Will de Havilland

Will de Havilland
Personal information
Full name William Lee de Havilland[1]
Date of birth (1994-11-08) 8 November 1994
Place of birth Huntingdon, England
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[2]
Position Defender
Team information
Current team
 Hampton & Richmond Borough
Number 4
Youth career
–2013 Millwall
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2014 Millwall 0 (0)
2013–2014 → Cambridge City (loan) 2 (0)
2014 → Histon (loan) 4 (0)
2014 → Histon (loan) 10 (1)
2014 Bishop's Stortford 1 (0)
2014–2016 Sheffield Wednesday 0 (0)
2016–2018 Wycombe Wanderers 19 (0)
2017 → Aldershot Town (loan) 8 (0)
2018 → Maidstone United (loan) 10 (0)
2018–2019 Maidstone United 42 (3)
2019–2021 Dover Athletic 42 (5)
2021–2026 Maidenhead United 175 (10)
2026– Hampton & Richmond Borough 0 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 05:26, 2 May 2026 (UTC)

William Lee de Havilland[1] (born 8 November 1994)[2] is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for National League South club Hampton & Richmond Borough.

De Havilland began his career with Millwall, never making a first-team appearance, and spending loan spells with non-league clubs Cambridge City and Histon. After leaving Millwall in 2014 he had a brief spell, also in non-league, with Bishop's Stortford, before returning to league football with Sheffield Wednesday. He left the club after two years, having not made a first-team appearance, and signed for Wycombe Wanderers where he made his professional debut. He spent loan spells at non-league Aldershot Town and Maidstone United. In June 2018 it was announced that he would sign a permanent contract with Maidstone United in July 2018.

Career

De Havilland began his career with Millwall, spending a loan spell with Cambridge City and two loan spells with Histon.[2] After playing for Bishop's Stortford,[3] he signed for Sheffield Wednesday in August 2014.[4] He moved to Wycombe Wanderers in July 2016.[5] He signed on loan for Aldershot Town in July 2017.[6] He signed on loan for Maidstone United in February 2018.[7]

In May 2018 it was announced that he would not be retained by Wycombe following the end of the 2017–18 season.[8] Later that month Maidstone United announced that De Havilland would re-sign for them.[9][10] Maidstone United were relegated at the end of the 2018–19 season, and de Havilland had a relegation clause in his contract.[11] He signed for Dover Athletic in June 2019.[12] Following's Dover's decision to not play any more matches in the 2020–21 season, made in late January, and subsequent null and voiding of all results, on 5 May 2021 it was announced that de Havilland was out of contract and had left the club.[13]

On 1 July 2021 it was announced that he had joined Maidenhead United.[14] Across five seasons, he scored eleven goals across 193 appearances before leaving at the end of the 2025-26 season.[15]

On 9 June 2026, Hampton & Richmond Borough announced that de Havilland had joined them upon the expiry of his contract with Maidenhead.[16]

Career statistics

As of end of 2025-26 season
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Millwall 2013–14[17] Championship 0000000000
Cambridge City (loan) 2013–14[18] SFL Premier Division 2000000020
Histon (loan) 2013–14[2] Conference North 141000000141
Bishop's Stortford 2014–15[2] Conference South 1000000010
Sheffield Wednesday 2014–15[19] Championship 0000000000
2015–16[20] Championship 0000000000
Total 0000000000
Wycombe Wanderers 2016–17[21] League Two 16010006[a]0230
2017–18[22] League Two 3010002[a]161
Total 190200081291
Aldershot Town (loan) 2017–18[2] National League 8000000080
Maidstone United (loan) 2017–18[2] National League 100000000100
Maidstone United 2018–19[2] National League 42330006[b]2515
Dover Athletic 2019–20[2] National League 29320—1[b]0323
2020–21[2] National League 13200—1[b]0142
Total 425200020465
Maidenhead United 2021–22[2] National League 27110—00281
2022–23[2] National League 34221—3[b]0393
2023–24[2] National League 37120—1[b]0401
2024–25[2] National League 38230—4[c]0452
2025–26[2] National League South 39400—2[d]0414
Total 17510810010019311
Career total 313191510026335423
  1. 1 2 Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Appearance(s) in FA Trophy
  3. ↑ One appearance in FA Trophy, three appearances in National League Cup
  4. ↑ One appearance in FA Trophy, one appearance in National League South playoffs

Playing style

De Havilland, a defender, bases his playing style on John Terry and Gary Cahill.[23]

References

  1. 1 2 "EFL: Free Transfers: 2015/16" (PDF). English Football League. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 July 2016. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Will de Havilland at Soccerway. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
  3. ↑ "Blues announce squad". Bishop's Stortford F.C. 8 August 2014. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
  4. ↑ "William De Havilland pens Owls deal". Sheffield Wednesday F.C. 25 August 2014. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
  5. ↑ "Wycombe Wanderers: Scott Brown and Will De Havilland join League Two club". BBC Sport. 26 July 2016. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
  6. ↑ "Will de Havilland: Aldershot Town sign Wycombe Wanderers defender on loan". BBC Sport. 27 July 2017. Retrieved 1 August 2017.
  7. ↑ "Will makes Maidstone move". Wycombe Wanderers F.C. 16 February 2018. Retrieved 16 February 2018.
  8. ↑ "Scott Brown: Wycombe Wanderers keeper among four to leave Chairboys". BBC Sport. 10 May 2018. Retrieved 10 May 2018.
  9. ↑ "How Watt's helped Will". Kent Online. 2 August 2018.
  10. ↑ @maidstoneunited (18 May 2018). "Are you ready for some more news? We're delighted to announce that Will De Havilland has agreed terms for the 2018/19 season. 🖤⚽️💛" (Tweet). Retrieved 21 May 2018 – via Twitter.
  11. ↑ "Will to consider Stones future". Kent Online. 11 April 2019.
  12. ↑ "WHERE THERE'S A WILL". www.doverathletic.com. 6 June 2019. Retrieved 6 June 2019.
  13. ↑ "RETAINED AND RELEASED LIST". www.doverathletic.com. 5 May 2021. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
  14. ↑ Maidenhead United [@MUFCYorkRoad] (1 July 2021). "Will De Havilland is a Magpie" (Tweet). Retrieved 1 July 2021 – via Twitter.
  15. ↑ https://www.sloughexpress.co.uk/gallery/maidenhead-utd-fc/705571/club-captain-will-de-havilland-to-leave-maidenhead-united-after-making-200-appearances.html
  16. ↑ "The De Havilland Plane is Landing at the Bev!". Hampton & Richmond Football Club. 9 June 2026. Retrieved 16 June 2026.
  17. ↑ "Games played by Will de Havilland in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
  18. ↑ "Will De_havilland Profile | Aylesbury United FC".
  19. ↑ "Games played by Will de Havilland in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
  20. ↑ "Games played by Will de Havilland in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
  21. ↑ "Games played by Will de Havilland in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
  22. ↑ "Games played by Will de Havilland in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 October 2017.
  23. ↑ Tim Street (31 July 2014). "Training with Adebayo Akinfenwa will help make Wycombe new boy a better player". Get Bucks. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
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