Will Appleyard

William Hugh Appleyard (born 26 December 1999) is an English footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for National League club FC Halifax Town.

Will Appleyard
Personal information
Full name William Hugh Appleyard[1]
Date of birth (1999-12-26) 26 December 1999
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
 FC Halifax Town
Number 12
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– FC Halifax Town 0 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13 April 2019 (UTC)

Career

Appleyard began his career as a scholar in the youth system at Crewe Alexandra.[2] He signed for Stevenage on a "developmental contract" on 24 July 2018.[2]

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 experience.[3] He made his Royston debut in the club's opening game of the campaign, a 0–0 draw with Alvechurch on 11 August 2018.[4][5] 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.[4] On his return to Stevenage, he made his first-team debut in an 8–0 EFL Trophy group stage loss to Charlton Athletic on 9 October 2018.[6]

Appleyard joined Southern League Division One Central club Bedford Town on loan for the remainder of the season on 29 March 2019,[7] although made no appearances during the loan spell.[8] He was released by Stevenage in May 2019.[9]

Career statistics
As of match played 9 October 2018
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Stevenage 2018–19[10] League Two 0000001[lower-alpha 1]010
Royston Town (loan) 2018–19[4] SFL Premier Division Central 4000—0040
Bedford Town (loan) 2018–19[8] SFL Division One Central 00——0000
Career total 4000001050
  1. Appearance in EFL Trophy

References
  1. "Club list of registered players: As at 19th May 2019" (PDF). English Football League. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
  2. "Young goalkeeper Will Appleyard joins the club". Stevenage F.C. 24 July 2018. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
  3. "Appleyard joins Crows on loan". Stevenage F.C. 7 August 2018. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
  4. "Royston Town – Fixtures & Results – 2018–19". Royston Town F.C. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
  5. "Alvechurch 0–0 Royston Town". Royston Town F.C. 24 July 2018. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
  6. "Stevenage 0–8 Charlton Athletic". Stevenage F.C. 9 October 2018. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
  7. "Will Appleyard joins Bedford Town on loan". Stevenage F.C. 29 March 2019. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
  8. "Bedford Town – Fixtures & Results – 2018–19". Bedford Town F.C. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
  9. "Stevenage retained / released list". Stevenage F.C. 9 May 2019. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
  10. "Games played by Will Appleyard in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
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