Kyle Wootton

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Kyle Wootton
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Wootton with Stockport County
Personal information
Full name Kyle Leon Wootton [1]
Date of birth (1996-10-11) 11 October 1996 (age 28) [2]
Place of birth Kidderminster, England
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) [2]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Stockport County
Number 19
Youth career
2007–2014 Scunthorpe United
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2014–2020 Scunthorpe United 66 (11)
2015 → Lincoln City (loan) 5 (1)
2016–2017 → North Ferriby United (loan) 14 (1)
2017 → Cheltenham Town (loan) 16 (2)
2017 → Stevenage (loan) 8 (1)
2018 → FC Halifax Town (loan) 3 (0)
2019–2020 → Notts County (loan) 22 (9)
2020–2022 Notts County 94 (38)
2022– Stockport County 127 (36)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18:15, 7 September 2025 (UTC)

Kyle Leon Wootton (born 11 October 1996) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for EFL League One club Stockport County.

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Career

Scunthorpe

Wootton joined Scunthorpe United at the age of 10 in 2007, and signed his first professional contract in 2014. [3] He made his first-team debut for Scunthorpe on 26 August 2014, in a 1–0 loss in the second round of the League Cup at home to Reading. [4] [5] [6] He signed an 18-month professional contract in January 2015. [6] In the 2015–16 season, he spent two months on loan at Lincoln City of the National League, and in September 2016 he joined another National League club, North Ferriby United, on loan until January 2017. [7] On 26 January 2017, Wootton joined League Two side Cheltenham Town on loan for the remainder of the 2016–17 campaign. [8]

Wootton joined Halifax Town on a one-month loan deal on 29 September 2018. [9]

Notts County

Wootton signed for Notts County on loan at the beginning of the 2019–20 season. He scored his first for the Magpies in their 1–1 draw away at Sutton United on Saturday 7 September 2019. This was the first of a three game scoring streak. On 8 January 2020, Wootton signed a 30-month contract with Notts County for a fee of £60,000. [10] Wootton scored four braces in his first season wearing Black and White against Boreham Wood, Halifax Town, Chesterfield FC and Eastleigh FC respectively. He would finish that season top goal scorer for the club.

Stockport County

On 9 June 2022, Wootton joined newly-promoted Stockport County on a free transfer, signing a three-year deal. [11]

Career statistics

As of 10 May 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague FA Cup League Cup OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Scunthorpe United 2014–15 [4] League One 121101000141
2015–16 [12] League One20320001 [a] 0233
2016–17 [13] League One21—201 [a] 051
2017–18 [14] League One10—000010
2018–19 [15] League One26620002 [a] 0306
2019–20 [16] League Two 50—000050
Total66115030407811
Lincoln City (loan) 2015–16 [12] National League 51———51
North Ferriby United (loan) 2016–17 [17] National League14110—1 [b] 0161
Cheltenham Town (loan) 2016–17 [13] League Two162———162
Stevenage (loan) 2017–18 [14] League Two8110002 [a] 1112
FC Halifax Town (loan) 2018–19 [17] National League30———30
Notts County (loan) 2019–20 [17] National League22933—002512
Notts County 2019–20 [17] National League94——6 [c] 2156
2020–21 [17] National League421500—5 [d] 44719
2021–22 [17] National League431942—3 [e] 15022
Total1164775—14713759
Stockport County 2022–23 [18] League Two421440102 [a] 04914
2023–24 [19] 32834002 [a] 03712
2024–25 [20] League One461132002 [f] 05113
Total12033106106013739
Career total34896241140278403115
  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Appearances in EFL Trophy
  2. ↑ Appearances in FA Trophy
  3. ↑ Four appearances two goals in FA Trophy, two appearances in National League play-offs
  4. ↑ Three appearances two goals in FA Trophy, two appearances two goals in National League play-offs
  5. ↑ Two appearances one goal in FA Trophy, one appearance in National League play-offs
  6. ↑ One appearance in EFL Trophy, one appearance in the EFL League One play-offs

Honours

Stockport County

Individual

References

  1. ↑ "Kyle Wootton". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Archived from the original on 8 June 2024. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
  2. 1 2 "Kyle Wootton". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
  3. ↑ James Moody (8 January 2020). "Kyle Wootton joins Notts County permanently". Scunthorpe United F.C. Retrieved 21 February 2025.
  4. 1 2 "Games played by Kyle Wootton in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 May 2016.
  5. ↑ "Scunthorpe United 0–1 Reading". BBC Sport. 26 August 2014. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
  6. 1 2 Sumpter, Chris (6 January 2015). "Scunthorpe United trainee Kyle Wootton signs professional deal at Glanford Park". Scunthorpe Telegraph. Retrieved 21 May 2016.[ dead link ]
  7. ↑ "Kyle Wootton: North Ferriby United sign Scunthorpe United striker on loan". BBC Sport. 30 September 2016. Retrieved 31 October 2016.
  8. ↑ "Kyle Wootton: Cheltenham Town sign Scunthorpe United striker on loan". BBC Sport. 26 January 2017. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
  9. ↑ Kyle Joins The Shaymen, fchalifaxtown.com, 29 September 2018
  10. ↑ "Loan striker Kyle Wootton signs for Notts on permanent deal from Scunthorpe". 8 January 2020.
  11. ↑ "Kyle Wootton joins Stockport County after rejecting Notts County deal". BBC. 9 June 2022. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
  12. 1 2 "Games played by Kyle Wootton in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 May 2016.
  13. 1 2 "Games played by Kyle Wootton in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 March 2024.
  14. 1 2 "Games played by Kyle Wootton in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 January 2019.
  15. ↑ "Games played by Kyle Wootton in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 March 2024.
  16. ↑ "Games played by Kyle Wootton in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
  17. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "K. Wootton". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 22 March 2024.
  18. ↑ "Games played by Kyle Wootton in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 March 2024.
  19. ↑ "Games played by Kyle Wootton in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
  20. ↑ "Games played by Kyle Wootton in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 May 2025.
  21. ↑ "Join us in League One next season". 7 May 2024.
  22. ↑ "Stockport County on X". Twitter. 18 May 2023. Retrieved 22 March 2024.
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