| Will de Havilland | |
| Fullname: | William Lee de Havilland |
| Birth Date: | 8 November 1994 |
| Birth Place: | Huntingdon, England |
| Position: | Defender |
| Currentclub: | Maidenhead United |
| Clubnumber: | 4 |
| Youthyears1: | –2013 |
| Youthclubs1: | Millwall |
| Years1: | 2013–2014 |
| Clubs1: | Millwall |
| Caps1: | 0 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2013–2014 |
| Clubs2: | → Cambridge City (loan) |
| Caps2: | 2 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2014 |
| Clubs3: | → Histon (loan) |
| Caps3: | 4 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2014 |
| Clubs4: | → Histon (loan) |
| Caps4: | 10 |
| Goals4: | 1 |
| Years5: | 2014 |
| Clubs5: | Bishop's Stortford |
| Caps5: | 1 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Years6: | 2014–2016 |
| Clubs6: | Sheffield Wednesday |
| Caps6: | 0 |
| Goals6: | 0 |
| Years7: | 2016–2018 |
| Clubs7: | Wycombe Wanderers |
| Caps7: | 19 |
| Goals7: | 0 |
| Years8: | 2017 |
| Clubs8: | → Aldershot Town (loan) |
| Caps8: | 8 |
| Goals8: | 0 |
| Years9: | 2018 |
| Clubs9: | → Maidstone United (loan) |
| Caps9: | 10 |
| Goals9: | 0 |
| Years10: | 2018–2019 |
| Clubs10: | Maidstone United |
| Caps10: | 42 |
| Goals10: | 3 |
| Years11: | 2019–2021 |
| Clubs11: | Dover Athletic |
| Caps11: | 42 |
| Goals11: | 5 |
| Years12: | 2021– |
| Clubs12: | Maidenhead United |
| Caps12: | 98 |
| Goals12: | 4 |
| Club-Update: | 19:12, 22 April 2024 (UTC) |
William Lee de Havilland[1] (born 8 November 1994) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for club Maidenhead United.
De Havilland began his career with Millwall, never making a first-team appearance, and spending loan spells with non-league clubs Cambridge City and Histon. After leaving Millwall in 2014 he had a brief spell, also in non-league, with Bishop's Stortford, before returning to league football with Sheffield Wednesday. He left the club after two years, having not made a first-team appearance, and signed for Wycombe Wanderers where he made his professional debut. He spent loan spells at non-league Aldershot Town and Maidstone United. In June 2018 it was announced that he would sign a permanent contract with Maidstone United in July 2018.
De Havilland began his career with Millwall, spending a loan spell with Cambridge City and two loan spells with Histon. After playing for Bishop's Stortford,[2] he signed for Sheffield Wednesday in August 2014.[3] He moved to Wycombe Wanderers in July 2016.[4] He signed on loan for Aldershot Town in July 2017.[5] He signed on loan for Maidstone United in February 2018.[6]
In May 2018 it was announced that he would not be retained by Wycombe following the end of the 2017–18 season.[7] Later that month Maidstone United announced that De Havilland would re-sign for them.[8] [9] Maidstone United were relegated at the end of the 2018–19 season, and de Havilland had a relegation clause in his contract.[10] He signed for Dover Athletic in June 2019.[11] Following's Dover's decision to not play any more matches in the 2020–21 season, made in late January, and subsequent null and voiding of all results, on 5 May 2021 it was announced that de Havilland was out of contract and had left the club.[12]
On 1 July 2021 it was announced that he had joined Maidenhead United.[13]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Millwall | 2013–14 | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cambridge City (loan) | 2013–14[14] | SFL Premier Division | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Histon (loan) | 2013–14 | Conference North | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | |
| Bishop's Stortford | 2014–15 | Conference South | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Sheffield Wednesday | 2014–15 | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2015–16 | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Wycombe Wanderers | 2016–17 | League Two | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 23 | 0 | |
| 2017–18 | League Two | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 1 | ||
| Total | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 29 | 1 | |||
| Aldershot Town (loan) | 2017–18 | National League | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
| Maidstone United (loan) | 2017–18 | National League | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | |
| Maidstone United | 2018–19 | National League | 42 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 51 | 5 | |
| 2019–20 | National League | 29 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 32 | 3 | |||
| 2020–21 | National League | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 14 | 2 | |||
| Total | 42 | 5 | 2 | 0 | — | 2! | 0 | 46 | 5 | ||||
| 2021–22 | National League | 27 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 28 | 1 | |||
| 2022–23 | National League | 34 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 3 | 0 | 39 | 3 | |||
| 2022–23 | National League | 37 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 40 | 1 | |||
| Total | 98 | 4 | 5 | 1 | — | 4! | 0 | 107 | 5 | ||||
| Career total | 236 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 3 | 268 | 17 | |||
De Havilland, a defender, bases his playing style on John Terry and Gary Cahill.[15]