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Billy Lumley
Personal information
Full name William Daniel Lumley[1]
Date of birth (1989-12-28) 28 December 1989 (age 36)[1]
Place of birth Loughton, England
Height 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)[1]
Position Goalkeeper
Youth career
?–2008 Wolverhampton Wanderers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009 Grays Athletic 0 (0)
2009 Stafford Rangers ? (?)
2009–2010 Northampton Town 2 (0)
2010 Eastleigh ? (?)
2010 Billericay Town ? (?)
2010–2011 Jerez Industrial 18 (0)
2011–2013 Maidenhead United 68 (0)
2013–2015 Billericay Town
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 07:25, 10 January 2013 (UTC)

William Daniel Lumley (born 28 December 1989) is an English footballer who played as a goalkeeper mainly in England.

Career

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Early career

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Born in Loughton, Essex,[1] Lumley started his career as a youth player at Tottenham Hotspur[2][3], and Wolverhampton Wanderers[4], before joining the Glenn Hoddle Academy in Spain following his release in 2008.[5]Glenn Hoddle commented on the player saying; "Billy impressed me as a goalkeeper with his all-round ability during the selection process" and "he not only demonstrated his vision and shot stopping prowess, but also his willingness to learn, something critical to his future success".[5] In July 2009, Lumley joined Brentford on trial,[6] although was not offered a contract.[7] Alongside eight other players, Lumley joined Conference National side Grays Athletic on 5 August 2009,[8] before joining Conference North team Stafford Rangers.[9] He made his debut for the club, starting the whole game, in a 4–1 win against Harrogate Town on 19 September 2009.[10] Lumley made one more appearance for Strafford Rangers before leaving the club in November 2009.[11]

Lamley had an unsuccessful trial at Swansea City in November 2009,[12][13] before joining Northampton Town on non-contract terms on 23 December.[14] Northampton manager, Ian Sampson claimed that Lumley was interesting a number of clubs and tried to sign him before he joined Wolves.[15] Lumley made his Football League debut on 20 February 2010 for Northampton Town in the 3–2 away loss to Crewe Alexandra.[16][17] He made another appearance for the club (and his last) against Hereford United in a follow–up match and set up a goal for Adebayo Akinfenwa, in a 2–0 win.[18]

Lumley joined Conference South club Eastleigh in March 2010,[19] making his debut against St Albans City on 6 March.[20] His last game for Eastleigh was the 2–0 defeat to Woking on 5 April 2010.

The following season, 2010–11, Lumley had a short spell at Isthmian League Premier Division club Billericay Town before moving to Jerez Industrial.[21] In 18 appearances for Jerez, he conceded 18 goals.[22] In March 2011, Lumley went on trial with AFC Bournemouth.[23] His trial with the club was extended until the end of the 2010–11 season.[24] However, AFC Bournemouth decided against signing Lumley.[25]

Maidenhead United

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On 19 August 2011, Lumley signed for Maidenhead United.[26]

He made his debut for the club, starting the whole game, in a 1–0 win against Bromley on 20 August 2011.[27] However, Lumley found himself as Maidenhead United’s second-choice goalkeeper behind Sam Beasant.[28] He soon regained his place as the club’s first-choice goalkeeper for the next four months.[29] However during a match against Thurrock on 18 February 2012, Lumley suffered a head injury and was out for several weeks.[30] After making his return from injury against Dartford on 13 March 2012, he quickly recovered and retained his first choice goalkeeper status for the rest of the 2011–12 season.[31] Poor results eventually saw Maidenhead United initially relegated but stayed in the league.[32] At the end of the 2011–12 season, Lumley signed a contract extension with the club for another season.[33]

In the 2012–13 season, Lumley continued to remain as Maidenhead United’s first-choice goalkeeper.[34] In a match against Hornchurch on 2 October 2012, he received a straight red card, in a 4–2 loss.[35] Despite the red card, Lumley continued to remain as the club’s first choice goalkeeper.[36] However, the arrival of Jesse Joronen led to him losing his place as Maidenhead United’s first choice goalkeeper for the rest of 2012.[37] On 5 January 2013, he returned to the starting line–up, playing the whole game, in a 2–1 win against Chelmsford City.[38] Following the departure of Joronen, Lumley regained his place as Maidenhead United’s first choice goalkeeper for the rest of 2012–13 season.[39] Despite suffering from a finger injury, he eventually recovered and helped the club avoid relegation once again.[40] At the end of the 2012–13 season, it was announced that Lumley would remain at Maidenhead United for another season.[41]

In August 2013, Lumley had been released by mutual consent because he didn't want to fight for a first team spot with new signing Elvijs Putnins.[42]

Billericay Town

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Shortly after, Lumley joined Billericay Town for the second time and kept his first clean sheet, in a 2–0 win against Leiston.[43] He quickly became the club’s first choice goalkeeper throughout the 2013–14 season.[44]

In the 2014–15 season, Lumley found himself in a competition with Marko Cancar.[45] However, he suffered a shoulder injury that saw him out for the start of the season.[46] Following his return from injury, Lumley regained his place as Billericay Town’s first choice goalkeeper.[47] On 19 January 2015, the club announced his departure, as it was revealed that he’s moving to Australia.[48] Lumley played his last match for Billericay Town, in a 3–0 win against Metropolitan Police on 7 February 2015.[49] Shortly after, his departure from the club was confirmed.[50]

Personal life

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Growing up, Lumley is an older of Joe Lumley and together, they would spend hours imitating Shay Given's saves in his back garden.[2] He also lived in Spain in younger years.[2][51] Lumley was also a boyhood Tottenham Hotspur supporter.[3]

Outside of football, Lumley works as a personal trainer.[52] Since moving to Australia, he started out working for a private sports business before running his own goalkeeper academy.[51][2][3]

References

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    "Billericay Town survive early red card to record Harrow Borough victory". Echo News. 7 December 2014. Retrieved 15 May 2026.
    "Billericay Town take points after Glenn Poole strikes decisive blow". Echo News. 21 December 2014. Retrieved 15 May 2026.
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  48. ^ "Rowan Liburd inspires Billericay Town to dominant win over Met Police". Echo News. 7 February 2015. Retrieved 15 May 2026.
  49. ^ "Billericay Town manager Craig Edwards impressed at home fortress after reaching another cup quarter-final". Echo News. 11 February 2015. Retrieved 15 May 2026.
  50. ^ a b "Goalkeeper Billy Lumley will miss Billericay Town as he prepares for Australia adventure". Echo News. 6 February 2015. Retrieved 15 May 2026.
  51. ^ "Week in the life of Billericay keeper Billy Lumley: From keeping goal to keeping the elderly fit". Echo News. 31 October 2014. Retrieved 15 May 2026.
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