Sam Ramsbottom

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Sam Ramsbottom
Personal information
Date of birth (1996-04-03) 3 April 1996 (age 27)
Place of birth Greasby, England
Height 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) [1]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Cape Town Spurs
Youth career
2003–2013 Tranmere Rovers
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2013–2016 Tranmere Rovers 0 (0)
→ Burscough (loan)
→ Droylsden (loan)
→ Bootle (loan)
→ Witton Albion (loan)
2016–2017 Galway United 5 (0)
2017 Barrow 0 (0)
2017–2018 Macclesfield Town 6 (0)
2018–2019 Alfreton Town 40 (0)
2019–2020 Greenock Morton 8 (0)
2021–2022 Dumbarton 34 (0)
2022–2023 Edinburgh 1 (0)
2023– Cape Town Spurs 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:20, 3 August 2023 (UTC)

Sam Ramsbottom (born 3 April 1996) is an English professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Cape Town Spurs. [2]

Ramsbottom has played for Tranmere Rovers, Burscough, Droylsden, Bootle, Witton Albion, Galway United, Barrow, Macclesfield Town, Alfreton Town, Greenock Morton and Dumbarton.

Career

Born in Greasby, [3] Ramsbottom began his career with Tranmere Rovers, joining them at the age of 7 and spending time on loan with Burscough, Droylsden, Bootle and Witton Albion before signing for Irish club Galway United in July 2016. [1] After a short spell with Barrow he signed for Macclesfield Town in September 2017. [4] He then spent time with Alfreton Town before signing a one-year contract with Scottish club Greenock Morton in June 2019. [5] [6] He left Morton at the end of the 2019–20 season, [7] and went on trial with Falkirk in September 2020. [8] After his spell on trial with Falkirk ended and offers overseas were stopped by the Covid-19 pandemic, [9] Ramsbottom joined Dumbarton in March 2021. [10] After establishing himself as the club's number one, Ramsbottom extended his contract with the club in June 2021. [11] He left the Sons in May 2022 following their relegation to Scottish League Two. [12]

In August 2023, Ramsbottom joined South African Premier Division club Cape Town Spurs. [13]

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References

  1. 1 2 Flaherty, Seán (20 July 2016). "Sam Ramsbottom signs for United!". galwayunitedfc.ie.
  2. ↑ Sam Ramsbottom at Soccerbase
  3. ↑ Sam Ramsbottom at Soccerway. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
  4. ↑ "Macclesfield Town Sign Goalkeeper Sam Ramsbottom". www2.mtfc.co.uk. 30 September 2017.
  5. ↑ "Breaking | Goalkeeper Sam Ramsbottom signs – Greenock Morton".
  6. ↑ "Morton snap up new goalkeeper and add new coach". Greenock Telegraph.
  7. ↑ "Hunt on for new shot-stopper as keeper is axed". Greenock Telegraph.
  8. ↑ "Falkirk are seeking a back-up to current number one Robbie Mutch and have been assessing a former Championship goalie". www.falkirkherald.co.uk.
  9. ↑ "Dumbarton Football Club - EXCLUSIVE: SAM'S SAGA COMES TO AN END". www.dumbartonfootballclub.com. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
  10. ↑ "Dumbarton Football Club - SAM RAMSBOTTOM JOINS DUMBARTON". www.dumbartonfootballclub.com. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
  11. ↑ "Dumbarton Football Club - RAMSBOTTOM RETURNS". www.dumbartonfootballclub.com. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
  12. ↑ "Dumbarton Football Club - SQUAD CHANGES". www.dumbartonfootballclub.com. Retrieved 11 May 2022.
  13. ↑ Cape Town Spurs F.C. [@CapeTownSpursFC] (3 August 2023). "Sam Ramsbottom has joined the Urban Warriors! 🔴⚪️💪🏼#CAPETOWNSPURS #URBANWARRIORS #PSL #DSTVPREMIERSHIP #OURYOUTHOURFUTURE #CAPETOWN #SOUTHAFRICA" (Tweet). Retrieved 3 August 2023– via Twitter.
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