Sam Ramsbottom

Sam Ramsbottom (born 3 April 1996) is an English professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Cape Town Spurs.^[2]

Sam Ramsbottom

Personal information
Date of birth	(1996-04-03) 3 April 1996 (age 29)
Place of birth	Greasby, England
Height	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)[1]
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team	Cape Town Spurs
Youth career
2003–2013	Tranmere Rovers
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2013–2016	Tranmere Rovers	0	(0)
	→ Burscough (loan)
	→ Droylsden (loan)
	→ Bootle (loan)
	→ Witton Albion (loan)
2016–2017	Galway United	5	(0)
2017	Barrow	0	(0)
2017–2018	Macclesfield Town	6	(0)
2018–2019	Alfreton Town	40	(0)
2019–2020	Greenock Morton	8	(0)
2021–2022	Dumbarton	34	(0)
2022–2023	Edinburgh	1	(0)
2023–	Cape Town Spurs	8	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 08:45, 25 May 2024 (UTC)

Ramsbottom has played for Tranmere Rovers, Burscough, Droylsden, Bootle, Witton Albion, Galway United, Barrow, Macclesfield Town, Alfreton Town, Greenock Morton and Dumbarton.

Career

Born in Greasby,^[3] Ramsbottom began his career with Tranmere Rovers, joining them at the age of 7 and spending time on loan with Burscough, Droylsden, Bootle and Witton Albion before signing for Irish club Galway United in July 2016.^[1] After a short spell with Barrow he signed for Macclesfield Town in September 2017.^[4] He then spent time with Alfreton Town before signing a one-year contract with Scottish club Greenock Morton in June 2019.^[5][6] He left Morton at the end of the 2019–20 season,^[7] and went on trial with Falkirk in September 2020.^[8] After his spell on trial with Falkirk ended and offers overseas were stopped by the COVID-19 pandemic,^[9] Ramsbottom joined Dumbarton in March 2021.^[10] After establishing himself as the club's number one, Ramsbottom extended his contract with the club in June 2021.^[11] He left the Sons in May 2022 following their relegation to Scottish League Two.^[12]

In August 2023, Ramsbottom joined South African Premier Division club Cape Town Spurs.^[13]