Will Aimson

William Stewart Aimson (born 3 June 1994) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for League One club Bolton Wanderers.

Will Aimson
Personal information
Full name William Stewart Aimson[1]
Date of birth (1994-06-03) 3 June 1994
Place of birth Christchurch, England
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.79 m)[2]
Position(s) Defender/defensive midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Bolton Wanderers
Number 15
Youth career
0000–2012 Eastleigh
2012–2014 Hull City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012 Eastleigh 1 (0)
2014–2016 Hull City 0 (0)
2014 → Tamworth (loan) 3 (0)
2014 → Tranmere Rovers (loan) 2 (0)
2015–2016 → Blackpool (loan) 5 (0)
2016–2018 Blackpool 45 (0)
2018–2019 Bury 37 (4)
2019–2021 Plymouth Argyle 45 (2)
2021– Bolton Wanderers 25 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:05, 30 April 2022 (UTC)

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.[3] On 1 March 2014, Aimson joined Conference Premier side Tamworth on loan.[4] Aimson immediately went straight to the squad and made his debut, in a 2–0 loss against Halifax Town.[5] Aimson went on to make two more appearances for the club.

Aimson joined Tranmere Rovers on loan in November 2014 from Hull City.[6] He made his Football League debut against Southend United at Prenton Park in a 1–2 League Two defeat on 22 November 2014.[7] Aimson broke his tibia and fibula playing against Portsmouth on 29 November after a collision with his teammate Danny Holmes.[8]

In November 2015, Aimson joined League One side Blackpool on a one-month loan deal,[9] though this was later extended to 9 January 2016.[10] In the January transfer window 2016 Aimson was permanently moved to Blackpool for an undisclosed fee.[11] Aimson was released by Blackpool at the end of the 2017–18 season.[12]

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.[13] Aimson announced he was leaving Bury on 1 July 2019, calling the reasons for his departure "out of my hands".

On 2 July 2019, he joined up with his former manager at Bury, Ryan Lowe, when he signed for Plymouth Argyle.[14] He scored his first two goals for the club in a 2–2 draw at home to Scunthorpe United.

On 16 June 2021, it was announced he would sign for Bolton Wanderers on a two-year contract.[15] Due to injury, his debut didn't come until 5 October when he started and played 90 minutes in a 4–1 win against Liverpool U21 in the EFL Trophy.[16] Aimson made his league debut for the club on 23 October, replacing George Johnston as a half time substitute in a 2–2 draw at home against Gillingham.[17] He scored his first goal for the club in a 2-1 win against Charlton Athletic on 8 February 2022.[18]

Personal life

Aimson's 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.[3]

Career statistics
As of match played 30 April 2022
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Eastleigh 2011–12[19] Conference South 1000—0010
Hull City 2012–13[20] Championship 0000000000
2013–14[21] Premier League 0000000000
2014–15[22] 0000000000
2015–16[23] Championship 0000000000
Hull City total 0000000000
Tamworth (loan) 2013–14[21] Conference Premier 3000—0030
Tranmere Rovers (loan) 2014–15[22] League Two 2000000020
Blackpool 2015–16[lower-alpha 1][23] League One 15000001[lower-alpha 2]0160
2016–17[24] League Two 18030208[lower-alpha 3]0310
2017–18[25] League One 17010103[lower-alpha 2]0220
Blackpool total 5004030120690
Bury 2018–19[26] League Two 37410104[lower-alpha 2]0434
Plymouth Argyle 2019–20[27] 5200002[lower-alpha 2]070
2020–21[28] League One 40030201[lower-alpha 2]0460
Total 452302030532
Bolton Wanderers 2021–22[29] League One 25110002[lower-alpha 2]0281
Career total 162790602101987
  1. Part of this season was on loan
  2. Appearances in EFL Trophy.
  3. Five appearances in EFL Trophy; three in EFL League Two play-offs.

Honours

Club

Blackpool

Bury

References
  1. "Notification of shirt numbers: Plymouth Argyle" (PDF). English Football League. p. 54. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
  2. "Will Aimson - Defender - First Team - Plymouth Argyle". Plymouth Argyle F.C. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
  3. "Football: Christchurch star Will signs for Tigers". Bournemouth Echo. 29 August 2012. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
  4. "Hull City defender joins Tamworth FC". Tamworth Herald. 1 March 2014. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
  5. "FC Halifax Town 2 – 0 Tamworth". BBC Sport. 1 March 2014. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
  6. "Tranmere sign Hull's Calaum Jahraldo-Martin & Will Aimson". BBC Sport. 20 November 2014. Retrieved 29 November 2014.
  7. "Tranmere Rovers 1–2 Southend United". BBC Sport. 22 November 2014. Retrieved 29 November 2014.
  8. "Tranmere Rovers: Hull City loanee Will Aimson suffers broken leg". BBC Sport. 2 December 2014. Retrieved 2 December 2014.
  9. "Blackpool sign Hull defender Aimson". BBC Sport. 9 November 2015. Retrieved 9 November 2015.
  10. "Blackpool Extend Aimson Loan & Clappison Joins FC Halifax". Hull City A.F.C. 27 November 2015. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 27 November 2015.
  11. "Defender Swaps Hull for Blackpool". Blackpool F.C. 14 January 2016. Retrieved 14 January 2016.
  12. "Manager Confirms Retained List". Blackpool F.C. 4 May 2018. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
  13. "Aimson becomes a Shaker". Bury F.C. 21 June 2018. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
  14. Cowdery, Rick (2 July 2019). "Here's a Will". Plymouth Argyle F.C. Retrieved 2 July 2019.
  15. "Wanderers Bolster Defence With New Recruit". Bolton Wanderers FC. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
  16. "REPORT: Wanderers 4 Liverpool U21s 1". Bolton Wanderers FC. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
  17. "Bolton Wanderers 2 - 2 Gillingham". bbc.co.uk. 23 October 2021. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
  18. "Bolton 2-1 Charlton". BBC. 8 February 2022. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
  19. Will Aimson at Soccerway. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
  20. "Games played by Will Aimson in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
  21. "Games played by Will Aimson in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
  22. "Games played by Will Aimson in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
  23. "Games played by Will Aimson in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
  24. "Games played by Will Aimson in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
  25. "Games played by Will Aimson in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
  26. "Games played by Will Aimson in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
  27. "Games played by Will Aimson in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 July 2019.
  28. "Games played by Will Aimson in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
  29. "Games played by Will Aimson in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
  30. Law, James (28 May 2017). "Blackpool 2–1 Exeter City". BBC Sport. Retrieved 23 December 2018.
  31. "League Two: 2018/19: Current table". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
    "Bury: Squad details: 2018/19". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
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