Personal information | |||
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Full name | William Sam Douglas Harry Boyle | ||
Date of birth | 1 September 1995 | ||
Place of birth | Garforth, England | ||
Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) [1] | ||
Position(s) | Centre back [2] | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Wrexham | ||
Number | 25 | ||
Youth career | |||
–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) |
2017–2022 | Cheltenham Town | 166 | (23) |
2022–2023 | Huddersfield Town | 16 | (0) |
2023– | Wrexham | 24 | (3) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:51, 15 April 2024 (UTC) |
William Sam Douglas Harry Boyle (born 1 September 1995) is an English professional footballer who plays as a centre back for EFL League One club Wrexham.
William Sam Douglas Harry Boyle [3] was born on 1 September 1995 [4] in Garforth, West Yorkshire. [5] He attended Garforth Community College (now Garforth Academy) 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 (now National League) club Kidderminster Harriers on loan for the rest of the 2014–15 season, and made two appearances for the club. [7] [8] On 5 August, he joined National League club 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 joined Scottish Premiership club Kilmarnock on a six-month loan. [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]
Boyle signed for League Two club Cheltenham Town on 9 January 2017 on a one-and-a-half-year contract. [21] He made his debut in a 3–0 home victory over Accrington Stanley on 14 January 2017. [22] In April 2018, he signed a new contract to keep him at the club until June 2020. [23]
Boyle signed a new two-year contract at Cheltenham in May 2020. [24] Following an impressive 2020–21 season, Boyle was named in the League Two Team of the Season [25] and the PFA Team of the Year for League Two. [26]
On 6 June 2022, Boyle agreed to return to Championship club Huddersfield Town on a free transfer. [27] He signed a two-year contract, effective from 1 July upon the expiration of his contract with Cheltenham. [27]
Boyle signed for newly promoted League Two club Wrexham on 13 July 2023 on a three-year contract. [28] He made his debut on 12 August when starting Wrexham's 1–1 draw away to AFC Wimbledon before scoring his first goal three days with a header in a 4–2 home win over Walsall. [29] [30]
Boyle's father is Scottish, and he attended a training camp for the Scotland national under-18 team in October 2012. [31]
Club | Season | League | National Cup [a] | League Cup [b] | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Huddersfield Town | 2014–15 [32] | Championship | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
2015–16 [33] | 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 [34] | Conference Premier | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
Macclesfield Town (loan) | 2015–16 [34] | National League | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
York City (loan) | 2015–16 [33] | 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 [35] | League Two | 34 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 [c] | 0 | 40 | 5 | |
2018–19 [36] | League Two | 38 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 [c] | 2 | 45 | 6 | |
2019–20 [37] | League Two | 13 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 [d] | 0 | 19 | 2 | |
2020–21 [38] | League Two | 29 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 [c] | 0 | 36 | 7 | |
2021–22 [39] | League One | 31 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 4 | |
Total | 166 | 23 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 196 | 26 | ||
Huddersfield Town | 2022–23 [40] | Championship | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 18 | 0 | |
Wrexham | 2023–24 [29] | League Two | 24 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 [c] | 0 | 28 | 4 |
Career total | 233 | 26 | 9 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 17 | 2 | 272 | 31 |
Cheltenham Town
Wrexham
Individual
In his five-and-a-half seasons with the Robins, Boyle helped the club progress from League Two relegation battlers to title winners in 2020/21, having missed out in the play-off semi-finals the previous season.