Will Boyle
Personal information | |||
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Full name | William Sam Douglas Harry Boyle[1] | ||
Date of birth | [2] | 1 September 1995||
Place of birth | Garforth, England | ||
Height | 6 ft 4 in (1.92 m)[3] | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Cheltenham Town | ||
Number | 15 | ||
Youth career | |||
–2010 | Garforth Villa | ||
2010–2015 | Huddersfield Town | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2015–2017 | Huddersfield Town | 2 | (0) |
2015 | → Kidderminster Harriers (loan) | 2 | (0) |
2015 | → Macclesfield Town (loan) | 0 | (0) |
2015–2016 | → York City (loan) | 6 | (0) |
2016 | → York City (loan) | 6 | (0) |
2016–2017 | → Kilmarnock (loan) | 11 | (0) |
2017– | Cheltenham Town | 65 | (8) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 01:01, 2 October 2018 (UTC) |
William Sam Douglas Harry Boyle (born 1 September 1995) is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for EFL League Two club Cheltenham Town.
Club career
Huddersfield Town
Boyle was born in Garforth, West Yorkshire.[2] He attended Garforth Community College before joining Huddersfield Town's academy at under-15 level from his local club Garforth Villa in October 2010.[4] He was nearly ever-present for the under-18 team in the 2012–13 season.[4] He made his first-team debut for Huddersfield as a late substitute in the 3–0 win against Reading on 24 February 2015.[5]
On 26 March 2015, he joined Conference Premier club Kidderminster Harriers on loan for the rest of the season, and made two appearances for the club.[5][6] On 5 August 2015, he joined Macclesfield Town on loan for two months.[5]
On 18 November 2015, Boyle joined League Two club York City on a youth loan until 3 January 2016.[7] He made his debut on 21 November 2015 when starting York's 3–2 away to Leyton Orient, in which he struggled to cope with the physicality of opponent striker Ollie Palmer.[8][9] He struck up a partnership at centre-back with Dave Winfield,[10] and despite York wanting to extend his loan[11] Boyle returned to Huddersfield in January 2016.[12] Having made only one appearance as a late substitute after returning to Huddersfield,[13] he rejoined York on loan until the end of the 2015–16 season on 26 February 2016.[14]
In June 2016, Boyle and fellow Huddersfield player Flo Bojaj joined Scottish Premiership club Kilmarnock on a six-month loan deal.[15] He scored on his debut, as Kilmarnock beat Clyde 2–1 in the Scottish League Cup on 16 July 2016. The goal came after he had earlier conceded a penalty, which was saved by Kilmarnock goalkeeper Jamie MacDonald.[16] Boyle returned to Huddersfield in January 2017,[17] having made 14 appearances and scored 1 goal for Kilmarnock.[18]
Cheltenham Town
On 9 January 2017, Boyle signed for League Two club Cheltenham Town on a one-and-a-half-year contract.[19]
International career
Boyle's father is Scottish, and he attended an under-18s training camp for the Scotland national football team in October 2012.[20]
Career statistics
- As of match played 29 September 2018
Club | Season | League | National Cup[a] | League Cup[b] | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Huddersfield Town | 2014–15[21] | Championship | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
2015–16[22] | Championship | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
2016–17[18] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
Total | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |||
Kidderminster Harriers (loan) | 2014–15[23] | Conference Premier | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
Macclesfield Town (loan) | 2015–16[23] | National League | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
York City (loan) | 2015–16[22] | League Two | 12 | 0 | — | — | — | 12 | 0 | |||
Kilmarnock (loan) | 2016–17[18] | Scottish Premiership | 11 | 0 | — | 3 | 1 | — | 14 | 1 | ||
Cheltenham Town | 2016–17[18] | League Two | 21 | 2 | — | — | 2[c] | 0 | 23 | 2 | ||
2017–18[24] | League Two | 34 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3[c] | 0 | 40 | 5 | |
2018–19[25] | League Two | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | 13 | 1 | |
Total | 65 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 76 | 8 | ||
Career total | 92 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 106 | 9 |
- ^ Includes FA Cup
- ^ Includes Scottish League Cup and EFL Cup
- ^ a b c Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
References
- ^ "EFL: Club retained and released lists published". English Football League. 23 June 2016. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
- ^ a b "William Boyle". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
- ^ "Will Boyle". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
- ^ a b "Huddersfield Town AFC player profiles: William Boyle". Huddersfield Town A.F.C. Archived from the original on 22 November 2015.
