Will Appleyard
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | William Hugh Appleyard[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 26 December 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Crewe, England[2] | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Warrington Rylands 1906 | ||
| 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) |
| 2019–2020 | FC Halifax Town | 0 | (0) |
| 2020– | Tadcaster Albion | 5 | (0) |
| 2022– | Warrington Rylands 1906 | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 13 April 2019 (UTC) | |||
William Hugh Appleyard (born 26 December 1999) is an English footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Northern Premier League Division One North West club Warrington Rylands 1906. He peaked at a 49 rating on fifa 19 at the age of 18.
Stevenage
Appleyard began his career with hometown club Crewe Alexandra at the age of eight, signing a two-year scholarship with Crewe, aged 16.[3] He then joined Stevenage on a "developmental contract" on 24 July 2018.[3] 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 first-team experience.[4] He made his Royston debut in the club's opening game of the campaign, a 0–0 draw with Alvechurch on 11 August 2018.[5][6] 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.[5]
On his return to Stevenage, he made his first-team debut in an 8–0 EFL Trophy group stage defeat to Charlton Athletic on 9 October 2018.[7] Appleyard joined Southern League Division One Central club Bedford Town on loan for the remainder of the season on 29 March 2019.[8] He did not make any appearances during the loan spell.[9] Appleyard was released by Stevenage in May 2019.[10]
FC Halifax Town
Following his departure from Stevenage, Appleyard signed for National League club FC Halifax Town on 8 July 2019.[11] He spent the 2019–20 season at Halifax as their second-choice goalkeeper and did not make any first-team appearances for the club.[12] Appleyard was included in Halifax's list of released players on 27 August 2020.[13]
Tadcaster Albion
Appleyard joined Northern Premier League Division One North West club Tadcaster Albion on 3 October 2020.[14] He made his debut on the same day, deputising for the injured Michael Ingham in the club's 1–1 draw with Mossley in the FA Cup.[14][15] Tadcaster won the tie 4–3 on a penalty shootout, during which Appleyard saved a penalty.[14][16] He went on to play seven times during the month before the Northern Premier League season was curtailed due to restrictions associated with the COVID-19 pandemic.[14]
Warrington Rylands 1906
In January 2022 he signed for Warrington Rylands 1906.[17]