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Line 1: {{For\|other people of the same name\|William Hoskins (disambiguation)}}▼ {{Short description\|English footballer}} ▲{{For\|other people of the same name\|William Hoskins (disambiguation)}} {{Use British English\|date=February 2012}} {{Use dmy dates\|date=February 2020}} Line 12: \| birth_place = [[Nottingham]], England \| height = {{height\|ft=5\|in=11}}<ref name="Hugman2009/10"/> \| currentclub = [[Kings Langley F.C.\|Kings Langley]] (Player-Coach) \| position = [[Forward (association football)\|Forward]] \| youthyears1 = \| youthclubs1 = [[Notts County F.C.\|Notts County]] \| youthyears2 = {{0\|0000}}–2003 \| youthclubs2 = [[Rotherham United F.C.\|Rotherham United]] \| years1 = 2003–2007 \| clubs1 = [[Rotherham United F.C.\|Rotherham United]] \| caps1 = 73 \| goals1 = 23 \| years2 = 2007–2010 \| clubs2 = [[Watford F.C.\|Watford]] \| caps2 = 60 \| goals2 = 127 \| years3 = 2007 \| clubs3 = → [[Millwall F.C.\|Millwall]] (loan) \| caps3 = 10 \| goals3 = 2 \| years4 = 2008 \| clubs4 = → [[Nottingham Forest F.C.\|Nottingham Forest]] (loan) \| caps4 = 2 \| goals4 = 0 \| years5 = 2010–2011 \| clubs5 = [[Bristol Rovers F.C.\|Bristol Rovers]] \| caps5 = 43 \| goals5 = 2017 \| years6 = 2011–2014 \| clubs6 = [[Brighton & Hove Albion F.C.\|Brighton & Hove Albion]] \| caps6 = 18 \| goals6 = 1 \| years7 = 2012 \| clubs7 = → [[Sheffield United F.C.\|Sheffield United]] (loan) \| caps7 = 12 \| goals7 = 32 \| years8 = 2014–2015 \| clubs8 = [[Oxford United F.C.\|Oxford United]] \| caps8 = 4 \| goals8 = 0 \| years9 = 2015–2016 \| clubs9 = [[Exeter City F.C.\|Exeter City]] \| caps9 = 8 \| goals9 = 1 \| years10 = 2017–2018 \| clubs10 = [[Hemel Hempstead Town F.C.\|Hemel Hempstead Town]] \| caps10 = 19 \| goals10 = 53 \| years11 = 2018 \| clubs11 = [[Northcote City FC\|Northcote City]] \| caps11 = 8 \| goals11 = 4 \| years12 = 2020– \| clubs12 = [[Kings Langley F.C.\|Kings Langley]] \| caps12 = 710 \| goals12 = 32 \| nationalyears1 = 2004 \| nationalteam1 = [[England national under-18 football team\|England U18]] \| nationalcaps1 = 1 \| nationalgoals1 = 0 \| nationalyears2 = 2004 \| nationalteam2 = [[England national under-19 football team\|England U19]] \| nationalcaps2 = 1 \| nationalgoals2 = 0 \| nationalyears3 = 2005 \| nationalteam3 = [[England national under-20 football team\|England U20]] \| nationalcaps3 = 3 \| nationalgoals3 = 0 \| club-update = 2221:2204, 428 ~~February~~August ~~2020~~2021 (UTC) }} '''William Richard Hoskins''' (born 6 May 1986) is an [[English people\|English]] [[association football\|footballer]] who plays for {{English football updater\|KingsLan}} club [[Kings Langley F.C.\|Kings Langley]], where he plays as a [[Forward (association football)\|forward]]. Line 37: ==Playing career== ===Rotherham United=== Hoskins was born in [[Nottingham]], [[Nottinghamshire]], where his career began at local club [[Notts County F.C.\|Notts County]]'s School of Excellence, before he joined [[Rotherham United F.C.\|Rotherham United]]'s youth system in [[South Yorkshire]].<ref name="ScoutKnewTalent">{{Cite news \|url=http://www.sheffieldtelegraph.co.uk/sport/sheffield-sport/moment_scout_pat_knew_will_was_the_one_1_4227808 \|title=Moment scout Pat knew Will was the one \|date=9 February 2012 \|access-date=14 February 2012 \|publisher=sheffieldtelegraph.co.uk}}</ref> Hoskins was heralded as a talent when, at just 17, he came into the [[first team (association football)\|first team]] fold at Rotherham and made an impact, scoring both goals in a 2–1 win at [[Wigan Athletic F.C.\|Wigan Athletic]] in December 2003. However, he had a stop–start early career, only making one start under managers [[Ronnie Moore]] and subsequently [[Mick Harford]].