prowess, but also his willingness to learn, something critical to his future success".[2]

In July 2009, he joined Brentford on trial,[3] although was not offered a contract.[4] Alongside eight other players, Lumley joined Conference National side Grays Athletic on 5 August 2009,[5] before joining Conference North team Stafford Rangers.[6] He had an unsuccessful trial at Swansea City in November 2009,[7][8] before joining Northampton Town on non-contract terms on 23 December.[9] Northampton manager, Ian Sampson claimed that Lumley was interesting a number of clubs and tried to sign him before he joined Wolves.[10] He made his Football League debut on 20 February 2010 for Northampton Town in the 3–2 away loss to Crewe Alexandra.[11]

Lumley joined Conference South club Eastleigh in March 2010,[12] making his debut against St Albans City on 6 March.[13] His last game for Eastleigh was the 2–0 defeat to Woking on 5 April 2010.

The following season, 2010–11, Lumley had a short spell at Isthmian League Premier Division club Billericay Town before moving to Jerez Industrial.[14] In 18 appearances for Jerez he conceded 18 goals.[15]

In August 2011, he signed for Maidenhead United.[16]

In August 2013, Lumley had been released by mutual consent because he didn't want to fight for a first team spot with new signing Elvijs Putnins.[17]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2010). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2010–11. Mainstream Publishing. p. 260. ISBN 978-1-84596-601-0.
  2. ^ "Scott happy with work out". Brentford F.C. 18 July 2009. Retrieved 5 January 2010.
  3. ^ Murtagh, Jacob (29 July 2009). "Two Brentford FC triallists fail to land deals". Staines News. Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 5 January 2010.
  4. ^ "Grays sign nine players in a day". BBC Sport. 5 August 2009. Retrieved 5 January 2010.
  5. ^ White, Andy (21 September 2009). "Two new Rangers". The Non-League Paper. Archived from the original on 17 July 2011. Retrieved 5 January 2010.
  6. ^ "Sousa's challenge to Swans fans". BBC Sport. 17 November 2009. Retrieved 5 January 2010.
  7. ^ "Swans eye two Hoddle trialists". Swansea City A.F.C. 17 November 2009. Retrieved 5 January 2010.
  8. ^ "Northampton Town bring in ex-Wolves keeper Billy Lumley". BBC Sport. 23 December 2009. Retrieved 5 January 2010.
  9. ^ "Cobblers bring in keeper". Sky Sports. 23 December 2009. Retrieved 5 January 2010.
  10. ^ "Crewe 3–2 Northampton". Soccerbase. Retrieved 20 February 2010.
  11. ^ "Eastleigh net keeper Lumley". Non-League News 24. 11 March 2010. Retrieved 11 March 2010.[permanent dead link]
  12. ^ Gee, Wendy (8 March 2010). "Pitch concerns for Eastleigh". Daily Echo. Retrieved 11 March 2010.
  13. ^ "Morgan fills the breach". Non-League Daily. 10 September 2010. Archived from the original on 30 September 2012. Retrieved 10 September 2010.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  14. ^ "Estadisticas" (in Spanish). Jerez Industrial CF. Retrieved 28 June 2011.
  15. ^ "New Keeper for Magpies". Football Conference. 19 August 2011. Archived from the original on 10 November 2011. Retrieved 23 August 2011.
  16. ^ "Maidenhead United boss Hippolyte 'livid' after Farnborough FC game is postponed". Maidenhead Advertiser. 22 August 2013. Archived from the original on 23 August 2013. Retrieved 23 August 2013.
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