Personal information | |||
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Full name | Billy Naylor Kirkman [1] | ||
Date of birth | 26 February 2004 | ||
Place of birth | Blackburn, England | ||
Position(s) | Left back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Swindon Town | ||
Number | 34 | ||
Youth career | |||
2017–2022 | The New Saints | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2022–2024 | The New Saints | 5 | (0) |
2023 | → Aberystwyth Town (loan) | 12 | (0) |
2023–2024 | → Aberystwyth Town (loan) | 26 | (1) |
2024– | Swindon Town | 15 | (0) |
2024 | → Weston-super-Mare (loan) | 11 | (0) |
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 15:19, 25 August 2025 (UTC) |
Billy Naylor Kirkman (born 26 February 2004) is an English professional footballer who plays for Swindon Town, as a left back.
Born in Blackburn, [1] Kirkman began his career at The New Saints at under-13 level, [2] and had two loan spells at Aberystwyth Town, the first in January 2023, [3] and the second in August 2023, [4] which was extended in January 2024. [5]
Kirkman signed for Swindon Town in August 2024, [6] [7] saying he wanted to succeed in English football after his time in Wales. [8] He moved on loan to Weston-super-Mare in September 2024. [9] [10] He was recalled by Swindon in December 2024, [11] [12] scoring on his debut for the club a day later, in the EFL Trophy. [13] He was in competition with George Cox for a first-team place, with Kirkman being described as having made an "impressive start" to his career with the club. [14]
Club | Season | League | National cup [a] | League cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
The New Saints | 2022–23 [1] | Cymru Premier | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
2023–24 [1] | Cymru Premier | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Total | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Aberystwyth Town (loan) | 2022–23 [1] | Cymru Premier | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
Aberystwyth Town (loan) | 2023–24 [1] | Cymru Premier | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 1 |
Swindon Town | 2024–25 [15] | EFL League Two | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 [b] | 0 | 16 | 0 |
Weston-super-Mare (loan) | 2024–25 [1] | National League South | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 1 [c] | 0 | 14 | 0 | |
Career total | 68 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 73 | 1 |