Billy Chadwick (footballer)
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | William Anthony Chadwick[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 19 January 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Kingston upon Hull, England | ||
| Position | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Gateshead | ||
| Number | 21 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2011–2019 | Hull City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2023 | Hull City | 3 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | → Gainsborough Trinity (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | → FC Halifax Town (loan) | 5 | (3) |
| 2021 | → FC Halifax Town (loan) | 13 | (2) |
| 2021 | → Linfield (loan) | 18 | (1) |
| 2023 | → Boston United (loan) | 20 | (11) |
| 2023–2024 | Stockport County | 0 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | → Gateshead (loan) | 23 | (5) |
| 2024–2026 | York City | 39 | (4) |
| 2024 | → Boston United (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2025 | → Scunthorpe United (loan) | 11 | (1) |
| 2026- | Gateshead | 0 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 21:21, 1 October 2025 (UTC) | |||
William Anthony Chadwick (born 19 January 2000) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for Gateshead.
A youth product of Hull City since he was 11, Chadwick joined Gainsborough Trinity on loan in 2019.[2] He made his professional debut with Hull City in a 1–1 (8–9) EFL Cup penalty shootout win over Leeds on 16 September 2020.[3]
On 27 November 2020, Chadwick signed a new one-and-a-half-year deal with the club.[4]
On 19 December 2020, Chadwick joined FC Halifax Town on a month-long loan.[5] He went straight into the FA Trophy match against Hartlepool United, scoring his first goal in the 3–3 draw and converted a penalty to put Halifax through 4–2 on penalties.[6] On 14 January 2021, Chadwick was recalled from the loan by his parent club Hull City.[7] On 5 March 2021, he returned to FC Halifax Town for a month-long loan spell.[8] On 29 March 2021, the loan was extended for the remainder of the season.[9]
On 9 July 2021, Chadwick joined Linfield on loan until January 2022[10] and on 3 August scored against CS Fola Esch in the third round of the qualifying stages for the UEFA Europa Conference League.[11] But on 24 November, he returned from his loan spell at Linfield because of an anterior cruciate ligament knee injury.[12]
On 5 January 2023, Chadwick joined Boston United on a month-long loan spell,[13] which was extended for a further month on 2 February 2023[14] and on 6 March 2023 extended for the rest of the season.[15] Having registered six goal involvements in five matches, he was awarded the National League North Player of the Month award for March 2023.[16] He was released by Hull at the end of the 2022–23 season.[17]
On 19 June 2023, he was announced to be joining League Two club Stockport County on a one-year deal, with the option for a further year.[18] On 1 August 2023, he joined National League club Gateshead on a season-long loan deal.[19]
On 2 January 2024, Chadwick was recalled from his loan spell at Gateshead, in order to facilitate a permanent transfer to National League club York City.[20] In November 2024, he returned to Boston United on an initial one-month loan deal.[21]
On 14 July 2025, Chadwick joined fellow National League side Scunthorpe United on a six month loan deal.[22]