Will Boyle

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Will Boyle
Personal information
Full name William Sam Douglas Harry Boyle[1]
Date of birth (1995-09-01) 1 September 1995 (age 26)[2]
Place of birth Garforth, England
Height 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)[3]
Position(s) Centre back[4]
Club information
Current team
 Cheltenham Town
Number 15
Youth career
0000–2010 Garforth Villa
2010–2015 Huddersfield Town
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (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– Cheltenham Town 138 (20)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:19, 17 August 2021 (UTC)

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

Club career[]

Huddersfield Town[]

Boyle was born in Garforth, West Yorkshire.[5] He attended Garforth Community College 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 club Kidderminster Harriers on loan for the rest of the season, and made two appearances for the club.[7][8] On 5 August 2015, he joined 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 and fellow Huddersfield player Flo Bojaj joined Scottish Premiership club Kilmarnock on a six-month loan deal.[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[]

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

In May 2020, he signed a new two-year contract extension at Cheltenham.[24]

International career[]

Boyle's father is Scottish, and he attended an under-18s training camp for the Scotland national football team in October 2012.[25]

Career statistics[]

As of match played 5 April 2021
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup[a] League Cup[b] Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Huddersfield Town 2014–15[26] Championship 1 0 0 0 0 0 — 1 0
2015–16[27] Championship 1 0 0 0 0 0 — 1 0
2016–17[20] Championship 0 0 0 0 — — 0 0
Total 2 0 0 0 0 0 — 2 0
Kidderminster Harriers (loan) 2014–15[28] Conference Premier 2 0 — — — 2 0
Macclesfield Town (loan) 2015–16[28] National League 0 0 — — — 0 0
York City (loan) 2015–16[27] League Two 12 0 — — — 12 0
Kilmarnock (loan) 2016–17[20] Scottish Premiership 11 0 — 3 1 — 14 1
Cheltenham Town 2016–17[20] League Two 21 2 — — 2[c] 0 23 2
2017–18[29] League Two 34 5 1 0 2 0 3[c] 0 40 5
2018–19[30] League Two 38 4 1 0 2 0 4[c] 2 45 6
2019–20[31] League Two 13 2 2 0 0 0 4[d] 0 19 2
2020–21[32] League Two 29 6 4 1 2 0 1[c] 0 36 7
Total 135 19 8 1 6 0 14 2 163 22
Career total 161 18 8 1 9 1 14 2 192 22
  1. ^ Includes FA Cup
  2. ^ Includes Scottish League Cup, EFL Cup
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b c d Appearances in EFL Trophy
  4. ^ Two appearances in the Football League Trophy and two appearances in the EFL League Two play-offs


Honours[]

Cheltenham Town
  • League Two Champions: 2020-21[33]
Individual

References[]

  1. ^ "EFL: Club retained and released lists published". English Football League. 23 June 2016. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
  2. ^ "William Boyle: Overview". ESPN. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
  3. ^ "William Boyle". Cheltenham Town F.C. Retrieved 13 December 2018.
  4. ^ "William Boyle". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 11 July 2019.
  5. ^ "Will Boyle". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 13 December 2018.
  6. ^ Jump up to: a b "Huddersfield Town AFC player profiles: William Boyle". Huddersfield Town A.F.C. Archived from the original on 22 November 2015.
  7. ^ Jump up to: a b c Thomson, Doug (5 August 2015). "Huddersfield Town defender William Boyle is loaned to Macclesfield who play Torquay in their National League opener". Huddersfield Daily Examiner. Retrieved 5 February 2018.
  8. ^ Thomson, Doug (26 March 2015). "Huddersfield Town loan teenage defender William Boyle to Kidderminster Harriers". Huddersfield Daily Examiner. Retrieved 5 February 2018.
  9. ^ Martini, Peter (18 November 2015). "York City sign Huddersfield youth captain – and 'leader' – William Boyle on loan". The Press. York. Retrieved 26 February 2016.
  10. ^ Flett, Dave (23 November 2015). "Marvin McCoy back on York City's transfer list". The Press. York. Retrieved 26 February 2016.
  11. ^ Flett, Dave (22 November 2015). "Leyton Orient mete out capital punishment against York City". The Press. York. Retrieved 26 February 2016.
  12. ^ Flett, Dave (16 December 2015). "Dave Winfield declares William Boyle partnership can solve York City's defensive woes". The Press. York. Retrieved 26 February 2016.
  13. ^ Flett, Dave (2 January 2016). "York City hoping to make Tottenham winger Kenny McEvoy's loan move permanent". The Press. York. Retrieved 26 February 2016.
  14. ^ Thomson, Doug (5 January 2016). "Former Huddersfield Town duo in talks with Glasgow Rangers". Huddersfield Daily Examiner. Retrieved 5 February 2018.
  15. ^ Flett, Dave (25 February 2016). "Huddersfield's Will Boyle in the bag for loan return to York City". The Press. York. Retrieved 26 February 2016.
  16. ^ Flett, Dave (26 February 2016). "Young guns Bradley Fewster and Lubo Satka could be next for a York City rest". The Press. York. Retrieved 26 February 2016.
  17. ^ Thomson, Doug (24 June 2016). "Huddersfield Town loan duo to Kilmarnock". Huddersfield Daily Examiner. Retrieved 5 February 2018.
  18. ^ "Kilmarnock beat Clyde as Albion Rovers and Morton draw". BBC Sport. 16 July 2016. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
  19. ^ "Kilmarnock: Luke Hendrie extends loan spell, but Adams, Bojaj, Boyle, Burn leave". BBC Sport. 6 January 2017. Retrieved 9 January 2017.
  20. ^ Jump up to: a b c d "Games played by William Boyle in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
  21. ^ "Cheltenham Town sign goalkeeper Scott Brown and defender Will Boyle". BBC Sport. 9 January 2017. Retrieved 9 January 2017.
  22. ^ "Cheltenham Town 3-0 Accrington Stanley". BBC Sport. 14 January 2017.
  23. ^ "Will Boyle: Cheltenham Town defender signs new deal running to 2020". BBC Sport. 17 April 2018.
  24. ^ "Former Huddersfield Town defender Will Boyle on new contract at Cheltenham Town, 'Tour de Yorkshire' and yoga during lockdown and the play-off challenge ahead". Gloucestershire Live. 29 May 2020.
  25. ^ Thomson, Doug (15 October 2012). "Huddersfield Town youngster William Boyle set for Scotland under 18 training camp". Huddersfield Daily Examiner. Retrieved 5 February 2018.
  26. ^ "Games played by William Boyle in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
  27. ^ Jump up to: a b "Games played by William Boyle in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
  28. ^ Jump up to: a b "W. Boyle: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
  29. ^ "Games played by William Boyle in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
  30. ^ "Games played by William Boyle in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 July 2019.
  31. ^ "Games played by William Boyle in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
  32. ^ "Games played by William Boyle in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
  33. ^ "Cheltenham 4-1 Harrogate: Michael Duff's Robins clinch League Two title in style".
  34. ^ The PFA: "PFA League Two Team of the Year"

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