Will Longbottom

William Radley Longbottom (born 12 December 1998)^[3] is an English footballer who plays as a forward for Northern Premier League Premier Division club Guiseley.

Will Longbottom

Personal information
Full name	William Radley Longbottom[1]
Date of birth	(1998-12-12) 12 December 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth	Leeds, England[2]
Height	1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Guiseley
Youth career
0000 2016	Doncaster Rovers
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2016–2020	Doncaster Rovers	4	(0)
2017	→ Kidderminster Harriers (loan)	4	(1)
2019	→ Halesowen Town (loan)
2019	→ Gainsborough Trinity (loan)	6	(0)
2020	Waterford	10	(0)
2020–2021	Bradford (Park Avenue)	4	(1)
2021–2022	Farsley Celtic	6	(0)
2022–2024	Bradford (Park Avenue)	58	(18)
2024–	Guiseley	32	(20)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 11:29, 21 April 2025 (UTC)

Career

Longbottom made his first team debut for Doncaster Rovers on 8 May 2016, coming on as a second-half substitute for Richard Chaplow in a home League One match against Burton Albion at the Keepmoat Stadium.^[4] He scored his first goal for Doncaster in an EFL Trophy tie against Derby County Under-23s on 4 October 2016.^[5]

On 27 January 2018 it was reported that Longbottom had been given a new contract with Rovers up to the summer of 2020.^[6]

On 1 September 2018, Longbottom went out on a month's loan to National League North club Kidderminster Harriers.^[7] He made 5 appearances, scoring one goal and made one assist^[8] before an ankle injury forced his return.^[9]

He was loaned out to Halesowen Town of the Northern Premier League on 9 February.^[9]

Longbottom went out on an initial one-month loan to Gainsborough Trinity on 25 January 2019.^[10]

He was transfer-listed by Doncaster at the end of the 2018–19 season^[11] though remained with the club until being released on 31 January 2020.^[12]

On 30 May 2024, Longbottom returned to the Northern Premier League Premier Division with Guiseley.^[13]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 19 April 2025^[2]

Club	Season	League			National Cup[a]		League Cup[b]		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Doncaster Rovers	2015–16[14]	League One	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	2016–17[15]	League Two	3	0	0	0	0	0	4[c]	1	7	1
	2017–18[16]	League One	0	0	0	0	0	0	1[c]	0	1	0
	2018–19[17]	League One	0	0	0	0	0	0	2[c]	0	2	0
	2019–20[18]	League One	0	0	0	0	0	0	1[c]	0	1	0
	Total		4	0	0	0	0	0	8	1	12	1
Waterford	2020[19]	League of Ireland Premier Division	10	0	1	0	—		—		11	0
Bradford (Park Avenue)	2020–21[19]	National League North	4	1	—		—		—		4	1
Farsley Celtic	2021–22[19]	National League North	6	0	1	0	—		0	0	7	0
Bradford (Park Avenue)	2022–23[19]	National League North	42	11	1	1	—		1[d]	0	44	12
	2023–24[20]	NPL Premier Division	16	7	2	0	—		0	0	18	7
	Total		58	18	3	1	0	0	1	0	62	19
Guiseley	2024–25[21]	NPL Premier Division	32	20	5	5	—		1[d]	0	38	25
Career total			114	39	10	6	0	0	10	1	134	46

1. Includes FA Cup, FAI Cup
2. Includes EFL Cup
3. Appearances in the Football League Trophy
4. Appearance(s) in FA Trophy