Billy Lumley Explained

Billy Lumley
Fullname:William Daniel Lumley[1]
Birth Date:28 December 1989
Birth Place:Loughton, England
Position:Goalkeeper
Youthyears1:?–2008
Youthclubs1:Wolverhampton Wanderers
Years1:2009
Years2:2009
Years3:2009–2010
Years4:2010
Years5:2010
Years6:2010–2011
Years7:2011–2013
Years8:2013–2015
Clubs1:Grays Athletic
Clubs2:Stafford Rangers
Clubs3:Northampton Town
Clubs4:Eastleigh
Clubs5:Billericay Town
Clubs6:Jerez Industrial
Clubs7:Maidenhead United
Clubs8:Billericay Town
Caps1:0
Caps2:?
Caps3:2
Caps4:?
Caps5:?
Caps6:18
Caps7:68
Goals1:0
Goals2:?
Goals3:0
Goals4:?
Goals5:?
Goals6:0
Goals7:0
Club-Update:07:25, 10 January 2013 (UTC)

William Daniel Lumley (born 28 December 1989) is an English footballer who played as a goalkeeper mainly in England.

Career

Born in Loughton, Essex,[1] Lumley started his career as a youth player at Wolverhampton Wanderers, before joining the Glenn Hoddle Academy in Spain following his release in 2008.[2] Glenn Hoddle commented on the player saying; "Billy impressed me as a goalkeeper with his all-round ability during the selection process" and "he not only demonstrated his vision and shot stopping prowess, but also his willingness to learn, something critical to his future success".

In July 2009, he joined Brentford on trial,[3] although was not offered a contract.[4] Alongside eight other players, Lumley joined Conference National side Grays Athletic on 5 August 2009,[5] before joining Conference North team Stafford Rangers.[6] He had an unsuccessful trial at Swansea City in November 2009,[7] [8] before joining Northampton Town on non-contract terms on 23 December.[9] Northampton manager, Ian Sampson claimed that Lumley was interesting a number of clubs and tried to sign him before he joined Wolves.[10] He made his Football League debut on 20 February 2010 for Northampton Town in the 3–2 away loss to Crewe Alexandra.[11]

Lumley joined Conference South club Eastleigh in March 2010,[12] making his debut against St Albans City on 6 March.[13] His last game for Eastleigh was the 2–0 defeat to Woking on 5 April 2010.

The following season, 2010–11, Lumley had a short spell at Isthmian League Premier Division club Billericay Town before moving to Jerez Industrial.[14] In 18 appearances for Jerez he conceded 18 goals.[15]

In August 2011, he signed for Maidenhead United.[16]

In August 2013, Lumley had been released by mutual consent because he didn't want to fight for a first team spot with new signing Elvijs Putnins.[17]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Barry J.. Hugman. The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2010–11. 2010. Mainstream Publishing. 978-1-84596-601-0. 260 .
  2. News: Loughton footballer links up with ex-Spurs and England boss . This Is Local London . 14 November 2009 . 5 January 2010 .
  3. News: Scott happy with work out . Brentford F.C. . 18 July 2009 . 5 January 2010 .
  4. News: Two Brentford FC triallists fail to land deals . Staines News . Jacob . Murtagh . 29 July 2009 . 5 January 2010 . 24 July 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110724162543/http://www.stainesnews.co.uk/surrey-sport/allsport/2009/07/29/two-brentford-fc-triallists-fail-to-land-deals-109642-24269198/ . dead .
  5. News: Grays sign nine players in a day . BBC Sport . 5 August 2009 . 5 January 2010 .
  6. News: Two new Rangers . The Non-League Paper . Andy . White . 21 September 2009 . 5 January 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110717021904/http://www.thenonleaguefootballpaper.com/article.asp?aid=9119&iid=139&sud=215 . 17 July 2011 . dead .
  7. News: Sousa's challenge to Swans fans . BBC Sport . 17 November 2009 . 5 January 2010 .
  8. News: Swans eye two Hoddle trialists . Swansea City A.F.C. . 17 November 2009 . 5 January 2010 .
  9. News: Northampton Town bring in ex-Wolves keeper Billy Lumley . BBC Sport . 23 December 2009 . 5 January 2010 .
  10. News: Cobblers bring in keeper . Sky Sports . 23 December 2009 . 5 January 2010 .
  11. News: Crewe 3–2 Northampton . Soccerbase . 20 February 2010 .
  12. News: Eastleigh net keeper Lumley . Non-League News 24 . 11 March 2010 . 11 March 2010 .
  13. News: Pitch concerns for Eastleigh . Daily Echo . Wendy . Gee . 8 March 2010 . 11 March 2010.
  14. News: Morgan fills the breach . Non-League Daily . 10 September 2010 . 10 September 2010.
  15. Web site: Estadisticas. Jerez Industrial CF. 28 June 2011. Spanish.
  16. Web site: New Keeper for Magpies. Football Conference. 19 August 2011. 23 August 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20111110200151/http://footballconference.co.uk/news/details.php?news_id=5298. 10 November 2011. dead.
  17. Web site: Maidenhead United boss Hippolyte 'livid' after Farnborough FC game is postponed. https://archive.today/20130823072816/http://www.maidenhead-advertiser.co.uk/Sport/Football/Maidenhead-Utd-FC/Maidenhead-United-livid-after-Farnborough-FC-game-is-postponed-22082013.htm. dead. 23 August 2013. Maidenhead Advertiser. 22 August 2013. 23 August 2013.