Ben Liddle

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Ben Liddle
Personal information
Full name Ben George Liddle [1]
Date of birth (1998-09-21) 21 September 1998 (age 25) [2]
Place of birth Durham, England
Height 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) [3]
Position(s) Central midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Darlington
Number 8
Youth career
0000–2016 Middlesbrough
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2016–2020 Middlesbrough 1 (0)
2018 → Blyth Spartans (loan) 2 (0)
2019 → Forest Green Rovers (loan) 2 (0)
2020 → Scunthorpe United (loan) 4 (0)
2020–2022 Bristol Rovers 3 (0)
2021–2022 → Queen of the South (loan) 17 (1)
2022– Darlington 61 (7)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:11, 21 April 2024 (UTC)

Ben George Liddle (born 21 September 1998) is an English professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for National League North club Darlington. He previous played in the Football League for Middlesbrough, Forest Green Rovers, Scunthorpe United and Bristol Rovers, in the Scottish Championship for Queen of the South, and in non-league football for Blyth Spartans.

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Personal life

Liddle was born in 1998 in Durham. [2] He is the son of Craig Liddle, who played as a centre back for Middlesbrough and Darlington. [4]

Club career

Middlesbrough

Liddle signed his first professional contract with Middlesbrough in the summer of 2016. [2] Liddle appeared in the EFL Trophy for the Middlesbrough U23 side in both the 2017–18 and the 2018–19 competitions, featuring in all three group matches in each. He made his Championship debut for Middlesbrough on 30 November 2019, replacing Lewis Wing in the 70th minute of a 4–0 defeat at Leeds United. [5] He made his first start for the club on 14 January 2020, playing 57 minutes of a 2–1 defeat away at Tottenham Hotspur in the FA Cup. [6] This proved to be his last game for the club. [7]

Blyth Spartans (loan)

On 22 March 2018, he joined National League North side Blyth Spartans on loan until the end of the season. [8]

Forest Green Rovers (loan)

Liddle joined League Two club Forest Green Rovers on 31 January 2019 on loan until the end of the season. [9] He made his debut on 12 February 2019, coming on as a substitute for Lloyd James in a 2–0 loss to Swindon Town at the County Ground. [10]

Scunthorpe United (loan)

On 31 January 2020, Liddle joined another League Two club, Scunthorpe United, on loan until the end of the season. [11] The following day he made his debut in the starting eleven away to Crawley Town, but was replaced at half-time with the score 3–0 to the hosts; the match ended 3–1. [12] Liddle made another three appearances before the season was ended early due to the coronavirus pandemic. [7] [13]

Bristol Rovers

On 8 October 2020, Liddle joined Bristol Rovers for an undisclosed fee, signing a two-year deal. [14] He made his debut on 7 November, coming on in the 73rd minute of a 2–1 FA Cup victory over Walsall. [15] On 6 February 2021, Liddle made his league debut, and fourth appearance in all competitions, as he started before being replaced in the 65th minute of a 0–0 draw with Fleetwood Town. [16]

He made one appearance in the 2021–22 EFL Cup before joining Scottish Championship club Queen of the South on a season-long loan. [17] [18] He made 19 appearances in all competitions, and scored his first senior goal, opening the scoring in a 3–3 draw away to Raith Rovers, [17] [19] before returning to Bristol Rovers, who released him when his contract expired at the end of the 2021–22 season. [20]

Darlington

Having been without a club since leaving Bristol Rovers, Liddle signed for National League North club Darlington on 18 August 2022. [4] He finished the season with six goals from 34 league appearances. [21]

Career statistics

As of end of 2023–24 season
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cup [lower-alpha 1] League cup [lower-alpha 2] OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Middlesbrough U21 2017–18 [22] ————3 [lower-alpha 3] 030
2018–19 [23] ————3 [lower-alpha 3] 030
Total———6060
Middlesbrough 2017–18 [22] Championship 000000—00
2018–19 [23] Championship000000—00
2019–20 [7] Championship1010——20
2020–21 [16] Championship00—00—00
Total1010000020
Blyth Spartans (loan) 2017–18 [21] National League North 20———20
Forest Green Rovers (loan) 2018–19 [23] League Two 20——0020
Scunthorpe United (loan) 2019–20 [7] League Two40———40
Bristol Rovers 2020–21 [16] League One 3020—1 [lower-alpha 3] 060
2021–22 [17] League Two00—100010
Total3020101070
Queen of the South (loan) 2021–22 [17] Scottish Championship 17100—2 [lower-alpha 4] 0191
Darlington 2022–23 [21] [24] National League North34620—3 [lower-alpha 5] 0396
2023–24 [21] [25] National League North27110—00281
Total61730—30677
Career total90860101201098
  1. ↑ Includes FA Cup, Scottish Cup
  2. ↑ Includes EFL Cup, Scottish League Cup
  3. 1 2 3 Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
  4. ↑ Appearances in Scottish Challenge Cup
  5. ↑ Appearance in FA Trophy

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