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Will Appleyard

Will Appleyard

English association football player

William Hugh Appleyard (born 26 December 1999) is an English footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Northern Premier League Division One North West club Warrington Rylands 1906.

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Career

Stevenage

Appleyard began his career with hometown club Crewe Alexandra at the age of eight, signing a two-year scholarship with Crewe, aged 16.[3] He then joined Stevenage on a "developmental contract" on 24 July 2018.[3] Ahead of the 2018–19 season, on 7 August 2018, Appleyard was sent on a 28-day loan deal to Southern League Premier Division Central club Royston Town in order to gain first-team experience.[4] He made his Royston debut in the club's opening game of the campaign, a 0–0 draw with Alvechurch on 11 August 2018.[5][6] Appleyard went on to make four first-team appearances during his time with the club before returning to Stevenage upon the conclusion of the loan agreement.[5]

On his return to Stevenage, he made his first-team debut in an 8–0 EFL Trophy group stage defeat to Charlton Athletic on 9 October 2018.[7] Appleyard joined Southern League Division One Central club Bedford Town on loan for the remainder of the season on 29 March 2019.[8] He did not make any appearances during the loan spell.[9] Appleyard was released by Stevenage in May 2019.[10]

FC Halifax Town

Following his departure from Stevenage, Appleyard signed for National League club FC Halifax Town on 8 July 2019.[11] He spent the 2019–20 season at Halifax as their second-choice goalkeeper and did not make any first-team appearances for the club.[12] Appleyard was included in Halifax's list of released players on 27 August 2020.[13]

Tadcaster Albion

Appleyard joined Northern Premier League Division One North West club Tadcaster Albion on 3 October 2020.[14] He made his debut on the same day, deputising for the injured Michael Ingham in the club's 1–1 draw with Mossley in the FA Cup.[14][15] Tadcaster won the tie 4–3 on a penalty shootout, during which Appleyard saved a penalty.[14][16] He went on to play seven times during the month before the Northern Premier League season was curtailed due to restrictions associated with the COVID-19 pandemic.[14]

Warrington Rylands 1906

In January 2022 he signed for Warrington Rylands 1906.[17]

Career statistics

As of match played 31 October 2020
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  1. Appearance in EFL Trophy

References

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    "Club list of registered players: As at 19th May 2019" (PDF). English Football League. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
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    "Soccerway – Will Appleyard". Soccerway. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
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    "Royston Town – Fixtures & Results – 2018–19". Royston Town F.C. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
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    "Alvechurch 0–0 Royston Town". Royston Town F.C. 24 July 2018. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
  7. [7]
    "Stevenage 0–8 Charlton Athletic". Stevenage F.C. 9 October 2018. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
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    "Will Appleyard joins Bedford Town on loan". Stevenage F.C. 29 March 2019. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
  9. [9]
    "Bedford Town – Fixtures & Results – 2018–19". Bedford Town F.C. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
  10. [10]
    "Stevenage retained / released list". Stevenage F.C. 9 May 2019. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
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    Gilchrist, Kelly (8 July 2019). "Appleyard signs for Shaymen". FC Halifax Town. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
  12. [12]
    "Games played by Will Appleyard in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
  13. [13]
    Bains, Rohit (27 August 2020). "Pre-season: A round-up so far". FC Halifax Town. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
  14. [14]
    "Tadcaster Albion – Appearances – Will Appleyard – 2020-2021". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
  15. [15]
    "Tadcaster Albion vs. Mossley". Tadcaster Albion F.C. 3 October 2020. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
  16. [16]
    "Tadcaster Albion vs. Mossley – Penalty shootout". Tadcaster Albion F.C. 3 October 2020. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
  17. [17]
    Gordon, James (31 January 2022). "Warrington Rylands Secure Exciting Swoop For Trio". Northern Premier League. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
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    "Games played by Will Appleyard in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
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