Sam Tickle

Samuel Lloyd Tickle (born 31 March 2002) is an English professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Wigan Athletic.

Sam Tickle
Personal information
Full name Samuel Lloyd Tickle[1]
Date of birth (2002-03-31) 31 March 2002
Place of birth Warrington, England
Height 6”2
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Warrington Rylands
(on loan from Wigan Athletic)
Youth career
2012–2021 Wigan Athletic
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021– Wigan Athletic 1 (0)
2022 → Nantwich Town (loan) 7 (0)
2022 → Warrington Rylands (loan) 11 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:34, 24 August 2022 (UTC)

Professional career

Tickle is a youth product of Wigan Athletic, having joined their youth academy in 2012. He was released at the end of the 2018 season as he was deemed too short for his age. He signed for Pilkington FC in the Cheshire League Premier Division & played a major part in them finishing 2018-19 Champions. During the 2018-19 season he was also selected as the No1 for England Schoolboys FA & represented his country making 5 appearances, conceding only once. In 2019 he was then re-signed & given a Scholarship back at Wigan Athletic F.C. He made his professional debut with Wigan in a 2–0 EFL Trophy loss to Crewe Alexandra on 5 October 2021.[2]

On 19 March 2022, Tickle joined Northern Premier League Premier Division side Nantwich Town on a youth loan until 14 April 2022.[3]

In July 2022, he joined Northern Premier League side Warrington Rylands on loan until January 2023.[4] He made two appearances for the club,[5] but was recalled by Wigan following an injury to first-choice goalkeeper Ben Amos. He was named on the bench against Birmingham City on 20 August 2022 & against Huddersfield on 13 September 2022. He returned to Warrington Rylands on loan until January, but after 4 appearances was recalled again due to injuries to Jones & then Amos. He was named on the bench against Hull City F.C. on 5th Oct 2022 & for the consecutive 10 games.[6]

References
  1. "EFL Professional retain list 2019-20" (PDF). EFL.com. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
  2. FC, Wigan Athletic. "Wigan Athletic FC - Sam Tickle | "It is a dream come true."". Wigan Athletic FC.
  3. "Sam Tickle joins Nantwich Town on loan". Wigan Athletic FC. 19 March 2022. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
  4. "Academy | Sam Tickle Joins Warrington Rylands On Loan Until January". Wigan Athletic. 27 July 2022. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
  5. "Warrington Rylands – Appearances – Sam Tickle". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 24 August 2022.
  6. "Report: Blues 0-1 Wigan Athletic". Birmingham City Football Club. Retrieved 24 August 2022.
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