Louis Britton

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Louis Britton
Personal information
Full name Louis Sidney Britton[1]
Date of birth (2001-03-17) 17 March 2001 (age 20)
Place of birth Bristol, England
Height 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)[2]
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Waterford
(on loan from Bristol City)
Number 9
Youth career
AEK Boco
0000–2017 Bath City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017 Cadbury Heath 6 (1)
2017–2018 Brislington 25 (12)
2018–2019 Mangotsfield United 23 (15)
2018 → Brislington (loan) 8 (4)
2019– Bristol City 1 (1)
2019 → Yate Town (loan) 9 (4)
2019–2020 → Bath City (loan) 10 (1)
2020 → Torquay United (loan) 5 (1)
2020–2021 → Stockport County (loan) 4 (0)
2021–2022 → Woking (loan) 4 (0)
2022– → Waterford (loan) 1 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:38, 2 February 2022 (UTC)

Louis Sidney Britton (born 17 March 2001) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for League of Ireland First Division club Waterford, on loan from Bristol City.

Career[]

Originally starting out with AEK Boco[3] and then Bath City,[4] Britton had spells with Cadbury Heath and Brislington[5] before making the move to Mangotsfield United ahead of the 2018–19 campaign. After a successful debut season, he transferred to Bristol City on 18 April 2019.[6] He returned to Bath City on loan for the 2019–20 season.[4] In the 2020-21 season, he had brief loans at Torquay United,[7] and Stockport County before returning to Bristol City. he had Britton made his professional debut with Bristol City in a 3–1 EFL Championship loss to Brentford on 8 May 2021; coming on as a late sub in the 72nd minute, Britton scored his side's only goal in the 87th minute on his debut.[8]

On 2 December 2021, Britton returned to the National League to join mid-table, Woking on a months loan.[9]

On 1 February 2022, Britton signed for League of Ireland First Division club Waterford on loan until the end of June.[10]

Personal life[]

Britton's father, Geoff Britton, was a semi-pro footballer in non-league teams in England. Britton apprenticed as a painter before signing his professional contract with Bristol City. He is a childhood fan of Manchester City.[3]

Career statistics[]

As of match played 22 February 2022
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Cadbury Heath 2016–17[11] Western League Premier Division 5 1 — — — 5 1
2017–18[12] Western League Premier Division 1 0 0 0 — 0 0 1 0
Total 6 1 0 0 — 0 0 6 1
Brislington 2017–18[12] Western League Premier Division 25 12 — — 3[a] 1 28 13
Mangotsfield United 2018–19[13] SL Division One South 23 15 1 0 — 4[b] 0 28 15
Brislington (loan) 2018–19[14] Western League Premier Division 8 4 — — 1[c] 0 9 4
Bristol City 2018–19[15] Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
2019–20[16] Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
2020–21[17] Championship 1 1 0 0 0 0 — 1 1
2021–22[18] Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
Total 1 1 0 0 0 0 — 1 1
Yate Town (loan) 2019–20[13] SL Premier Division South 9 4 0 0 — 6[d] 7 15 11
Bath City (loan) 2019–20[19] National League South 10 1 0 0 — 0 0 10 1
Torquay United (loan) 2020–21[19] National League 5 1 0 0 — 0 0 5 1
Stockport County (loan) 2020–21[19] National League 4 0 1 0 — 1[e] 0 4 0
Woking (loan) 2021–22[19] National League 4 0 — — 0 0 4 0
Waterford (loan) 2022[19] League of Ireland First Division 1 1 — — 0 0 1 1
Career total 96 40 2 0 0 0 15 8 113 48
  1. ^ Appearances in Les Phillips Cup
  2. ^ Two appearances in FA Trophy, one appearance in Southern League Cup, one appearance in Gloucestershire Senior Cup
  3. ^ Appearance in FA Vase
  4. ^ Four appearances and six goals in FA Trophy, two appearances and one goal in Southern League Cup
  5. ^ Appearance in FA Trophy

References[]

  1. ^ "EFL - Squad List 2020/21" (PDF). English Football League. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Louis Britton Stats, News, Bio". ESPN.
  3. ^ a b Davis, Krishan (10 April 2019). "From decorator to Bristol City: Louis Britton's remarkable journey". BristolLive.
  4. ^ a b "Player News". 28 November 2019.
  5. ^ "Bwater Town Prog AUG'18.indd" (PDF). Bridgwater Town F.C. 25 August 2018. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
  6. ^ "Louis Britton signs". www.pitchero.com.
  7. ^ "Britton joins Torquay United on loan". Bristol City.
  8. ^ "Bristol City vs. Brentford - 8 May 2021 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com.
  9. ^ Laing, Connor (2 December 2021). "Britton Signs On Loan". Woking F.C. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
  10. ^ https://waterfordfc.ie/waterford-fc-complete-louis-britton-loan-signing/
  11. ^ "Louis Britton Player Stats". The Football Association. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
  12. ^ a b "Louis Sidney Britton Player Stats". The Football Association. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
  13. ^ a b "Louis Britton Profile". aylesburyunitedfc.co.uk. Aylesbury United F.C. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
  14. ^ "Louis Sidney Britton Player Stats". The Football Association. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
  15. ^ "Games played by Louis Britton in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
  16. ^ "Games played by Louis Britton in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
  17. ^ "Games played by Louis Britton in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
  18. ^ "Games played by Louis Britton in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
  19. ^ a b c d e "L. Britton: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 15 May 2021.

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