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Kyle Wootton
Wootton with Stockport County
Personal information
Full name Kyle Leon Wootton[1]
Date of birth (1996-10-11) 11 October 1996 (age 29)[2]
Place of birth Kidderminster, England
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[2]
Position 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)
2015 → Lincoln City (loan) 5 (1)
2016–2017 → North Ferriby United (loan) 14 (1)
2017 → Cheltenham Town (loan) 16 (2)
2017 → Stevenage (loan) 8 (1)
2018 → FC Halifax Town (loan) 3 (0)
2019–2020 → Notts County (loan) 22 (9)
2020–2022 Notts County 94 (38)
2022– Stockport County 166 (52)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 2 May 2026 (UTC)

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

Career

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Scunthorpe

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Wootton joined Scunthorpe United at the age of 10 in 2007, and signed his first professional contract in 2014.[3] He made his first-team debut for Scunthorpe on 26 August 2014, in a 1–0 loss in the second round of the League Cup at home to Reading.[4][5][6] He signed an 18-month professional contract in January 2015.[6] 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.[7] On 26 January 2017, Wootton joined League Two side Cheltenham Town on loan for the remainder of the 2016–17 campaign.[8]

Wootton joined Halifax Town on a one-month loan deal on 29 September 2018.[9]

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.[10] 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.[11] He made his debut for the club on 30 July 2022, in a 3–2 defeat to Barrow.[12] He scored his first goal for the club on 13 August 2022, in a 1–0 win against Colchester United.[13] On 23 August 2024, he signed a new three-year contract with the club.[14]

Career statistics

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As of 8 August 2026
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Scunthorpe United 2014–15[4] League One 121101000141
2015–16[15] League One 20320001[a]0233
2016–17[16] League One 21—201[a]051
2017–18[17] League One 10—000010
2018–19[18] League One 26620002[a]0306
2019–20[19] League Two 50—000050
Total 66115030407811
Lincoln City (loan) 2015–16[15] National League51———51
North Ferriby United (loan) 2016–17[20] National League14110—1[b]0161
Cheltenham Town (loan) 2016–17[16] League Two 162———162
Stevenage (loan) 2017–18[17] League Two 8110002[a]1112
FC Halifax Town (loan) 2018–19[20] National League 30———30
Notts County (loan) 2019–20[20] National League 22933—002512
Notts County 2019–20[20] National League 94——6[c]2156
2020–21[20] National League 421500—5[d]44719
2021–22[20] National League 431942—3[e]15022
Total 1164775—14713759
Stockport County 2022–23[21] League Two 421440102[a]04914
2023–24[22] League Two 32834002[a]03712
2024–25[23] League One 461132002[f]05113
2025–26[24] League One 461920116[g]15521
2026–27[25] League One 0000110011
Total 166521263212119361
Career total 394115261162339459137
  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Appearances in EFL Trophy
  2. ↑ Appearances in FA Trophy
  3. ↑ Four appearances two goals in FA Trophy, two appearances in National League play-offs
  4. ↑ Three appearances two goals in FA Trophy, two appearances two goals in National League play-offs
  5. ↑ Two appearances one goal in FA Trophy, one appearance in National League play-offs
  6. ↑ One appearance in EFL Trophy, one appearance in the EFL League One play-offs
  7. ↑ Three appearances in EFL Trophy, three appearances and one goal in the EFL League One play-offs

Honours

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Stockport County

Individual

References

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  1. ↑ "Kyle Wootton". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Archived from the original on 8 June 2024. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
  2. 1 2 "Kyle Wootton". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
  3. ↑ James Moody (8 January 2020). "Kyle Wootton joins Notts County permanently". Scunthorpe United F.C. Retrieved 21 February 2025.
  4. 1 2 "Games played by Kyle Wootton in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 May 2016.
  5. ↑ "Scunthorpe United 0–1 Reading". BBC Sport. 26 August 2014. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
  6. 1 2 Sumpter, Chris (6 January 2015). "Scunthorpe United trainee Kyle Wootton signs professional deal at Glanford Park". Scunthorpe Telegraph. Retrieved 21 May 2016.[dead link]
  7. ↑ "Kyle Wootton: North Ferriby United sign Scunthorpe United striker on loan". BBC Sport. 30 September 2016. Retrieved 31 October 2016.
  8. ↑ "Kyle Wootton: Cheltenham Town sign Scunthorpe United striker on loan". BBC Sport. 26 January 2017. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
  9. ↑ Kyle Joins The Shaymen, fchalifaxtown.com, 29 September 2018
  10. ↑ "Loan striker Kyle Wootton signs for Notts on permanent deal from Scunthorpe". 8 January 2020.
  11. ↑ "Kyle Wootton joins Stockport County after rejecting Notts County deal". BBC. 9 June 2022. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
  12. ↑ "Stockport County 2–3 Barrow". BBC Sport. 30 July 2022. Retrieved 9 August 2026.
  13. ↑ "Stockport County 1–0 Colchester United". BBC Sport. 13 August 2022. Retrieved 9 August 2026.
  14. ↑ "Kyle Wootton signs new deal". Stockport County F.C. 23 August 2024. Retrieved 9 August 2026.
  15. 1 2 "Games played by Kyle Wootton in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 May 2016.
  16. 1 2 "Games played by Kyle Wootton in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 March 2024.
  17. 1 2 "Games played by Kyle Wootton in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 January 2019.
  18. ↑ "Games played by Kyle Wootton in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 March 2024.
  19. ↑ "Games played by Kyle Wootton in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
  20. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "K. Wootton". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 22 March 2024.
  21. ↑ "Games played by Kyle Wootton in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 March 2024.
  22. ↑ "Games played by Kyle Wootton in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
  23. ↑ "Games played by Kyle Wootton in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 May 2025.
  24. ↑ "Games played by Kyle Wootton in 2025/2026". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 May 2025.
  25. ↑ "Games played by Kyle Wootton in 2026/2027". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 August 2026.
  26. ↑ "Join us in League One next season". 7 May 2024.
  27. ↑ "Luton Town 3–1 Stockport County: Line-ups". BBC Sport. 12 April 2026. Retrieved 2 May 2026.
  28. ↑ "Stockport County on X". Twitter. 18 May 2023. Retrieved 22 March 2024.
  29. ↑ "2025/26 End of Season Award winners announced". www.stockportcounty.com. 26 April 2026. Retrieved 27 April 2026.
  30. ↑ "See who made the EFL Team of the Season lineups". EFL. 20 April 2026. Retrieved 2 May 2026.
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