| Will Boyle | |
| Full Name: | William Sam Douglas Harry Boyle |
| Birth Date: | 1 September 1995 |
| Birth Place: | Garforth, England |
| Height: | 1.91m (06.27feet)[1] |
| Position: | Centre back |
| Currentclub: | Wrexham |
| Clubnumber: | 25 |
| Youthyears1: | –2010 |
| Youthclubs1: | Garforth Villa |
| Youthyears2: | 2010–2015 |
| Youthclubs2: | Huddersfield Town |
| Years1: | 2015–2017 |
| Clubs1: | Huddersfield Town |
| Caps1: | 2 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2015 |
| Clubs2: | → Kidderminster Harriers (loan) |
| Caps2: | 2 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2015 |
| Clubs3: | → Macclesfield Town (loan) |
| Caps3: | 0 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2015–2016 |
| Clubs4: | → York City (loan) |
| Caps4: | 6 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 2016 |
| Clubs5: | → York City (loan) |
| Caps5: | 6 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Years6: | 2016–2017 |
| Clubs6: | → Kilmarnock (loan) |
| Caps6: | 11 |
| Goals6: | 0 |
| Years7: | 2017–2022 |
| Clubs7: | Cheltenham Town |
| Caps7: | 166 |
| Goals7: | 23 |
| Years8: | 2022–2023 |
| Clubs8: | Huddersfield Town |
| Caps8: | 16 |
| Goals8: | 0 |
| Years9: | 2023– |
| Clubs9: | Wrexham |
| Caps9: | 24 |
| Goals9: | 3 |
| Club-Update: | 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 club Wrexham.
William Sam Douglas Harry Boyle[2] was born on 1 September 1995[3] in Garforth, West Yorkshire.[4] 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.[5] He was nearly ever-present for the under-18 team in the 2012–13 season.[5] He made his first-team debut for Huddersfield as a late substitute in the 3–0 win against Reading on 24 February 2015.[6]
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.[6] [7] On 5 August, he joined National League club Macclesfield Town on loan for two months.[6]
On 18 November 2015, Boyle joined League Two club York City on a youth loan until 3 January 2016.[8] 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.[9] [10] He struck up a partnership at centre-back with Dave Winfield,[11] and despite York wanting to extend his loan[12] Boyle returned to Huddersfield in January 2016.[13] Having made only one appearance as a late substitute after returning to Huddersfield,[14] he rejoined York on loan until the end of the 2015–16 season on 26 February 2016.[15]
In June 2016, Boyle joined Scottish Premiership club Kilmarnock on a six-month loan.[16] 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.[17] Boyle returned to Huddersfield in January 2017,[18] having made 14 appearances and scored 1 goal for Kilmarnock.
Boyle signed for League Two club Cheltenham Town on 9 January 2017 on a one-and-a-half-year contract.[19] He made his debut in a 3–0 home victory over Accrington Stanley on 14 January 2017.[20] In April 2018, he signed a new contract to keep him at the club until June 2020.[21]
Boyle signed a new two-year contract at Cheltenham in May 2020.[22] Following an impressive 2020–21 season, Boyle was named in the League Two Team of the Season[23] and the PFA Team of the Year for League Two.[24]
On 6 June 2022, Boyle agreed to return to Championship club Huddersfield Town on a free transfer.[25] He signed a two-year contract, effective from 1 July upon the expiration of his contract with Cheltenham.[25]
Boyle signed for newly promoted League Two club Wrexham on 13 July 2023 on a three-year contract.[26] 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.[27]
Boyle's father is Scottish, and he attended a training camp for the Scotland national under-18 team in October 2012.[28]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Huddersfield Town | 2014–15 | Championship | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2015–16 | Championship | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2016–17 | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | ||||
| Kidderminster Harriers (loan) | 2014–15 | Conference Premier | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||||
| Macclesfield Town (loan) | 2015–16[29] | National League | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
| York City (loan) | 2015–16 | League Two | 12 | 0 | — | — | — | 12 | 0 | ||||
| Kilmarnock (loan) | 2016–17 | Scottish Premiership | 11 | 0 | — | 3 | 1 | — | 14 | 1 | |||
| Cheltenham Town | 2016–17 | League Two | 21 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 0 | 23 | 2 | |||
| 2017–18 | League Two | 34 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 40 | 5 | ||
| 2018–19 | League Two | 38 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 45 | 6 | ||
| 2019–20 | League Two | 13 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 19 | 2 | ||
| 2020–21 | League Two | 29 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 36 | 7 | ||
| 2021–22 | 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 | Championship | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 18 | 0 | ||
| Wrexham | 2023–24 | League Two | 24 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 28 | 4 | |
| 2024–25 | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | ||
| Total | 24 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 32 | 6 | |||
| Career total | 233 | 26 | 9 | 1 | 14 | 3 | 20 | 3 | 276 | 33 | |||
Cheltenham Town
Wrexham
Individual
2020–21[23]
2020–21 League Two[24]