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Ollie Battersby
Personal information
Full name Oliver Ben Battersby[1]
Date of birth (2001-07-23) 23 July 2001 (age 23)
Place of birth Grimsby, England
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Guiseley
Youth career
2010–2016 Grimsby Town
2016–2017 Sheffield United
2017–2018 Grimsby Town
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2023 Grimsby Town 1 (0)
2019 → Lincoln United (loan) 4 (0)
2020 → Mickleover Sports (loan) 1 (0)
2020 → Gateshead (loan) 0 (0)
2021–2022 → Belper Town (loan) 20 (0)
2022 → Hereford (loan) 1 (0)
2022–2023 → Ilkeston Town (loan) 12 (0)
2023– Guiseley 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:03, 29 August 2023 (UTC)

Oliver Ben Battersby (born 23 July 2001) is an English professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Northern Premier League club Guiseley.

Battersby spent time with Grimsby Town as a youngster before moving to Sheffield United's academy. He returned to Grimsby and signed professional terms in 2018, he has since spent time on loan in non-league with Lincoln United, Mickleover Sports, Gateshead, Belper Town, Hereford and Ilkeston Town.

Career

Grimsby Town

Battersby began his career with Grimsby Town at the age of nine-years old. In 2016 he signed for Sheffield United's academy but returned to Grimsby's youth team setup the following season and would eventually sign professional terms in 2018.[2]

In August 2019, Battersby signed a one-month loan deal for Lincoln United.[3][4] In 2020, he signed for Mickleover Sports on loan but suffered a broken hand on his debut and returned to Grimsby the following week.[5]

Grimsby manager Ian Holloway called in live on air to Talksport radio presenter and Billericay Town manager Jamie O'Hara to offer Battersby to the club on a loan following an injury crisis, however the player never ended up moving.[6]

On 10 November 2020, Battersby made his first team debut in a 3–1 defeat at home to Leicester City in the EFL Trophy.[7] On 24 December he signed a short-term loan deal with Gateshead,[8] although he was recalled five-days later following a positive COVID-19 result for first choice goalkeeper James McKeown.[9]

In October 2021, he signed with Belper Town on a three-month loan, impressing manager Grant Black following the end of his stay with Black saying "We would just like to say a massive thanks to Ollie for how he has performed and acquitted himself whilst in loan at Belper from Grimsby Town. He has played a huge part in where we are currently in the table and some saves he has made will live long in the memory. He has been a pleasure to work with and his attitude to improve and technical ability leaves me in no doubt he will go on and have a fantastic professional football career."[10]

In March 2022, Battersby signed for Hereford on an emergency loan deal following a Covid outbreak that had effected both the clubs goalkeepers, he played one game for the club before returning to Grimsby.[11]

Battersby would make his full league debut for Grimsby on 15 May 2022 in a 4–4 draw away at Eastleigh.[12] Grimsby secured promotion with victory in the play-off final, though Battersby was not in the matchday squad at London Stadium.[13]

In the summer of 2022, Battersby signed a new one-year contract.[14] On 27 September 2022, he joined Ilkeston Town on loan until January 2023.[15]

On 9 May 2023, it was announced that Battersby would not be retained for the 2023–24 season and would be leaving the club when his contract expires on 30 June.[16]

Guiseley

On 26 August 2023, Battersby signed for Northern Premier League club Guiseley on a short-term deal to cover for first choice Brad Wade who was absent for personal reasons.[17]

Following an impressive start to his Guiseley career during his first five games, Battersby signed an extended contract until the end of the 2023–24 season.[18]

Honours

Grimsby Town

References

  1. ^ https://www.efl.com/siteassets/image/201920/general-news/efl-squad-numbering-06.09.2019.pdf
  2. ^ https://gtfc.co.uk/manager/13-ollie-battersby/
  3. ^ https://www.thenpl.co.uk/lincoln-bring-in-young-grimsby-keeper-on-loan-58292
  4. ^ https://gtfc.co.uk/battersby-departs-on-short-term-loan/
  5. ^ https://mickleoverfc.com/category/first-team/page/2/?page_number_0=6
  6. ^ https://www.grimsbytelegraph.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/ian-holloway-grimsby-jamie-ohara-3709705
  7. ^ https://www.grimsbytelegraph.co.uk/sport/football/match-reports/grimsby-leicester-efl-trophy-live-4687237
  8. ^ https://gtfc.co.uk/battersby-joins-gateshead-on-short-term-loan/
  9. ^ https://www.grimsbytelegraph.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/grimsby-town-goalkeeper-battersby-loan-5907883
  10. ^ https://www.derbyshiretimes.co.uk/sport/football/belper-replace-outgoing-keeper-with-new-face-3519000
  11. ^ https://www.herefordtimes.com/news/20023465.hereford-fc-sign-goalkeeper-loan-covid-outbreak/
  12. ^ https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/61368243
  13. ^ Peddy, Chris (5 June 2022). "Grimsby beat Solihull Moors to seal EFL return". BBC Sport. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
  14. ^ https://www.grimsbytelegraph.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/academy-graduate-ollie-battersby-signs-7273063
  15. ^ https://gtfc.co.uk/battersby-joins-ilkeston-town-on-loan/
  16. ^ https://gtfc.co.uk/mariners-retained-list-confirmed/
  17. ^ "BATTERSBY COMES IN AS WADE TAKES A SHORT BREAK". guiseleyafc.co.uk. Guiseley AFC. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
  18. ^ "BATTERSBY SIGNS LIONS CONTRACT". guiseleyafc.co.uk. Guiseley AFC. Retrieved 21 September 2023.
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