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Ben Tollitt
Personal information
Full name Benjamin Lee Tollitt[1]
Date of birth (1994-11-30) 30 November 1994 (age 29)[2]
Place of birth Liverpool, England
Position(s) Winger / Forward
Team information
Current team
 Macclesfield Town
Number 8
Youth career
0000–2013 Everton
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2015 Widnes 39 (18)
2014–2015 Skelmersdale United (DR) 13 (1)
2015–2016 Portsmouth 12 (1)
2016 → Tranmere Rovers (loan) 10 (3)
2016–2019 Tranmere Rovers 23 (4)
2018–2019 → Wrexham (loan) 13 (4)
2019–2020 Blackpool 0 (0)
2019–2020 → Wrexham (loan) 0 (0)
2020– Macclesfield Town 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:41, 23 August 2019 (UTC)

Benjamin Lee Tollitt (born 30 November 1994) is an English professional footballer who plays as a winger for club Macclesfield Town.[3]

Career

Widnes / Skelmersdale United

Born in Liverpool, Tollitt joined Widnes in the summer of 2013 after being released by Everton.[4] He made his starting debut for the club on 25 September.

Tollitt scored his first goal in a 1–4 home defeat to Atherton Collieries.[5] He finished his first senior season with 23 league appearances and eight goals.

On 27 September 2014, Tollitt scored a hat-trick in a 4–2 home win against Daisy Hill.[6] In November, he joined Skelmersdale United in a dual-registration deal, making his debut for the club in a 1–1 draw against Grantham Town.[7]

Portsmouth

In July 2015, Tollitt went on a trial at Portsmouth,[8] making a four-minute appearance in the club's pre-season friendly against Havant & Waterlooville.[9] On 15 July he signed a one-year deal with Pompey, with an option of an extension.[10]

Tollitt made his professional debut on 12 August, coming off the bench in a 2–1 Football League Cup home win against Derby County.[11] He scored his first goal for Portsmouth in a 6–0 win over York City on 24 November 2015.[12]

Tranmere Rovers (loan)

In September 2016, Tollitt joined Tranmere Rovers on loan from Portsmouth.

Tranmere Rovers

On 9 December, he signed a permanent deal with Rovers, running until 2019.[13]

On 21 December 2018, Tollitt joined National League side Wrexham on a short-term loan.[14]

He was released by Tranmere at the end of the 2018–19 season.[15]

Blackpool

On 21 June 2019, he signed a two-year contract, plus a 12-month option, with Blackpool.[16]

On 23 August 2019, Tollitt rejoined Wrexham on an initial short-term loan.[17]

He was released by the club on 30 January 2020.[18]

Career statistics

As of match played 22 June 2019[19]
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Widnes 2013–14[20] 13 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 14 3
2014–15[21] 16 10 0 0 0 0 3 0 19 10
Total 29 13 0 0 0 0 4 0 33 13
Skelmersdale United 2014–15[22] 13 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 16 1
Portsmouth 2015–16 12 1 1 0 2 0 1 0 16 1
2016–17 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 0
Total 12 1 1 0 3 0 2 0 18 1
Tranmere Rovers 2016–17 18 7 1 0 0 0 3 0 22 7
2017–18 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 0
2018–19 3 0 2 0 1 0 3 0 9 0
Total 33 7 3 0 1 0 6 0 43 7
Wrexham (loan) 2018–19 13 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 14 4
Blackpool 2019–20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Career total 100 26 4 0 4 0 16 0 124 26

References

  1. ^ "Notification of shirt numbers: Blackpool" (PDF). English Football League. p. 6. Retrieved 18 October 2019.
  2. ^ "@BenTollitt's tweet". Twitter. Retrieved 15 July 2015.
  3. ^ https://www.mtfc.co.uk/news/2020/february/11.02.20-ben-tollitt-arrives-at-the-moss-rose/
  4. ^ "Ben Tollitt signs for Portsmouth FC". Widnes FC. 15 July 2015. Retrieved 15 July 2015.
  5. ^ "Widnes Vikings FC 1–4 Atherton Collieries". Widnes FC. 28 September 2013. Retrieved 15 July 2015.
  6. ^ "Hat-trick hero Ben Tollitt ensures comfortable Widnes victory". Widnes FC. 27 September 2014. Retrieved 15 July 2015.
  7. ^ "Widnes boys impress at Skem". Pitchero Non League. 4 December 2014. Retrieved 15 July 2015.
  8. ^ "The triallists bidding for a Pompey future". Portsmouth News. 15 July 2015. Retrieved 15 July 2015.
  9. ^ "Hawks 1 Pompey 1". Portsmouth FC. 11 July 2015. Retrieved 15 July 2015.
  10. ^ "Tollitt signs for Pompey". Portsmouth FC. 15 July 2015. Retrieved 15 July 2015.
  11. ^ "Portsmouth 2–1 Derby". BBC Sport. 12 August 2015. Retrieved 12 August 2015.
  12. ^ "Portsmouth 6–0 York". BBC Sport. 24 November 2015. Retrieved 2 December 2015.
  13. ^ "Ben Tollitt: Portsmouth winger signs for Tranmere Rovers". BBC Sport. 9 December 2016. Retrieved 12 December 2016.
  14. ^ "SIGNED Wrexham AFC Sign Ben Tollitt On Loan From Tranmere Rovers". Wrexham AFC. 21 December 2018. Retrieved 21 December 2018.
  15. ^ "Steve McNulty: Tranmere Rovers captain released after Wembley triumph". BBC Sport. 29 May 2019. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
  16. ^ "Ben Tollitt: Ex Tranmere Rovers winger signs for Blackpool". Blackpool F.C. 21 June 2019. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
  17. ^ "SIGNED Wrexham AFC Sign Ben Tollitt On Loan From Blackpool". Wrexham AFC. 23 August 2019. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
  18. ^ "Tollitt Leaves By Mutual Consent" - Blackpool F.C., 30 January 2020
  19. ^ Ben Tollitt at Soccerway. Retrieved 12 August 2015.
  20. ^ "Player's Appearances – Tolitt Ben". Mitoo. Retrieved 15 July 2015.
  21. ^ "Statistics". Widnes FC. Retrieved 15 July 2015.
  22. ^ "Final appearances/goals for 2014–15". Skelmersdale United FC. 29 April 2015. Retrieved 15 July 2015.
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