Laurence_Bilboe

Laurence Bilboe

Laurence Bilboe

English footballer

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.

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Early life

He was born in Walsall.[3]

Career

Rotherham United

Bilboe 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

On 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

Bilboe made one league appearance for Hemel Hempstead Town in September 2021 before leaving the club later that month.[3][22]

References

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    "Notification of shirt numbers: Rotherham United" (PDF). English Football League. p. 61. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
  2. [2]
    "Laurence Bilboe - Goalkeeper - First Team - Oldham Athletic". oldhamathletic.co.uk. Oldham Athletic A.F.C. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
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    Laurence Bilboe at Soccerway. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
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    "Teenager Laurence Bilboe signs pro deal with Rotherham". Eurosport UK. 22 March 2016. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
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    "Laurence joins Mickleover Sports on loan". themillers.co.uk. Rotherham United F.C. 2 September 2016. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
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    "Keeper boost for Millers". themillers.co.uk. Rotherham United F.C. 14 September 2016. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
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    "Bilboe delighted to extend Millers deal". themillers.co.uk. Rotherham United F.C. 11 April 2017. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
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    "Youngsters stay with North Ferriby". themillers.co.uk. Rotherham United F.C. 24 October 2017. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
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    "Brighouse Borrow Young Rotherham Keeper". Pitchero Non-League. 18 December 2017. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
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    "Leaders too strong for Brighouse". Brighouse Echo. 17 December 2019. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
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    "Deserved new deal for goalkeeper Bilboe". Rotherham Advertiser. 6 June 2018. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
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    "Bilboe makes Stratford Town loan switch". themillers.co.uk. Rotherham United F.C. 22 February 2019. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
  13. [13]
    "Laurence Bilboe Profile | Aylesbury United FC". aylesburyunitedfc.co.uk. Aylesbury United F.C. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
  14. [14]
    "Laurence joins Havant & Waterlooville". themillers.co.uk. Rotherham United F.C. 3 April 2019. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
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    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.
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    Beddows, David (16 May 2019). "New deal for goalkeeper Laurence Bilboe at Rotherham United". Rotherham Advertiser. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
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    "Bilboe signs one-year Millers deal". BBC Sport. 16 May 2019. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
  18. [18]
    Beddows, David (23 June 2020). "Julien Lamy and Laurence Bilboe released by Rotherham United". Rotherham Advertiser. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
  19. [19]
    "Ntambwe & Bilboe Join On Deadline Day". oldhamathletic.co.uk. Oldham Athletic A.F.C. 16 October 2020. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
  20. [20]
    "Games played by Laurence Bilboe in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  21. [21]
    Geldard, Suzanne (14 May 2021). "Conor McAleny in talks with Oldham Athletic as retained list is announced". The Oldham Times. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  22. [22]
    "Hemel Hempstead squad update". hemelfc.com. Hemel Hempstead Town F.C. 30 September 2021. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
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