Will Aimson
Personal information | |||
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Full name | William Stewart Aimson[1] | ||
Date of birth | 3 June 1994 | ||
Place of birth | Christchurch, England | ||
Playing position | Defender/Defensive Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Bury | ||
Youth career | |||
?–2012 | Eastleigh | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2011–2013 | Eastleigh | 1 | (0) |
2014–2016 | Hull City | 0 | (0) |
2014 | → Tamworth (loan) | 3 | (0) |
2014 | → Tranmere Rovers (loan) | 2 | (0) |
2015–2016 | → Blackpool (loan) | 4 | (0) |
2016–2018 | Blackpool | 38 | (0) |
2018– | Bury | 6 | (2) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:09, 9 September 2018 (UTC) |
William Stewart Aimson (born 3 June 1994) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for League Two club Bury.
Club career
Aimson started his career at Eastleigh and at age 17, Aimson joined Hull City after he made an impression on a trial there.[2] On 1 March 2014, Aimson joined Conference Premier side Tamworth on loan.[3] Aimson immediately went straight to the squad and made his debut, in a 2–0 loss against Halifax Town.[4] Aimson went on to make two more appearance for the club.
Aimson joined Tranmere Rovers on loan in November 2014 from Hull City.[5] He made his Football League debut against Southend United at Prenton Park in a 1–2 League Two defeat on 22 November 2014.[6] Aimson broke his tibia and fibula playing against Portsmouth on 29 November after a collision with his teammate Danny Holmes.[7]
In November 2015, Aimson joined League One side Blackpool on a one-month loan deal,[8] though this was later extended to 9 January 2016.[9] In the January transfer window 2016 Aimson was permanently moved to Blackpool for an undisclosed fee.[10]
He was released by Blackpool at the end of the 2017–18 season.[11]
On 21 June 2018, he signed a two-year contract with Bury, following in the footsteps of his grandfather Paul, who spent a year with the Shakers during his own playing career.[12]
Personal life
Aimson late-grandfather was Paul Aimson and was pupil at Highcliffe Senior School. Aimson excelled in golf and had a category one handicap (5) but chose football.[2]
Career statistics
- As of match played 26 September 2017
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Eastleigh | 2011–12[13] | Conference North | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
Tamworth (loan) | 2013–14[14] | Conference Premier | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
Tranmere Rovers (loan) | 2014–15[15] | League Two | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Blackpool | 2015–16[16] | League One | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 16 | 0 |
2016–17[17] | League Two | 18 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 31 | 0 | |
2017–18[18] | League One | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
Blackpool total | 38 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 53 | 0 | ||
Career total | 44 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 59 | 0 |
- ↑ Appearance in the Football League Trophy
- ↑ Five appearances in the Football League Trophy and three in the League Two play-offs
References
- ↑ "Barclays Premier League: notification of shirt numbers" (PDF). Premier League. p. 4. Retrieved 10 November 2014.
- 1 2 "Football: Christchurch star Will signs for Tigers". Bournemouth Echo. 29 August 2012. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
- ↑ "Hull City defender joins Tamworth FC". Tamworth Herald. 1 March 2014. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
- ↑ "FC Halifax Town 2 – 0 Tamworth". BBC Sport. 1 March 2014. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
- ↑ "Tranmere sign Hull's Calaum Jahraldo-Martin & Will Aimson". BBC Sport. 20 November 2014. Retrieved 29 November 2014.
- ↑ "Tranmere Rovers 1–2 Southend United". BBC Sport. 22 November 2014. Retrieved 29 November 2014.
- ↑ "Tranmere Rovers: Hull City loanee Will Aimson suffers broken leg". BBC Sport. 2 December 2014. Retrieved 2 December 2014.
- ↑ "Blackpool sign Hull defender Aimson". BBC Sport. 9 November 2015. Retrieved 9 November 2015.
- ↑ "Blackpool Extend Aimson Loan & Clappison Joins FC Halifax". Hull City A.F.C. 27 November 2015. Retrieved 27 November 2015.
- ↑ "Defender Swaps Hull for Blackpool". blackpoolfc.co.uk. 14 January 2016. Retrieved 14 January 2016.
- ↑ "Manager Confirms Retained List". Blackpool F.C. 4 May 2018. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
- ↑ "Aimson becomes a Shaker". Bury F.C. 21 June 2018. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
- ↑ Will Aimson at Soccerway. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
- ↑ "Games played by Will Aimson in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
- ↑ "Games played by Will Aimson in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
- ↑ "Games played by Will Aimson in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
- ↑ "Games played by Will Aimson in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
- ↑ "Games played by Will Aimson in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
External links
- Will Aimson at Soccerway