Will Longbottom

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Will Longbottom
Personal information
Full name William Radley Longbottom [1]
Date of birth (1998-12-12) 12 December 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth Leeds, England [2]
Height 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
Position Forward
Team information
Current team
 Guiseley
Youth career
2016 Doncaster Rovers
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2016–2020 Doncaster Rovers 4 (0)
2017 → Kidderminster Harriers (loan) 4 (1)
2019 → Halesowen Town (loan)
2019 → Gainsborough Trinity (loan) 6 (0)
2020 Waterford 10 (0)
2020–2021 Bradford (Park Avenue) 4 (1)
2021–2022 Farsley Celtic 6 (0)
2022–2024 Bradford (Park Avenue) 58 (18)
2024– Guiseley 32 (20)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 11:29, 21 April 2025 (UTC)

William Radley Longbottom (born 12 December 1998) [3] is an English footballer who plays as a forward for Northern Premier League Premier Division club Guiseley.

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Career

Longbottom made his first team debut for Doncaster Rovers on 8 May 2016, coming on as a second-half substitute for Richard Chaplow in a home League One match against Burton Albion at the Keepmoat Stadium. [4] He scored his first goal for Doncaster in an EFL Trophy tie against Derby County Under-23s on 4 October 2016. [5]

On 27 January 2018 it was reported that Longbottom had been given a new contract with Rovers up to the summer of 2020. [6]

On 1 September 2018, Longbottom went out on a month's loan to National League North club Kidderminster Harriers. [7] He made 5 appearances, scoring one goal and made one assist [8] before an ankle injury forced his return. [9]

He was loaned out to Halesowen Town of the Northern Premier League on 9 February. [9]

Longbottom went out on an initial one-month loan to Gainsborough Trinity on 25 January 2019. [10]

He was transfer-listed by Doncaster at the end of the 2018–19 season [11] though remained with the club until being released on 31 January 2020. [12]

On 30 May 2024, Longbottom returned to the Northern Premier League Premier Division with Guiseley. [13]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 19 April 2025 [2]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational Cup [a] League Cup [b] OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Doncaster Rovers 2015–16 [14] League One 1000000010
2016–17 [15] League Two 3000004 [c] 171
2017–18 [16] League One0000001 [c] 010
2018–19 [17] League One0000002 [c] 020
2019–20 [18] League One0000001 [c] 010
Total40000081121
Waterford 2020 [19] League of Ireland Premier Division 10010——110
Bradford (Park Avenue) 2020–21 [19] National League North 41———41
Farsley Celtic 2021–22 [19] National League North6010—0070
Bradford (Park Avenue) 2022–23 [19] National League North421111—1 [d] 04412
2023–24 [20] NPL Premier Division 16720—00187
Total58183100106219
Guiseley 2024–25 [21] NPL Premier Division322055—1 [d] 03825
Career total114391060010113446
  1. ↑ Includes FA Cup, FAI Cup
  2. ↑ Includes EFL Cup
  3. 1 2 3 4 Appearances in the Football League Trophy
  4. 1 2 Appearance(s) in FA Trophy

References

  1. ↑ "CLUB LIST OF REGISTERED PLAYERS" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 July 2017. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
  2. 1 2 "England - W. Longbottom - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway".
  3. ↑ "Doncaster Rovers FC Player Profiles". www.doncasterroversfc.co.uk. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
  4. ↑ Sport, Tom Garry BBC. "Doncaster Rovers 0-0 Burton Albion". BBC Sport. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
  5. ↑ "Derby County beaten on penalties after draw with Doncaster in Checkatrade Trophy". derbytelegraph.co.uk. 4 October 2016. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
  6. ↑ "Longbottom gets new deal" . Retrieved 13 October 2023.
  7. ↑ "Longbottom joins Harriers". Doncaster Rovers Official Site. 1 September 2017. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
  8. ↑ "Will Longbottom". Kidderminster Harriers Official Site. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
  9. 1 2 "Longbottom loaned to Halesowen". Doncaster Rovers Official Site. 9 February 2018. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
  10. ↑ "Where there's a Will, there's a way!". Gainsborough Trinity F.C. Archived from the original on 26 January 2019. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
  11. ↑ "Doncaster Rovers: Tommy Rowe, Andy Butler & Danny Andrew offered new deals". BBC Sport. 22 May 2019. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
  12. ↑ "Three players leave Rovers". Doncaster Rovers F.C. 31 January 2020. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
  13. ↑ "Welcome To Nethermoor Will!". guiseleyafc.co.uk. 30 May 2024. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
  14. ↑ "Games played by Will Longbottom in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 July 2017.
  15. ↑ "Games played by Will Longbottom in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 July 2017.
  16. ↑ "Games played by Will Longbottom in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 January 2018.
  17. ↑ "Games played by Will Longbottom in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 February 2019.
  18. ↑ "Games played by Will Longbottom in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
  19. 1 2 3 4 "England - W. Longbottom - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway".
  20. ↑ "Bradford (Park Avenue) – Appearances – Will Longbottom – 2023-2024". www.footballwebpages.co.uk. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
  21. ↑ "Guiseley – Appearances – Will Longbottom – 2024-2025". www.footballwebpages.co.uk. Retrieved 30 December 2024.
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