<ref name="Chambers">{{Cite web \|url=https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/whatever-happened-former-watford-brighton-1458432 \|title=Whatever happened to ex-Bristol Rovers striker Will Hoskins \|last=Chambers \|first=Reece \|date=15 April 2018 \|website=bristolpost \|access-date=4 February 2020}}</ref> [[Alan Knill]] took over as manager halfway through the [[2005–06 in English football\|2005–06]] season, with the Millers halfway through their first campaign back in [[Football League One\|League One]], and saved the club from a second successive relegation. As youth coach Knill brought Hoskins up through the youth ranks at Millmoor and handed him 12 further starts that season. Hoskins reciprocated the faith shown in him by being the only one of six out-of-contract players at the end of the 2005–06 season to sign an immediate contract renewal. Knill offered the youngster an initial one-year deal, stating that, should Hoskins prove himself in the first team, he would be rewarded with a new contract before Christmas.<ref>{{Cite web \|url=https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/sport/football/striker-hoskins-earns-a-new-millers-contract-1-2394495 \|title=Striker Hoskins earns a new Millers contract \|website=www.yorkshirepost.co.uk \|language=en \|access-date=4 February 2020}}</ref> Line 63: ===Hemel Hempstead Town=== In November 2017, Hoskins joined [[Hemel Hempstead Town F.C.\|Hemel Hempstead Town]] of the [[National League South]].<ref>{{Cite web \|url=http://www.thenationalleague.org.uk/hemel-chance-for-experienced-hoskins-42157 \|title=Hemel Chance For Experienced Hoskins \|website=www.thenationalleague.org.uk \|~~url-status~~date=~~live~~10 November 2017 \|access-date=4 February 2020}}</ref> He made 22 appearances during the 2017–18 season, scoring four goals as the team finished 5th, qualifying for the play-offs.<ref name="aylesburyunitedfc">{{Cite web \|url=http://www.aylesburyunitedfc.co.uk/players/kings-langley/will-hoskins \|title=Will Hoskins Profile {{!}} Aylesbury United FC ~~\|url-status=live~~}}</ref> ~~=== Northcote City ===~~ In June 2018, Hoskins moved to Australia to join [[NPL Victoria]] club [[Northcote City FC\|Northcote City]].<ref>{{Cite web \|url=http://grecianarchive.exeter.ac.uk/items/show/2508 \|title=Hoskins, Will \|website=grecianarchive.exeter.ac.uk \|language=English \|access-date=4 February 2020}}</ref> He made 8 appearances and scored one goal for the club.<ref>{{Cite web \|url=http://websites.sportstg.com/team_info.cgi?pID=205080646 \|title=William Hoskins – Player Statistics \|website=SportsTG \|language=en \|access-date=4 February 2020}}</ref> ===Kings Langley=== Line 72 ⟶ 69: ==International career== Hoskins made an immediate impact when first introduced into the England U-18 squad, setting up the winning goal against [[Sweden men's national football team\|Sweden]] on 29 April 2004.<ref>{{Cite web \|url=http://thefa.com/England/U19s/NewsAndFeatures/Postings/2005/03/EngU19_vSweden_report.htm \|archive-url=https://archive.istoday/~~cJr4s~~20071029051823/http://thefa.com/England/U19s/NewsAndFeatures/Postings/2005/03/EngU19_vSweden_report.htm \|archive-date=2007-10-29 \|title=TheFA.com – Dexter gets the points \|date=29 October 2007 \|url-status=live \|access-date=4 February 2020}}</ref> He made his full first team debut for the International U20s team in the 4–0 defeat to Russia on 16 August 2005 in Moscow. ==References== Line 86 ⟶ 83: [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Footballers from Nottingham]] [[Category:English men's footballers]] [[Category:England men's youth international footballers]] [[Category:~~Association~~Men's association football forwards]] [[Category:Rotherham United F.C. players]] [[Category:Watford F.C. players]] Line 104 ⟶ 101: [[Category:National League (English football) players]] [[Category:English expatriates in Australia]] [[Category:English expatriate men's footballers]] [[Category:Expatriate men's soccer players in Australia]] [[Category:National Premier Leagues players]] [[Category:21st-century English sportsmen]]