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Sam Tickle

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Sam Tickle
Sam Tickle in 2025.
Personal information
Full name Samuel Lloyd Tickle[1]
Date of birth (2002-03-31) 31 March 2002 (age 24)
Place of birth Warrington, England
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Position Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Bristol City
Youth career
2012–2018 Wigan Athletic
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2019 Pilkington 21 (0)
2019–2026 Wigan Athletic 139 (0)
2022 → Nantwich Town (loan) 7 (0)
2022 → Warrington Rylands (loan) 6 (0)
2026– Bristol City 0 (0)
International career‡
2024 England U21 1 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18:17, 2 May 2026 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 06:43, 20 January 2026 (UTC)

Samuel Lloyd Tickle (born 31 March 2002) is an English professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for EFL Championship club Bristol City.

Club career

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Wigan Athletic

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Sam Tickle is a youth product of Wigan Athletic, having joined their youth academy in 2012.[2] He was released at the end of the 2018 season. He then signed for Pilkington, making 21 league appearances[3] and was named player of the season as they won the Cheshire Football League.[4] During the 2018–19 season he was also selected as the number one for England Schoolboys FA & represented his country making five appearances, conceding only once. In 2019, he rejoined Wigan Athletic as a scholar.[2]

He made his professional debut with Wigan in a 2–0 EFL Trophy loss to Crewe Alexandra on 5 October 2021.[5]

On 19 March 2022, Tickle joined Northern Premier League Premier Division side Nantwich Town on a youth loan until 14 April 2022.[6]

In July 2022, he joined Northern Premier League side Warrington Rylands on loan until January 2023.[7] He made two appearances for the club,[8] 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. He returned to Warrington Rylands on loan until January, but after four appearances was recalled again due to injuries to Jones and then Amos. He was named on the bench against Hull City and for the consecutive 10 games.[9]

Despite off-the-field issues within the club, Tickle signed a new contract with Wigan Athletic in April 2023.[10] On 8 May 2023, the final day of the 2022–23 season, Tickle was handed his league debut, keeping a clean sheet as already relegated Wigan held Rotherham United to a goalless draw.[11]

Ahead of the 2023–24 season, Tickle was handed the number one shirt, manager Shaun Maloney revealing that he had known since his arrival that the goalkeeper would be his first-choice.[12][13] Following a highly impressive debut season that saw him labelled the best goalkeeper in the English Football League by his manager,[14] Tickle was named Wigan's Player of the Year, the first goalkeeper to win the award in thirteen years.[15] Following the conclusion of the season, he signed a new four-year contract amid reported interest from a number of Championship clubs.[16][17]

On 27 April 2025, Tickle was named in the EFL League One Team of the Season.[18]

Bristol City

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On 25 June 2026, Tickle's move to Bristol City was announced on a four year deal for an undisclosed fee.[19]

International career

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In September 2023, Tickle was called up to the England under-21 squad for the first time.[20] He made his U21 debut on 26 March 2024, playing the duration of a 7–0 win 2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification win over Luxembourg at the Toughsheet Community Stadium.[21]

Career statistics

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As of match played 2 May 2026
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Pilkington 2018-19 Cheshire Premier Division 21 0 — — 0 0 21 0
Wigan Athletic 2020–21 League One 0000000000
2021–22 League One 0000001[a]010
2022–23 Championship 100000–10
2023–24 League One 46030102[a]0520
2024–25 League One 46 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 51 0
2025–26 League One 46 0 4 0 3 0 0 0 53 0
Total 139011050301580
Nantwich Town (loan) 2021–22 Northern Premier Division 70——0070
Warrington Rylands (loan) 2022–23 Northern Premier Division 60——0060
Career total 152011050301710
  1. 1 2 Appearances in EFL Trophy


Honours

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Individual

References

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  1. ↑ "EFL Professional retain list 2019-20" (PDF). EFL.com. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
  2. 1 2 "Meet Wigan Athletic's New Under 18s For 2019-2021". Wigan Athletic. 24 April 2019. Retrieved 16 December 2024.
  3. ↑ "Samuel Lloyd Tickle Player Stats". fulltime.thefa.com. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
  4. ↑ @Pilkingtonfc (18 May 2019). "PLAYER OF THE YEAR & PLAYERS PLAYER OF THE YEAR Congratulations to @SamTickle3 on winning the double!" (Tweet). Retrieved 1 September 2023 – via Twitter.
  5. ↑ "Wigan Athletic FC - Sam Tickle | "It is a dream come true."". Wigan Athletic FC. 5 October 2021.
  6. ↑ "Sam Tickle joins Nantwich Town on loan". Wigan Athletic FC. 19 March 2022. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
  7. ↑ "Academy | Sam Tickle Joins Warrington Rylands On Loan Until January". Wigan Athletic. 27 July 2022. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
  8. ↑ "Warrington Rylands – Appearances – Sam Tickle". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 24 August 2022.
  9. ↑ "Report: Blues 0-1 Wigan Athletic". Birmingham City Football Club. Retrieved 24 August 2022.
  10. ↑ "Academy | Three U21s agree contract extensions". wiganathletic.com. 14 April 2023. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
  11. ↑ "Wigan 0–0 Rotherham: Latics and Millers play out goalless draw on final day". BBC Sport. 8 May 2023. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
  12. ↑ Kendrick, Paul (6 August 2023). "Wigan Athletic boss 'made big Sam Tickle decision six months ago'". Wigan Today. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
  13. ↑ "Latics confirm squad numbers for 2023/24 Sky Bet League One campaign". wiganathletic.com. 3 August 2023. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
  14. ↑ Kendrick, Paul (21 January 2024). "Wigan Athletic boss insists his Young England star is 'best in the EFL'". Wigan Today. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
  15. ↑ "SAM TICKLE VOTED THE 2023/24 WIGAN ATHLETIC PLAYER OF THE YEAR!". wiganathletic.com. 25 April 2024. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
  16. ↑ "Sam Tickle commits long-term future to Wigan Athletic". wiganathletic.com. 23 May 2024. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
  17. ↑ Jones, Jordan (3 April 2024). "Preston North End face new transfer rival for 'best goalkeeper' outside the Premier League". Lancashire Evening Post. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
  18. ↑ "Sam Tickle named in the EFL Sky Bet League One Team of the Season!". Wigan Athletic FC. 27 April 2025. Retrieved 27 April 2025.
  19. ↑ Poole, Emily (25 June 2026). "Sam Tickle is a Robin". Bristol City FC. Retrieved 25 June 2026.
  20. ↑ "England MU21s squad named for Luxembourg". englandfootball.com. 1 September 2023. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
  21. ↑ "Report: England MU21s 7-0 Luxembourg". englandfootball.com. 26 March 2024. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
  22. 1 2 "2023/24 End of Season Awards". Wigan Athletic FC. 25 April 2024. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
  23. ↑ Ashton, Ben (27 April 2025). "Burnley's Parker and Blades' Hamer win EFL awards". BBC Sport. Retrieved 28 April 2025.
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