| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Arran James Pettifer [1] | ||
| Date of birth | 1 October 2003 [2] | ||
| Place of birth | Stockport, England | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Arbroath | ||
| Number | 18 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2010–2022 | Bolton Wanderers | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021–2024 | Bolton Wanderers | 0 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | → Atherton Collieries (loan) | 31 | (2) |
| 2023 | → Warrington Town (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2024 | St Patrick's Athletic | 0 | (0) |
| 2024–2025 | Cliftonville | 20 | (0) |
| 2025– | Arbroath | 4 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 19:48, 24 September 2025 (UTC) | |||
Arran James Pettifer (born 1 October 2003) [2] is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder for Scottish Championship club Arbroath.
Pettifer came through the Bolton Wanderers Academy, [3] which he joined at the age of seven. [4]
Pettifer made his Bolton debut on 5 October 2021 in a 4–1 victory against Liverpool U21's in the EFL Trophy, coming on in the 72nd minute as a substitute for Josh Sheehan. [5] On 30 November 2021, he made his first appearance against a professional team in a 1–0 victory against Fleetwood Town, also in the EFL Trophy, coming on in the 70th minute as a substitute for the game's goalscorer Kieran Lee. [6]
On 13 June 2022, Pettifer became one of the five Academy graduates that signed their first professional contracts with Bolton. [7] [8]
On 26 August 2022, Pettifer joined Northern Premier League Premier Division club Atherton Collieries on a short-term loan deal alongside teammate Finlay Lockett. [9] The loan was later extended until January 2023 [10] and then February. [11] On 25 May 2023, he signed a new one-year deal with the option for an extra year. [12] 18 August 2023 he signed for Warrington Town on loan for a month. [13]
On 2 February 2024, Pettifer left Bolton after 14 years with the club, signing on a permanent basis for League of Ireland Premier Division club St Patrick's Athletic. [14] He made his debut the following day in a Leinster Senior Cup game away to St Mochta's in which he was sent off in the 41st minute for a last man foul in his own box. [15] That proved to be his only senior appearance for the club, as he joined NIFL Premiership side Cliftonville on 30 August 2024. [16] On 29 May 2025, it was confirmed that he had departed Cliftonville following the end of his contract, after scoring 1 goal in 27 appearances for the club. [17]
On 4 July 2025, he signed a one year contract with Scottish Championship club Arbroath. [18] On 22 July 2025, he scored his first goals for the club, with a first half Hat-trick in a 6–0 win over Annan Athletic in the Scottish League Cup. [19]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup [a] | League Cup [b] | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Bolton Wanderers | 2021–22 [20] | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 [c] | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2022–23 [21] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2023–24 [22] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Atherton Collieries (loan) | 2022–23 [23] | Northern Premier League | 31 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 4 [d] | 0 | 36 | 2 | |
| Warrington Town (loan) | 2023–24 [24] | National League North | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| St Patrick's Athletic | 2024 [24] | LOI Premier Division | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 [e] | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Cliftonville | 2024–25 [24] | NIFL Premiership | 20 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 [f] | 0 | 26 | 1 |
| Arbroath | 2025–26 [24] | Scottish Championship | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 [g] | 0 | 8 | 3 |
| Career total | 61 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 79 | 6 | ||