Laurence Sidney Bilboe (born 21 February 1998) is an English footballer who plays as a goalkeeper. He started his career at Rotherham United, and had loan spells at Mickleover Sports, Sheffield, Brighouse Town, Stratford Town and Havant & Waterlooville, before being released by Rotherham in 2020. He spent the 2020–21 season with Oldham Athletic and has since played for Hemel Hempstead Town.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Laurence Sidney Bilboe[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 21 February 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Walsall, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.90 m)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2016 | Rotherham United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2020 | Rotherham United | 0 | (0) |
| 2016 | → Mickleover Sports (loan) | ||
| 2017 | → Sheffield (loan) | ||
| 2017–2018 | → Brighouse Town (loan) | ||
| 2019 | → Stratford Town (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2019 | → Havant & Waterlooville (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | Oldham Athletic | 3 | (0) |
| 2021 | Hemel Hempstead Town | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:43, 10 October 2021 (UTC) | |||
Early life
editCareer
editRotherham United
editBilboe started his career at Rotherham United, where he signed a one-year professional contract in March 2016,[4] and joined Mickleover Sports on loan on 2 September 2016,[5] before being recalled later that month due to fellow Rotherham goalkeeper Lewis Price attending the birth of his child.[6] He extended his contract with the club by a year in 2017.[7]
In October 2017, he joined Sheffield on a one-month loan,[8] before joining Brighouse Town on a month-long loan in December 2017.[9] He made his debut for the club later that month in a 5–1 victory to South Shields.[10] He signed a new one-year contract with the club at the end of the season.[11]
In February 2019, he joined Stratford Town on loan.[12] He made six appearances for the club before being recalled in March 2019 to join Havant & Waterlooville on loan.[13][14] He made his debut for the club on 30 March 2019 against Sutton United, and made 5 appearances for the club in total.[3][15] He signed a new one-year contract with the club at the end of the season.[16][17]
He was released by Rotherham United at the end of the 2019–20 season.[18]
Oldham Athletic
editOn 16 October 2020, Bilboe joined Oldham Athletic on a one-year contract.[19] He made 3 appearances for the club,[20] but was released at the end of the season.[21]
Later career
editBilboe made one league appearance for Hemel Hempstead Town in September 2021 before leaving the club later that month.[3][22]
References
edit- ^ "Notification of shirt numbers: Rotherham United" (PDF). English Football League. p. 61. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
- ^ "Laurence Bilboe - Goalkeeper - First Team - Oldham Athletic". oldhamathletic.co.uk. Oldham Athletic A.F.C. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
- ^ a b c Laurence Bilboe at Soccerway. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
- ^ "Teenager Laurence Bilboe signs pro deal with Rotherham". Eurosport UK. 22 March 2016. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
- ^ "Laurence joins Mickleover Sports on loan". themillers.co.uk. Rotherham United F.C. 2 September 2016. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
- ^ "Keeper boost for Millers". themillers.co.uk. Rotherham United F.C. 14 September 2016. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
- ^ "Bilboe delighted to extend Millers deal". themillers.co.uk. Rotherham United F.C. 11 April 2017. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
- ^ "Youngsters stay with North Ferriby". themillers.co.uk. Rotherham United F.C. 24 October 2017. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
- ^ "Brighouse Borrow Young Rotherham Keeper". Pitchero Non-League. 18 December 2017. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
- ^ "Leaders too strong for Brighouse". Brighouse Echo. 17 December 2019. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
- ^ "Deserved new deal for goalkeeper Bilboe". Rotherham Advertiser. 6 June 2018. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
- ^ "Bilboe makes Stratford Town loan switch". themillers.co.uk. Rotherham United F.C. 22 February 2019. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
- ^ "Laurence Bilboe Profile | Aylesbury United FC". aylesburyunitedfc.co.uk. Aylesbury United F.C. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
- ^ "Laurence joins Havant & Waterlooville". themillers.co.uk. Rotherham United F.C. 3 April 2019. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
- ^ Ricketts, Kevin (1 April 2019). "Good performance as Havant & Waterlooville show plenty of heart but vital win eludes them at Sutton". The News. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
- ^ Beddows, David (16 May 2019). "New deal for goalkeeper Laurence Bilboe at Rotherham United". Rotherham Advertiser. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
- ^ "Bilboe signs one-year Millers deal". BBC Sport. 16 May 2019. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
- ^ Beddows, David (23 June 2020). "Julien Lamy and Laurence Bilboe released by Rotherham United". Rotherham Advertiser. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
- ^ "Ntambwe & Bilboe Join On Deadline Day". oldhamathletic.co.uk. Oldham Athletic A.F.C. 16 October 2020. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
- ^ "Games played by Laurence Bilboe in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
- ^ Geldard, Suzanne (14 May 2021). "Conor McAleny in talks with Oldham Athletic as retained list is announced". The Oldham Times. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
- ^ "Hemel Hempstead squad update". hemelfc.com. Hemel Hempstead Town F.C. 30 September 2021. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
External links
edit- Laurence Bilboe at WorldFootball.net
- Laurence Bilboe at Soccerbase