Ben Gill Explained

Ben Gill
Fullname:Benjamin David Gill
Birth Date:4 October 1987
Birth Place:Harrow, England
Currentclub:Chalfont St Peter
Position:Central defender/Midfielder[1]
Youthclubs1:Arsenal
Years1:2005–2007
Years2:2006
Years3:2007–2009
Years4:2009
Years5:2009
Years6:2009–2010
Years7:2010
Years8:2010
Years9:2010–2011
Years10:2021–2022
Years11:2021
Clubs1:Watford
Clubs2:Cambridge United (loan)
Clubs3:Cheltenham Town
Clubs4:Crawley Town
Clubs5:Weymouth
Clubs6:Interblock
Clubs7:Forest Green Rovers
Clubs8:Rayners Lane
Clubs9:Wealdstone
Clubs10:Chalfont St Peter
Clubs11:Ascot United (loan)
Caps1:4
Caps2:4
Caps3:15
Caps4:4
Caps5:9
Caps6:34
Caps7:4
Caps8:8
Caps9:12
Caps10:9
Caps11:1
Goals1:0
Goals2:0
Goals3:2
Goals4:0
Goals5:0
Goals6:0
Goals7:0
Goals8:?
Goals9:?
Goals10:1
Goals11:0
Club-Update:12 March 2022
Manageryears1:2022
Managerclubs1:Chalfont St Peter (caretaker)

Benjamin David Gill (born 4 October 1987) is an English footballer. He plays either as a central midfielder or central defender and most recently played for Chalfont St Peter.

Career

Born in Harrow,[1] Benjamin David Gill started his career as a youth player at Arsenal but was released in July 2005 and joined the academy of Championship side Watford. Whilst still an academy scholar Gill made his first team debut in a League Cup victory against Wolverhampton Wanderers on 20 September 2005, coming on as a substitute.[2] Ben went on to make two further substitute appearances in the League Cup and FA Cup respectively, against Premier League sides Wigan Athletic and Bolton Wanderers.[2]

Watford were promoted to the Premiership at the end of 2005–06 season and Gill was awarded a professional contract. In October 2006, Ben joined then Conference side Cambridge United on a month's loan, to cover injuries sustained by the Yellows.[3] Gill was involved in 4 matches, starting 3 times.[2] After his return, Gill was unable to break into the first-team. At the end of the season he was released and subsequently signed a two-year contract with League One side Cheltenham Town, on 15 May 2007.[4] He played fifteen times for the club before being he was released early from his contract in January 2009.[5] Gill signed for Crawley Town in February 2009, signing until the end of the 2009. Signed on non-contract terms for Weymouth, in March 2009 until the end of the season.[6] In July 2009 Ben signed with Interblock from Slovenia.

His spell in Slovenia was ended in September 2010 however, when he returned to England and signed for Forest Green Rovers.[7]

After only a few games for Forest Green, Gill departed The New Lawn[8] and spent a small amount of time at Rayners Lane before moving on to Isthmian Premier Division side Wealdstone in November 2010. After making 12 league appearances he left Wealdstone. Gill then spent time training with Lincoln City.[9]

In October 2021, Gill signed for Chalfont St Peter and was then loaned to Ascot United for their Combined Counties League match at home to North Greenford United. Ben made his debut for The Saints on 23 November 2021 in their home Isthmian League match against Bedfont Sports.

Gill took over as caretaker manager of Chalfont St Peter on 7 February 2022 after the resignation of Aaron Steadman.[10]

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Notes and References

  1. https://archive.today/20070616180251/http://www.watfordfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10400~907583,00.html Gill joins Cambridge on loan
  2. https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=42180 Soccerbase: Ben Gill
  3. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/cambridge_utd/5409752.stm Cambridge sign Benjamin David Gill in loan deal
  4. http://www.cheltenhamtownfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/News/NewsDetail/0,,10434~1023617,00.html Benjamin David Gill number two set for Robins
  5. http://www.ctfc.com/page/LatestNews/0,,10434~1521634,00.html Ben Gill departs
  6. News: NonLeagueDaily.com . CRAWLEY DEAL FOR GILL . 11 February 2009 . 12 February 2009 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120930033048/http://www.nonleaguedaily.com/news/index.php?&newsmode=FULL&nid=55547 . 30 September 2012 .
  7. News: Rovers gain international clearance for late Gill coup . 12 July 2013.
  8. Web site: Midfielder Benjamin D. Gill departs Rovers . thisisgloucestershire . 7 October 2011 . 13 June 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110807114904/http://www.thisisgloucestershire.co.uk/Midfielder-Gill-departs-Rovers/story-11850565-detail/story.html . 7 August 2011 .
  9. Web site: Former Northampton Town midfielder training with Kettering . Uxbridge Gazette. 20 January 2011 . 13 June 2011.
  10. News: Northwood beat Chalfont St Peter for sixth league game unbeaten . Watford Observer . 9 February 2022 .