Will Hatfield

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Will Hatfield
Will Hatfield 2011-03-12 1.jpg
Hatfield playing for York City in 2011
Personal information
Full name William Henry Hatfield [1]
Date of birth (1991-10-10) 10 October 1991 (age 33) [2]
Place of birth Liversedge, England
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) [3]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Darlington
Number 14
Youth career
199?–2010 Leeds United
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2010–2012 Leeds United 0 (0)
2011 → York City (loan) 4 (0)
2011 → Accrington Stanley (loan) 4 (0)
2012 FC Halifax Town 1 (0)
2012–2015 Accrington Stanley 83 (5)
2014 → FC Halifax Town (loan) 6 (0)
2015 FC Halifax Town 11 (2)
2015–2019 Guiseley 144 (14)
2019–2022 Darlington 69 (9)
2022–2023 AFC Fylde 34 (2)
2023– Darlington 63 (9)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:55, 15 December 2024 (UTC)

William Henry Hatfield (born 10 October 1991) is an English semi-professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for National League North club Darlington. He began his career with Leeds United, but never made an appearance for their first team. He went on to play in the Football League for Accrington Stanley as well as in non-League for York City, FC Halifax Town, Guiseley, Darlington and AFC Fylde. He returned to Darlington in August 2023.

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Early life

Hatfield was born in Liversedge, West Yorkshire, [2] and attended Woodhouse Grove School in Apperley Bridge. [4]

Career

Hatfield came through the Leeds United youth system, having joined the club as an eight-year-old. [5] His first matchday involvement in the first team came on 3 February 2010 as an unused substitute in a 3–1 home defeat to Tottenham Hotspur in an FA Cup fourth-round replay. [6] [7] Hatfield joined Conference Premier club York City on 28 January 2011 on a one-month loan, [8] playing four matches. [9]

He joined League Two club Accrington Stanley on 14 October 2011 on a one-month loan. [10] He made his debut the following day as a half-time substitute in a 2–0 home defeat to Swindon Town in League Two. [11] Having made four appearances, his loan was extended until the end of December 2011. [12] After his loan spell at Accrington ended, Hatfield and his Leeds teammate Sanchez Payne joined Conference Premier club Lincoln City on trial. [13]

Hatfield left Leeds on 12 January 2012 after agreeing to mutually terminate his contract. [14] He signed for FC Halifax Town later that month, [15] making his debut on 24 January 2012 as a 66th-minute substitute in a 2–2 home draw with Gainsborough Trinity in the Conference North. [16]

On 10 February 2012, Hatfield re-signed for League Two club Accrington Stanley on a contract until the end of 2011–12 season. [17] He signed a new one-year contract with the club in June 2012. [18] He scored four goals in an FA Cup tie against AFC Fylde on 3 November 2012. [19]

Hatfield re-joined Conference Premier club FC Halifax Town on 27 November 2014 on a 28-day loan, [20] and signed for the club permanently on 15 January 2015 after leaving Accrington by mutual consent. [21] Hatfield signed for newly promoted National League club Guiseley on 19 June 2015, [22] and went on to spend four seasons with the club. He left Guiseley in July 2019 and signed for National League North club Darlington. [23]

Hatfield was named as Darlington's Away Player of the Year, Players' Player of the Year and Player of the Year for the 2019–20 season, as well as winning their Goal of the Season award for his strike against Kidderminster Harriers. [24]

On 22 March 2022, Hatfield signed for fellow National League North club AFC Fylde for an undisclosed fee. [25] He was a regular starter for the rest of the season, and although playing less often in 2022–23, [16] he made a major contribution to AFC Fylde's league title and promotion. [26] Unable to guarantee him regular football at the higher level, AFC Fylde cancelled his contract, which had a year still to run, and Hatfield re-signed for Darlington on 14 August 2023 on a two-year deal. [26] [27] After the dismissal of manager Alun Armstrong and assistant Darren Holloway on 6 September, Hatfield was one of a group of three senior players tasked with covering managerial duties until an appointment was made. [28]

Career statistics

As of match played 14 December 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague FA Cup League Cup OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Leeds United 2009–10 [7] League One000000—00
2010–11 [29] Championship000000—00
2011–12 [11] Championship000000—00
Total000000—00
York City (loan) 2010–11 [9] Conference Premier 40———40
Accrington Stanley (loan) 2011–12 [11] League Two 4000——40
FC Halifax Town 2011–12 [30] Conference North 10———10
Accrington Stanley2011–12 [11] League Two133———133
2012–13 [31] League Two322141000346
2013–14 [32] League Two31000201 [a] 0340
2014–15 [33] League Two7000101 [a] 090
Total835144020909
FC Halifax Town 2014–15 [16] Conference Premier172——3 [b] 0202
Guiseley 2015–16 [16] National League 38320—5 [b] 1454
2016–17 [16] National League44620—1 [b] 0476
2017–18 [16] National League30112—00313
2018–19 [16] [34] National League North 32463—2 [b] 04057
Total14414115—8116320
Darlington 2019–20 [16] [35] National League North31350—4 [b] 1404
2020–21 [16] [36] National League North9020—5 [b] 2162
2021–22 [16] [37] National League North29620—1 [b] 0326
Total69990—1038812
AFC Fylde 2021–22 [16] National League North81———81
2022–23 [16] [38] National League North26140—2 [b] 0321
2023–24 [16] National League00———00
Total34240—20402
Darlington 2023–24 [16] [39] National League North44521—1 [b] 0476
2024–25 [16] [40] National League North19420—2 [b] 0234
Total63941—307010
Career total4194129104027548055

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