Will Boyle

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Will Boyle
Personal information
Full name William Sam Douglas Harry Boyle
Date of birth (1995-09-01) 1 September 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth Garforth, England
Height 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) [1]
Position(s) Centre back [2]
Team information
Current team
 Wrexham
Number 25
Youth career
0000–2010 Garforth Villa
2010–2015 Huddersfield Town
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2015–2017 Huddersfield Town 2 (0)
2015 → Kidderminster Harriers (loan) 2 (0)
2015 → Macclesfield Town (loan) 0 (0)
2015–2016 → York City (loan) 6 (0)
2016 → York City (loan) 6 (0)
2016–2017 → Kilmarnock (loan) 11 (0)
2017–2022 Cheltenham Town 166 (23)
2022–2023 Huddersfield Town 16 (0)
2023– Wrexham 24 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:51, 15 April 2024 (UTC)

William Sam Douglas Harry Boyle (born 1 September 1995) is an English professional footballer who plays as a centre back for EFL League One club Wrexham.

Contents

Early life and club career

Huddersfield Town

William Sam Douglas Harry Boyle [3] was born on 1 September 1995 [4] in Garforth, West Yorkshire. [5] He attended Garforth Community College (now Garforth Academy) before joining Huddersfield Town's academy at under-15 level from his local club Garforth Villa in October 2010. [6] He was nearly ever-present for the under-18 team in the 2012–13 season. [6] He made his first-team debut for Huddersfield as a late substitute in the 3–0 win against Reading on 24 February 2015. [7]

On 26 March 2015, he joined Conference Premier (now National League) club Kidderminster Harriers on loan for the rest of the 2014–15 season, and made two appearances for the club. [7] [8] On 5 August, he joined National League club Macclesfield Town on loan for two months. [7]

On 18 November 2015, Boyle joined League Two club York City on a youth loan until 3 January 2016. [9] He made his debut on 21 November 2015 when starting York's 3–2 away to Leyton Orient, in which he struggled to cope with the physicality of opponent striker Ollie Palmer. [10] [11] He struck up a partnership at centre-back with Dave Winfield, [12] and despite York wanting to extend his loan [13] Boyle returned to Huddersfield in January 2016. [14] Having made only one appearance as a late substitute after returning to Huddersfield, [15] he rejoined York on loan until the end of the 2015–16 season on 26 February 2016. [16]

In June 2016, Boyle joined Scottish Premiership club Kilmarnock on a six-month loan. [17] He scored on his debut, as Kilmarnock beat Clyde 2–1 in the Scottish League Cup on 16 July 2016. The goal came after he had earlier conceded a penalty, which was saved by Kilmarnock goalkeeper Jamie MacDonald. [18] Boyle returned to Huddersfield in January 2017, [19] having made 14 appearances and scored 1 goal for Kilmarnock. [20]

Cheltenham Town

Boyle signed for League Two club Cheltenham Town on 9 January 2017 on a one-and-a-half-year contract. [21] He made his debut in a 3–0 home victory over Accrington Stanley on 14 January 2017. [22] In April 2018, he signed a new contract to keep him at the club until June 2020. [23]

Boyle signed a new two-year contract at Cheltenham in May 2020. [24] Following an impressive 2020–21 season, Boyle was named in the League Two Team of the Season [25] and the PFA Team of the Year for League Two. [26]

Huddersfield Town return and Wrexham

On 6 June 2022, Boyle agreed to return to Championship club Huddersfield Town on a free transfer. [27] He signed a two-year contract, effective from 1 July upon the expiration of his contract with Cheltenham. [27]

Boyle signed for newly promoted League Two club Wrexham on 13 July 2023 on a three-year contract. [28] He made his debut on 12 August when starting Wrexham's 1–1 draw away to AFC Wimbledon before scoring his first goal three days with a header in a 4–2 home win over Walsall. [29] [30]

International career

Boyle's father is Scottish, and he attended a training camp for the Scotland national under-18 team in October 2012. [31]

Career statistics

As of match played 13 August 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational Cup [lower-alpha 1] League Cup [lower-alpha 2] OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Huddersfield Town 2014–15 [32] Championship 100000—10
2015–16 [33] Championship100000—10
2016–17 [20] Championship0000——00
Total200000—20
Kidderminster Harriers (loan) 2014–15 [34] Conference Premier 20———20
Macclesfield Town (loan) 2015–16 [34] National League 00———00
York City (loan) 2015–16 [33] League Two 120———120
Kilmarnock (loan) 2016–17 [20] Scottish Premiership 110—31—141
Cheltenham Town 2016–17 [20] League Two212——2 [lower-alpha 3] 0232
2017–18 [35] League Two34510203 [lower-alpha 3] 0405
2018–19 [36] League Two38410204 [lower-alpha 3] 2456
2019–20 [37] League Two13220004 [lower-alpha 4] 0192
2020–21 [38] League Two29641201 [lower-alpha 3] 0367
2021–22 [39] League One 314002000334
Total16623818014219626
Huddersfield Town 2022–23 [40] Championship1601010—180
Wrexham 2023–24 [29] League Two24300113 [lower-alpha 3] 0284
2024–25 League One0000110011
Total243002230284
Career total233269114317227332
  1. ↑ Includes FA Cup
  2. ↑ Includes Scottish League Cup, EFL Cup
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 Appearances in EFL Trophy
  4. ↑ Two appearances in EFL Trophy, two in League Two play-offs

Honours

Cheltenham Town

Wrexham

Individual

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