William Radley Longbottom (born 12 December 1998) is an English

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who plays as a

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for

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club

Bradford (Park Avenue) Bradford (Park Avenue) Association Football Club is an association football club based in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England. The team compete in , at the sixth tier of the English football league system. The name derived from their former hom ...

Career

Longbottom made his first team debut for

Doncaster Rovers Doncaster Rovers Football Club is a professional association football club based in Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England. The team compete in League Two, the fourth tier of the English football league system. The club play their home games at ...

on 8 May 2016, coming on as a second-half substitute for

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in a home

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match against

Burton Albion Burton Albion Football Club is a professional association football club in the town of Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire, England. The team compete in League One, the third tier of the English football league system. The club moved its home groun ...

at the

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. He scored his first goal for Doncaster in an

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tie against Derby County Under-23s on 4 October 2016. On 27 January 2018 it was reported that Longbottom had been given a new contract with Rovers up to the summer of 2020. On 1 September 2018, Longbottom went out on a month's loan to

club

Kidderminster Harriers Kidderminster Harriers Football Club is a professional association football club based in Kidderminster, Worcestershire, England. The team compete in the National League North, at the sixth tier of the English football league system. Formed in ...

. He made 5 appearances, scoring one goal and made one assist before an ankle injury forced his return. He was loaned out to

Halesowen Town Halesowen Town Football Club is a football club based in Halesowen, West Midlands, England. They are currently members of the and play at the Grove Recreation Ground. History The club was believed to have been established around 1873, but rece ...

of the

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on 9 February. Longbottom went out on an initial one-month loan to

Gainsborough Trinity Gainsborough Trinity Football Club is a football club based in Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England. Established in 1873, the club became members of the Football League in 1893 and remained members of the Second Division until 1912, making Gainsbo ...

on 25 January 2019. He was transfer-listed by Doncaster at the end of the 2018–19 season though remained with the club until being released on 31 January 2020.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Longbottom, Will 1998 births Living people Footballers from Leeds English footballers English expatriate sportspeople English Football League players League of Ireland players Association football forwards Doncaster Rovers F.C. players Kidderminster Harriers F.C. players Halesowen Town F.C. players Gainsborough Trinity F.C. players Waterford F.C. players Bradford (Park Avenue) A.F.C. players Expatriate association footballers in the Republic of Ireland English expatriate sportspeople in Ireland