Kyle Leon Wootton (born 11 October 1996) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for EFL League One club Stockport County.

Kyle Wootton
Wootton with Stockport County
Personal information
Full name Kyle Leon Wootton[1]
Date of birth (1996-10-11) 11 October 1996 (age 28)[2]
Place of birth Kidderminster, England
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[2]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Stockport County
Number 19
Youth career
2007–2014 Scunthorpe United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2020 Scunthorpe United 66 (11)
2015Lincoln City (loan) 5 (1)
2016–2017North Ferriby United (loan) 14 (1)
2017Cheltenham Town (loan) 16 (2)
2017Stevenage (loan) 8 (1)
2018FC Halifax Town (loan) 3 (0)
2019–2020Notts County (loan) 22 (9)
2020–2022 Notts County 94 (38)
2022– Stockport County 89 (28)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:59, 9 November 2024 (UTC)

Career

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Scunthorpe

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Wootton made his first-team debut for Scunthorpe United on 26 August 2014, in a 1–0 loss in the second round of the League Cup at home to Reading.[3][4] He signed an 18-month professional contract in January 2015.[4] In the 2015–16 season, he spent two months on loan at Lincoln City of the National League, and in September 2016 he joined another National League club, North Ferriby United, on loan until January 2017.[5] On 26 January 2017, Wootton joined League Two side Cheltenham Town on loan for the remainder of the 2016–17 campaign.[6]

Wootton joined Halifax Town on a one-month loan deal on 29 September 2018.[7]

Notts County

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Wootton signed for Notts County on loan at the beginning of the 2019–20 season. He scored his first for the Magpies in their 1–1 draw away at Sutton United on Saturday 7 September 2019. This was the first of a three game scoring streak. On 8 January 2020, Wootton signed a 30-month contract with Notts County for a fee of £60,000.[8] Wootton scored four braces in his first season wearing Black and White against Boreham Wood, Halifax Town, Chesterfield FC and Eastleigh FC respectively. He would finish that season top goal scorer for the club.

Stockport County

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On 9 June 2022, Wootton joined newly-promoted Stockport County on a free transfer, signing a three-year deal.[9]

Career statistics

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As of 9 November 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Scunthorpe United 2014–15[10] League One 12 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 14 1
2015–16[11] League One 20 3 2 0 0 0 1[a] 0 23 3
2016–17[12] League One 2 1 2 0 1[b] 0 5 1
2017–18[13] League One 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2018–19[14] League One 26 6 2 0 0 0 2[b] 0 30 6
2019–20[15] League Two 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
Total 66 11 5 0 3 0 4 0 78 11
Lincoln City (loan) 2015–16[11] National League 5 1 5 1
North Ferriby United (loan) 2016–17[16] National League 14 1 1 0 1[c] 0 16 1
Cheltenham Town (loan) 2016–17[12] League Two 16 2 16 2
Stevenage (loan) 2017–18[13] League Two 8 1 1 0 0 0 2[b] 1 11 2
FC Halifax Town (loan) 2018–19[16] National League 3 0 3 0
Notts County (loan) 2019–20[16] National League 22 9 3 3 0 0 25 12
Notts County 2019–20[16] National League 9 4 6[d] 2 15 6
2020–21[16] National League 42 15 0 0 5[e] 4 47 19
2021–22[16] National League 43 19 4 2 3[f] 1 50 22
Total 116 47 7 5 14 7 137 59
Stockport County 2022–23[17] League Two 42 14 4 0 1 0 2[b] 0 49 14
2023–24[18] 32 8 3 4 0 0 2[b] 0 37 12
2024–25[19] League One 15 6 1 1 0 0 1 0 17 7
Total 89 28 8 5 1 0 5 0 103 33
Career total 317 91 22 10 4 0 26 8 369 109
  1. ^ Appearances in Football League Trophy
  2. ^ a b c d e Appearances in EFL Trophy
  3. ^ Appearances in FA Trophy
  4. ^ Four appearances two goals in FA Trophy, two appearances in National League play-offs
  5. ^ Three appearances two goals in FA Trophy, two appearances two goals in National League play-offs
  6. ^ Two appearances one goal in FA Trophy, one appearance in National League play-offs

Honours

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Stockport County

Individual

References

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  1. ^ "Kyle Wootton". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
  2. ^ a b "Kyle Wootton". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
  3. ^ "Scunthorpe United 0–1 Reading". BBC Sport. 26 August 2014. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
  4. ^ a b Sumpter, Chris (6 January 2015). "Scunthorpe United trainee Kyle Wootton signs professional deal at Glanford Park". Scunthorpe Telegraph. Retrieved 21 May 2016.
  5. ^ "Kyle Wootton: North Ferriby United sign Scunthorpe United striker on loan". BBC Sport. 30 September 2016. Retrieved 31 October 2016.
  6. ^ "Kyle Wootton: Cheltenham Town sign Scunthorpe United striker on loan". BBC Sport. 26 January 2017. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
  7. ^ Kyle Joins The Shaymen, fchalifaxtown.com, 29 September 2018
  8. ^ "Loan striker Kyle Wootton signs for Notts on permanent deal from Scunthorpe". 8 January 2020.
  9. ^ "Kyle Wootton joins Stockport County after rejecting Notts County deal". BBC. 9 June 2022. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
  10. ^ "Games played by Kyle Wootton in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 May 2016.
  11. ^ a b "Games played by Kyle Wootton in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 May 2016.
  12. ^ a b "Games played by Kyle Wootton in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 March 2024.
  13. ^ a b "Games played by Kyle Wootton in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 January 2019.
  14. ^ "Games played by Kyle Wootton in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 March 2024.
  15. ^ "Games played by Kyle Wootton in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
  16. ^ a b c d e f "K. Wootton". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 22 March 2024.
  17. ^ "Games played by Kyle Wootton in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 March 2024.
  18. ^ "Games played by Kyle Wootton in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
  19. ^ "Games played by Kyle Wootton in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
  20. ^ "Join us in League One next season". 7 May 2024.
  21. ^ "Stockport County on X". Twitter. 18 May 2023. Retrieved 22 March 2024.
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