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.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | William Hugh Appleyard[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 26 December 1999 | ||
| 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) | |||
Career
editStevenage
editAppleyard 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
editFollowing 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
editAppleyard 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
editIn 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 | ||
- ^ Appearance in EFL Trophy
References
edit- ^ "Club list of registered players: As at 19th May 2019" (PDF). English Football League. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
- ^ "Soccerway – Will Appleyard". Soccerway. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
- ^ a b "Young goalkeeper Will Appleyard joins the club". Stevenage F.C. 24 July 2018. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
- ^ "Appleyard joins Crows on loan". Stevenage F.C. 7 August 2018. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
- ^ a b c "Royston Town – Fixtures & Results – 2018–19". Royston Town F.C. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
- ^ "Alvechurch 0–0 Royston Town". Royston Town F.C. 24 July 2018. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
- ^ "Stevenage 0–8 Charlton Athletic". Stevenage F.C. 9 October 2018. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
- ^ "Will Appleyard joins Bedford Town on loan". Stevenage F.C. 29 March 2019. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
- ^ a b "Bedford Town – Fixtures & Results – 2018–19". Bedford Town F.C. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
- ^ "Stevenage retained / released list". Stevenage F.C. 9 May 2019. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
- ^ Gilchrist, Kelly (8 July 2019). "Appleyard signs for Shaymen". FC Halifax Town. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
- ^ a b "Games played by Will Appleyard in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
- ^ Bains, Rohit (27 August 2020). "Pre-season: A round-up so far". FC Halifax Town. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
- ^ a b c d e "Tadcaster Albion – Appearances – Will Appleyard – 2020-2021". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
- ^ "Tadcaster Albion vs. Mossley". Tadcaster Albion F.C. 3 October 2020. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
- ^ "Tadcaster Albion vs. Mossley – Penalty shootout". Tadcaster Albion F.C. 3 October 2020. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
- ^ Gordon, James (31 January 2022). "Warrington Rylands Secure Exciting Swoop For Trio". Northern Premier League. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
- ^ "Games played by Will Appleyard in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
External links
edit- Will Appleyard at Soccerbase