Ben Radcliffe (footballer)

Ben Radcliffe

Personal information
Full name	William Benjamin Callister Radcliffe [1]
Date of birth	(2004-07-11) 11 July 2004 (age 20) [2]
Place of birth	Derby, England
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Derby County
Number	36
Youth career
–2016	Derby County
2016–2021	Burton Albion
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2021–2023	Burton Albion	1	(0)
2021–2022	→ Mickleover (loan)	19	(5)
2022–2023	→ Banbury United (loan)	43	(2)
2023–	Derby County	0	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:54, 7 July 2023 (UTC)

William Benjamin Callister Radcliffe (born 11 July 2004) is a professional footballer currently playing as a midfielder for EFL Championship club Derby County.

Radcliffe came through the youth setup at Burton Albion, where he had loan spells at Mickleover and Banbury United, before being released by Burton in June 2023, just two months after his league debut. In July 2023, Radcliffe signed with Derby County and has been a part of the under-21 squad.

Career

Burton Albion

Radcliffe joined the Burton Albion academy setup in 2016, after a period at Derby County's youth system. ^[3] His first experience of senior first team football coming at Southern League Premier Division Central side Mickleover, initially on 28-day work experience loan in December 2021, ^[4] his stay at Mickleover was extended until the end of 2021–22 season. ^[5] He received high praise for his performances by Mickleover's manager John McGrath, he was used in a wide variety of positions at Mickleover in centre-back, right-back, right wing and attacking midfielder, Burton academy manager Danny Robinson, stating this was a great to his development as a player. ^[6] At Mickleover, Radcliffe scored five goals during his six month stay and his versatility, strength and intelligence as a player made him popular with teammates and coaches at Mickleover. ^[6] At Burton, he won the club's Scholar of the season award. ^{[3] [6]}

In June 2022, Radcliffe signed his first professional contract with Burton. ^{[3] [7]} In August 2022 he joined National League North outfit Banbury United on a short team loan. ^{[8] [9]} This was later extended to the end of the Banbury's season, as he played 43 National League North games, scoring twice. ^[2] Radcliffe made his Burton Albion and English Football League debut in Burton's 1–0 League One win at home to Cambridge United on 3 May 2023, a game which Radcliffe came on as an 18th-minute substitute, playing in the remainder of the match, ^[10] he played the game at right-back and his performance in the match was described as "assured". ^[11] Radcliffe was released by Burton in at the end of the 2022–23 season. ^[12] His release was seen as a surprise by Burton reporters as he had just started to break into the first team. ^[13]

Derby County

On 7 July 2023 Radcliffe joined Derby County as a part of their under-21 side. ^[14] A day later, Radcliffe scored for Derby's first team, in a 2–0 pre-season friendly win at Matlock Town. ^[15] During his first season at Derby, Radcliffe along with his role in the under-21s, did feature in several first team matchday squads, ^{[16] [17]} with his first team debut coming on 19 September 2023 in a EFL Trophy tie against Lincoln City as 79th-minute substitute, ^[18] he played in defence and won several defensive headers. ^[19] This would be his only first team appearance during the season as an injury from October 2023 to March 2024 would restrict his appearances to 7 Premier League 2 games for the under-21s during the season. ^[2] He would as feature in the first team matchday squad as unused substitute at Northampton Town on 23 March 2024. ^[20]

Personal life

Radcliffe earned a BTEC Extended Diploma and an A-level qualification in business studies during his scholarship at Burton. ^[6]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 19 September 2023

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Burton Albion	2021–22 [21]	League One	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2022–23 [22]	League One	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	Total		1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Mickleover (loan)	2021–22 [23] [24]	Northern Premier League Premier Division	19	5	0	0	—		0	0	19	5
Banbury United (loan)	2022–23 [2]	National League North	43	2	0	0	—		2 [lower-alpha 1]	0	45	2
Derby County	2023–24 [25]	League One	0	0	0	0	0	0	1 [lower-alpha 2]	0	1	0
	2024–25 [26]	Championship	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	Total		0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
Career total			63	7	0	0	0	0	3	0	66	7

1. Appearances in FA Trophy
2. Appearances in EFL Trophy

References

1. "Squad List 2023/24 & U21 Registered Contract Players - September 2023" (PDF). English Football League. p. 69. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
2. Ben Radcliffe at Soccerway
3. "Contract News - Radcliffe and Niemczyk sign first professional deals". Burton Albion F.C. 2 August 2022. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
4. "New Work Experience Loanee at Sports". Mickleover F.C. 1 December 2021. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
5. "Mickleover Play Their Part". Mickleover F.C. 2 August 2022. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
6. "Why Ben and Kuba made Brewers' cut for deals". Staffordshire Live. 17 May 2022. Retrieved 27 January 2024.
7. "No deal for Niasse as retained list is released". Staffordshire Live. 9 May 2022. Retrieved 27 January 2024.
8. "Ben Radcliffe joins Banbury United on short-term loan". Burton Albion F.C. 3 August 2022. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
9. "Burton Albion teenager Ben Radcliffe joins Banbury United on loan". Oxford Mail. 3 August 2022. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
10. "Burton Albion 1–0 Cambridge United". BBC Sport. 3 May 2023. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
11. "Why Amissah earned his chance with Brewers". Staffordshire Live. 5 May 2023. Retrieved 27 January 2024.
12. "Burton Albion 2022-23 Retained/Released List". Burton Albion F.C. 17 May 2023. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
13. "Certainties and uncertainties of Brewers' retained list". Staffordshire Live. 19 May 2023. Retrieved 27 January 2024.
14. "Academy Update: Under-21s add duo Quintet sign deals". Derby County F.C. 7 July 2023. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
15. "Joe Ward impresses as Derby County make steady start to pre-season with victory at Matlock Town". Derbyshire Live. 8 July 2023. Retrieved 27 January 2024.
16. "Peterborugh United 2–4 Derby County". BBC Sport. BBC. 26 August 2023. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
17. "Bolton Wanderers 2–1 Derby County". BBC Sport. 2 September 2023. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
18. "EFL Trophy Match Report: Derby County 2-0 Lincoln City". Derby County. 19 September 2023. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
19. "Derby County player ratings v Lincoln City as duo shine in victory". Derbyshire Live. 19 September 2023. Retrieved 27 January 2024.
20. "Northampton Town 1–0 Derby County". BBC Sport. 23 March 2024. Retrieved 9 May 2024.
21. "Games played by Ben Radcliffe in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
22. "Games played by Ben Radcliffe in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
23. "Mickleover | Appearances | Ben Radcliffe | 2021–2022". www.footballwebpages.co.uk. Retrieved 2024-01-31.
24. "Mickleover | Appearances | William Radcliffe | 2021–2022". www.footballwebpages.co.uk. Retrieved 2024-01-31.
25. "Games played by Ben Radcliffe in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 January 2024.
26. "Games played by Ben Radcliffe in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 August 2024.

External links

• Ben Radcliffe at Soccerbase