William Lee de Havilland[1] (born 8 November 1994)[2] is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for National League club Maidenhead United.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | William Lee de Havilland[1] | ||
Date of birth | 8 November 1994 | ||
Place of birth | Huntingdon, England | ||
Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Maidenhead United | ||
Number | 4 | ||
Youth career | |||
–2013 | Millwall | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2013–2014 | Millwall | 0 | (0) |
2013–2014 | → Cambridge City (loan) | 2 | (0) |
2014 | → Histon (loan) | 4 | (0) |
2014 | → Histon (loan) | 10 | (1) |
2014 | Bishop's Stortford | 1 | (0) |
2014–2016 | Sheffield Wednesday | 0 | (0) |
2016–2018 | Wycombe Wanderers | 19 | (0) |
2017 | → Aldershot Town (loan) | 8 | (0) |
2018 | → Maidstone United (loan) | 10 | (0) |
2018–2019 | Maidstone United | 42 | (3) |
2019–2021 | Dover Athletic | 42 | (5) |
2021– | Maidenhead United | 98 | (4) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:12, 22 April 2024 (UTC) |
De Havilland began his career with Millwall, never making a first-team appearance, and spending loan spells with non-league clubs Cambridge City and Histon. After leaving Millwall in 2014 he had a brief spell, also in non-league, with Bishop's Stortford, before returning to league football with Sheffield Wednesday. He left the club after two years, having not made a first-team appearance, and signed for Wycombe Wanderers where he made his professional debut. He spent loan spells at non-league Aldershot Town and Maidstone United. In June 2018 it was announced that he would sign a permanent contract with Maidstone United in July 2018.
Career
editDe Havilland began his career with Millwall, spending a loan spell with Cambridge City and two loan spells with Histon.[2] After playing for Bishop's Stortford,[3] he signed for Sheffield Wednesday in August 2014.[4] He moved to Wycombe Wanderers in July 2016.[5] He signed on loan for Aldershot Town in July 2017.[6] He signed on loan for Maidstone United in February 2018.[7]
In May 2018 it was announced that he would not be retained by Wycombe following the end of the 2017–18 season.[8] Later that month Maidstone United announced that De Havilland would re-sign for them.[9][10] Maidstone United were relegated at the end of the 2018–19 season, and de Havilland had a relegation clause in his contract.[11] He signed for Dover Athletic in June 2019.[12] Following's Dover's decision to not play any more matches in the 2020–21 season, made in late January, and subsequent null and voiding of all results, on 5 May 2021 it was announced that de Havilland was out of contract and had left the club.[13]
On 1 July 2021 it was announced that he had joined Maidenhead United.[14]
Career statistics
edit- As of 20 April 2024
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Millwall | 2013–14[15] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Cambridge City (loan) | 2013–14[16] | SFL Premier Division | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Histon (loan) | 2013–14[2] | Conference North | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 |
Bishop's Stortford | 2014–15[2] | Conference South | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Sheffield Wednesday | 2014–15[17] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2015–16[18] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Wycombe Wanderers | 2016–17[19] | League Two | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6[a] | 0 | 23 | 0 |
2017–18[20] | League Two | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[a] | 1 | 6 | 1 | |
Total | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 29 | 1 | ||
Aldershot Town (loan) | 2017–18[2] | National League | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
Maidstone United (loan) | 2017–18[2] | National League | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
Maidstone United | 2018–19[2] | National League | 42 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6[b] | 2 | 51 | 5 |
Dover Athletic | 2019–20[2] | National League | 29 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | 1[b] | 0 | 32 | 3 | |
2020–21[2] | National League | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[b] | 0 | 14 | 2 | ||
Total | 42 | 5 | 2 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 46 | 5 | |||
Maidenhead United | 2021–22[2] | National League | 27 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 28 | 1 | |
2022–23[2] | National League | 34 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 3[b] | 0 | 39 | 3 | ||
2022–23[2] | National League | 37 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 1[b] | 0 | 40 | 1 | ||
Total | 98 | 4 | 5 | 1 | — | 4 | 0 | 107 | 5 | |||
Career total | 236 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 3 | 268 | 17 |
Playing style
editDe Havilland, a defender, bases his playing style on John Terry and Gary Cahill.[21]
References
edit- ^ a b "EFL: Free Transfers: 2015/16" (PDF). English Football League. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 July 2016. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Will de Havilland at Soccerway. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
- ^ "Blues announce squad". Bishop's Stortford F.C. 8 August 2014. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
- ^ "William De Havilland pens Owls deal". Sheffield Wednesday F.C. 25 August 2014. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
- ^ "Wycombe Wanderers: Scott Brown and Will De Havilland join League Two club". BBC Sport. 26 July 2016. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
- ^ "Will de Havilland: Aldershot Town sign Wycombe Wanderers defender on loan". BBC Sport. 27 July 2017. Retrieved 1 August 2017.
- ^ "Will makes Maidstone move". Wycombe Wanderers F.C. 16 February 2018. Retrieved 16 February 2018.
- ^ "Scott Brown: Wycombe Wanderers keeper among four to leave Chairboys". BBC Sport. 10 May 2018. Retrieved 10 May 2018.
- ^ "How Watt's helped Will". Kent Online. 2 August 2018.
- ^ @maidstoneunited (18 May 2018). "Are you ready for some more news? We're delighted to announce that Will De Havilland has agreed terms for the 2018/19 season. 🖤⚽️💛" (Tweet). Retrieved 21 May 2018 – via Twitter.
- ^ "Will to consider Stones future". Kent Online. 11 April 2019.
- ^ "WHERE THERE'S A WILL". www.doverathletic.com. 6 June 2019. Retrieved 6 June 2019.
- ^ "RETAINED AND RELEASED LIST". www.doverathletic.com. 5 May 2021. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
- ^ Maidenhead United [@MUFCYorkRoad] (1 July 2021). "Will De Havilland is a Magpie" (Tweet). Retrieved 1 July 2021 – via Twitter.
- ^ "Games played by Will de Havilland in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
- ^ "Will De_havilland Profile | Aylesbury United FC".
- ^ "Games played by Will de Havilland in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
- ^ "Games played by Will de Havilland in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
- ^ "Games played by Will de Havilland in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
- ^ "Games played by Will de Havilland in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 October 2017.
- ^ Tim Street (31 July 2014). "Training with Adebayo Akinfenwa will help make Wycombe new boy a better player". Get Bucks. Retrieved 8 December 2016.