- ^ a b c Thomson, Doug (5 August 2015). "Huddersfield Town defender William Boyle is loaned to Macclesfield who play Torquay in their National League opener". Huddersfield Daily Examiner. Retrieved 5 February 2018.
- ^ Thomson, Doug (26 March 2015). "Huddersfield Town loan teenage defender William Boyle to Kidderminster Harriers". Huddersfield Daily Examiner. Retrieved 5 February 2018.
- ^ Martini, Peter (18 November 2015). "York City sign Huddersfield youth captain – and 'leader' – William Boyle on loan". The Press. York. Retrieved 26 February 2016.
- ^ Flett, Dave (23 November 2015). "Marvin McCoy back on York City's transfer list". The Press. York. Retrieved 26 February 2016.
- ^ Flett, Dave (22 November 2015). "Leyton Orient mete out capital punishment against York City". The Press. York. Retrieved 26 February 2016.
- ^ Flett, Dave (16 December 2015). "Dave Winfield declares William Boyle partnership can solve York City's defensive woes". The Press. York. Retrieved 26 February 2016.
- ^ Flett, Dave (2 January 2016). "York City hoping to make Tottenham winger Kenny McEvoy's loan move permanent". The Press. York. Retrieved 26 February 2016.
- ^ Thomson, Doug (5 January 2016). "Former Huddersfield Town duo in talks with Glasgow Rangers". Huddersfield Daily Examiner. Retrieved 5 February 2018.
- ^ Flett, Dave (25 February 2016). "Huddersfield's Will Boyle in the bag for loan return to York City". The Press. York. Retrieved 26 February 2016.
- ^ Flett, Dave (26 February 2016). "Young guns Bradley Fewster and Lubo Satka could be next for a York City rest". The Press. York. Retrieved 26 February 2016.
- ^ Thomson, Doug (24 June 2016). "Huddersfield Town loan duo to Kilmarnock". Huddersfield Daily Examiner. Retrieved 5 February 2018.
- ^ "Kilmarnock beat Clyde as Albion Rovers and Morton draw". BBC Sport. 16 July 2016. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
- ^ "Kilmarnock: Luke Hendrie extends loan spell, but Adams, Bojaj, Boyle, Burn leave". BBC Sport. 6 January 2017. Retrieved 9 January 2017.
- ^ a b c d "Games played by William Boyle in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
- ^ "Cheltenham Town sign goalkeeper Scott Brown and defender Will Boyle". BBC Sport. 9 January 2017. Retrieved 9 January 2017.
- ^ Thomson, Doug (15 October 2012). "Huddersfield Town youngster William Boyle set for Scotland under 18 training camp". Huddersfield Daily Examiner. Retrieved 5 February 2018.
- ^ "Games played by William Boyle in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
- ^ a b "Games played by William Boyle in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
- ^ a b "W. Boyle: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
- ^ "Games played by William Boyle in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
- ^ "Games played by William Boyle in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
External links
- Profile at the Cheltenham Town F.C. website
- Will Boyle at Soccerbase
- 1995 births
- Living people
- People from Garforth
- Footballers from West Yorkshire
- English footballers
- Association football defenders
- Huddersfield Town A.F.C. players
- Kidderminster Harriers F.C. players
- Macclesfield Town F.C. players
- York City F.C. players
- Kilmarnock F.C. players
- English Football League players
- National League (English football) players
- Scottish Professional Football League players
- English people of Scottish descent