Arran Pettifer

Arran Pettifer

Personal information
Full name	Arran James Pettifer [1]
Date of birth	(2003-10-01) 1 October 2003 (age 21) [2]
Place of birth	Stockport, England
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Arbroath
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	0	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 01:21, 5 July 2025 (UTC)

Arran James Pettifer (born 1 October 2003) ^[2] is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder for Scottish Championship club Arbroath.

Career

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]

Career statistics

As of match played 22 July 2025

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		League Cup		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 [a]	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 [b]	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 [c]	0	1	0
Cliftonville	2024–25 [24]	NIFL Premiership	20	0	3	1	2	0	1 [d]	0	26	1
Arbroath	2025–26 [24]	Scottish Championship	0	0	0	0	3	3	0 [e]	0	3	3
Career total			57	2	4	1	5	3	8	0	74	6

1. Appearance(s) in the EFL Trophy
2. One appearance in the FA Trophy, three appearances in the Lancashire FA Challenge Trophy
3. Appearance in the Leinster Senior Cup
4. Appearance in the County Antrim Shield
5. Appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup

References

1. "EFL Club List of Registered Players" (pdf). 15 May 2021. Retrieved 25 May 2023.
2. "Arran Pettifer - BWFC Player Profile". bwfc.co.uk. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
3. "Ex-Liverpool striker one of 10 new scholars added at Bolton Wanderers". theboltonnews.co.uk. 4 September 2020. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
4. "Young Whites Delighted With Deals | Bolton Wanderers FC". www.bwfc.co.uk.
5. "Report: Wanderers 4 - 1 Liverpool U21s". bwfc.co.uk. 5 October 2021. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
6. "Report: Wanderers 1-0 Fleetwood Town". bwfc.co.uk. 30 November 2021. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
7. "Five Join Pro Ranks". www.bwfc.co.uk. 13 June 2022. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
8. Iles, Marc (13 June 2022). "Five youngsters given their first professional contract at Bolton Wanderers". The Bolton News. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
9. "Squad Update: 26th August 2022". athertoncollieries.co.uk. 26 August 2022. Retrieved 28 August 2022.
10. "Senior Lands Loan Move To The Bucks | Bolton Wanderers FC". www.bwfc.co.uk.
11. "Loan Extensions For B Team Youngsters". Bolton Wanderers. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
12. "B Team Announce Retained List". Bolton Wanderers FC. Retrieved 25 May 2023.
13. "LOAN PAIR SIGN AHEAD OF CHORLEY TRIP". Warrington Town FC. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
14. "Arran Pettifer Is A Saint". www.stpatsfc.com.
15. "League of Ireland". Archived from the original on 17 May 2024. Retrieved 26 July 2025.
16. "Cliftonville Football Club  » Pett project". cliftonvillefc.net. Retrieved 26 July 2025.
17. "Cliftonville Football Club  » Squad update". cliftonvillefc.net. Retrieved 26 July 2025.
18. @arbroathfc (4 July 2025). "𝐏𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐢𝐟𝐞𝐫 𝐏𝐞𝐧𝐬 𝐀 𝐃𝐞𝐚𝐥!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
19. "Arbroath vs Annan Athletic: Premier Sports Cup score updates, BBC Sport - BBC Sport". www.bbc.com. Retrieved 26 July 2025.
20. "Games played by Arran Pettifer in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
21. "Games played by Arran Pettifer in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
22. "Games played by Arran Pettifer in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
23. "Atherton Collieries | Appearances | Arran Pettifer | Football Web Pages". www.footballwebpages.co.uk.
24. "England - A. Pettifer - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com.