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Kyle Leon Wootton (born 11 October 1996) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for EFL League One club Stockport County.
 Wootton with Stockport County | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kyle Leon Wootton[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 11 October 1996[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Kidderminster, England | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | 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 | 89 | (28) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:59, 9 November 2024 (UTC) | |||
Scunthorpe
Wootton made his first-team debut for Scunthorpe United on 26 August 2014, in a 1–0 loss in the second round of the League Cup at home to Reading.[3][4] He signed an 18-month professional contract in January 2015.[4] 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.[5] On 26 January 2017, Wootton joined League Two side Cheltenham Town on loan for the remainder of the 2016–17 campaign.[6]
Wootton joined Halifax Town on a one-month loan deal on 29 September 2018.[7]
Notts County
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.[8] 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
On 9 June 2022, Wootton joined newly-promoted Stockport County on a free transfer, signing a three-year deal.[9]
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- As of 9 November 2024
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Scunthorpe United | 2014–15[10] | League One | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 |
| 2015–16[11] | League One | 20 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 23 | 3 | |
| 2016–17[12] | League One | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 5 | 1 | ||
| 2017–18[13] | League One | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19[14] | League One | 26 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[b] | 0 | 30 | 6 | |
| 2019–20[15] | League Two | 5 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Total | 66 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 78 | 11 | ||
| Lincoln City (loan) | 2015–16[11] | National League | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | |||
| North Ferriby United (loan) | 2016–17[16] | National League | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 1[c] | 0 | 16 | 1 | |
| Cheltenham Town (loan) | 2016–17[12] | League Two | 16 | 2 | — | — | — | 16 | 2 | |||
| Stevenage (loan) | 2017–18[13] | League Two | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[b] | 1 | 11 | 2 |
| FC Halifax Town (loan) | 2018–19[16] | National League | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||
| Notts County (loan) | 2019–20[16] | National League | 22 | 9 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | 25 | 12 | |
| Notts County | 2019–20[16] | National League | 9 | 4 | — | — | 6[d] | 2 | 15 | 6 | ||
| 2020–21[16] | National League | 42 | 15 | 0 | 0 | — | 5[e] | 4 | 47 | 19 | ||
| 2021–22[16] | National League | 43 | 19 | 4 | 2 | — | 3[f] | 1 | 50 | 22 | ||
| Total | 116 | 47 | 7 | 5 | — | 14 | 7 | 137 | 59 | |||
| Stockport County | 2022–23[17] | League Two | 42 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2[b] | 0 | 49 | 14 |
| 2023–24[18] | 32 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2[b] | 0 | 37 | 12 | ||
| 2024–25[19] | League One | 15 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 7 | |
| Total | 89 | 28 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 103 | 33 | ||
| Career total | 317 | 91 | 22 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 26 | 8 | 369 | 109 | ||
- Appearances in Football League Trophy
- Appearances in EFL Trophy
- Appearances in FA Trophy
- Four appearances two goals in FA Trophy, two appearances in National League play-offs
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Stockport County
Individual
- Stockport County Player of the Season: 2022–23[21]
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