Will Aimson

Will Aimson
Personal information
Full name William Stewart Aimson[1]
Date of birth (1994-06-03) 3 June 1994
Place of birth Christchurch, England
Playing position Defender/Defensive Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Bury
Youth career
000?–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
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals
Eastleigh 2011–12[13] Conference North 1000—0010
Tamworth (loan) 2013–14[14] Conference Premier 3000—0030
Tranmere Rovers (loan) 2014–15[15] League Two 2000000020
Blackpool 2015–16[16] League One 15000001[lower-alpha 1]0160
2016–17[17] League Two 18030208[lower-alpha 2]0310
2017–18[18] League One 5000100060
Blackpool total 380303090530
Career total 440303090590
  1. ↑ Appearance in the Football League Trophy
  2. ↑ Five appearances in the Football League Trophy and three in the League Two play-offs

References

  1. ↑ "Barclays Premier League: notification of shirt numbers" (PDF). Premier League. p. 4. Retrieved 10 November 2014.
  2. 1 2 "Football: Christchurch star Will signs for Tigers". Bournemouth Echo. 29 August 2012. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
  3. ↑ "Hull City defender joins Tamworth FC". Tamworth Herald. 1 March 2014. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
  4. ↑ "FC Halifax Town 2 – 0 Tamworth". BBC Sport. 1 March 2014. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
  5. ↑ "Tranmere sign Hull's Calaum Jahraldo-Martin & Will Aimson". BBC Sport. 20 November 2014. Retrieved 29 November 2014.
  6. ↑ "Tranmere Rovers 1–2 Southend United". BBC Sport. 22 November 2014. Retrieved 29 November 2014.
  7. ↑ "Tranmere Rovers: Hull City loanee Will Aimson suffers broken leg". BBC Sport. 2 December 2014. Retrieved 2 December 2014.
  8. ↑ "Blackpool sign Hull defender Aimson". BBC Sport. 9 November 2015. Retrieved 9 November 2015.
  9. ↑ "Blackpool Extend Aimson Loan & Clappison Joins FC Halifax". Hull City A.F.C. 27 November 2015. Retrieved 27 November 2015.
  10. ↑ "Defender Swaps Hull for Blackpool". blackpoolfc.co.uk. 14 January 2016. Retrieved 14 January 2016.
  11. ↑ "Manager Confirms Retained List". Blackpool F.C. 4 May 2018. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
  12. ↑ "Aimson becomes a Shaker". Bury F.C. 21 June 2018. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
  13. ↑ Will Aimson at Soccerway. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
  14. ↑ "Games played by Will Aimson in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
  15. ↑ "Games played by Will Aimson in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
  16. ↑ "Games played by Will Aimson in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
  17. ↑ "Games played by Will Aimson in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
  18. ↑ "Games played by Will Aimson in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
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