Will Aimson

William Stewart Aimson (born 3 June 1994) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for League One club Plymouth Argyle.

Will Aimson
Personal information
Full name William Stewart Aimson[1]
Date of birth (1994-06-03) 3 June 1994
Place of birth Christchurch, England
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.79 m)[2]
Position(s) Defender/defensive midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Plymouth Argyle
Number 4
Youth career
000?–2012 Eastleigh
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2013 Eastleigh 1 (0)
2014–2016 Hull City 0 (0)
2014 → Tamworth (loan) 3 (0)
2014 → Tranmere Rovers (loan) 2 (0)
2015–2016 → Blackpool (loan) 4 (0)
2016–2018 Blackpool 38 (0)
2018–2019 Bury 37 (4)
2019– Plymouth Argyle 18 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:08, 14 January 2021 (UTC)

Club career

Aimson started his career at Eastleigh and at age 17, Aimson joined Hull City after he made an impression on a trial there.[3] On 1 March 2014, Aimson joined Conference Premier side Tamworth on loan.[4] Aimson immediately went straight to the squad and made his debut, in a 2–0 loss against Halifax Town.[5] Aimson went on to make two more appearances for the club.

Aimson joined Tranmere Rovers on loan in November 2014 from Hull City.[6] He made his Football League debut against Southend United at Prenton Park in a 1–2 League Two defeat on 22 November 2014.[7] Aimson broke his tibia and fibula playing against Portsmouth on 29 November after a collision with his teammate Danny Holmes.[8]

In November 2015, Aimson joined League One side Blackpool on a one-month loan deal,[9] though this was later extended to 9 January 2016.[10] In the January transfer window 2016 Aimson was permanently moved to Blackpool for an undisclosed fee.[11] Aimson was released by Blackpool at the end of the 2017–18 season.[12]

On 21 June 2018, he signed a two-year contract with Bury, following in the footsteps of his grandfather Paul, who spent a year with the Shakers during his own playing career.[13] Aimson announced he was leaving Bury on 1 July 2019, calling the reasons for his departure "out of my hands".

On 2 July 2019, he joined up with his former manager at Bury, Ryan Lowe, when he signed for Plymouth Argyle.[14] He scored his first two goals for the club in a 2–2 draw at home to Scunthorpe United.

Personal life

Aimson's late grandfather was Paul Aimson and was pupil at Highcliffe Senior School. Aimson excelled in golf and had a category one handicap (5) but chose football.[3]

Career statistics
As of 2 July 2019
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals
Eastleigh 2011–12[15] Conference South 1000—0010
Tamworth (loan) 2013–14[16] Conference Premier 3000—0030
Tranmere Rovers (loan) 2014–15[17] League Two 2000000020
Total 6000000060
Blackpool 2015–16[18] League One 15000001[lower-alpha 1]0160
2016–17[19] League Two 18030208[lower-alpha 2]0310
2017–18[20] League One 17010103[lower-alpha 1]0220
Blackpool total 5004030120690
Bury 2018–19[21] League Two 37410104[lower-alpha 1]0434
Plymouth Argyle 2019–20[22] League Two 0000000[lower-alpha 1]000
Total 374101040434
Career total 93450401601184
  1. Appearances in EFL Trophy.
  2. Five appearances in EFL Trophy; three in EFL League Two play-offs.

Honours

Club

Blackpool

Bury

References
  1. "Notification of shirt numbers: Plymouth Argyle" (PDF). English Football League. p. 54. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
  2. "Will Aimson - Defender - First Team - Plymouth Argyle". Plymouth Argyle F.C. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
  3. "Football: Christchurch star Will signs for Tigers". Bournemouth Echo. 29 August 2012. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
  4. "Hull City defender joins Tamworth FC". Tamworth Herald. 1 March 2014. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
  5. "FC Halifax Town 2 – 0 Tamworth". BBC Sport. 1 March 2014. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
  6. "Tranmere sign Hull's Calaum Jahraldo-Martin & Will Aimson". BBC Sport. 20 November 2014. Retrieved 29 November 2014.
  7. "Tranmere Rovers 1–2 Southend United". BBC Sport. 22 November 2014. Retrieved 29 November 2014.
  8. "Tranmere Rovers: Hull City loanee Will Aimson suffers broken leg". BBC Sport. 2 December 2014. Retrieved 2 December 2014.
  9. "Blackpool sign Hull defender Aimson". BBC Sport. 9 November 2015. Retrieved 9 November 2015.
  10. "Blackpool Extend Aimson Loan & Clappison Joins FC Halifax". Hull City A.F.C. 27 November 2015. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 27 November 2015.
  11. "Defender Swaps Hull for Blackpool". Blackpool F.C. 14 January 2016. Retrieved 14 January 2016.
  12. "Manager Confirms Retained List". Blackpool F.C. 4 May 2018. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
  13. "Aimson becomes a Shaker". Bury F.C. 21 June 2018. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
  14. Cowdery, Rick (2 July 2019). "Here's a Will". Plymouth Argyle F.C. Retrieved 2 July 2019.
  15. Will Aimson at Soccerway. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
  16. "Games played by Will Aimson in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
  17. "Games played by Will Aimson in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
  18. "Games played by Will Aimson in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
  19. "Games played by Will Aimson in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
  20. "Games played by Will Aimson in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
  21. "Games played by Will Aimson in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
  22. "Games played by Will Aimson in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 July 2019.
  23. Law, James (28 May 2017). "Blackpool 2–1 Exeter City". BBC Sport. Retrieved 23 December 2018.
  24. "League Two: 2018/19: Current table". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
    "Bury: Squad details: 2018/19". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 May 2019.


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