Joe Piggott

Joe Piggott (born 23 June 1998) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for National League side Altrincham. He made his senior debut in 2017 for Dundee United and has also played for Warrington Town and Wigan Athletic. He has also spent time on loan with Morecambe, Altrincham and Stockport County.

Joe Piggott

Personal information
Full name	Joe Piggott[1]
Date of birth	23 June 1999
Place of birth	Nantwich, England
Position(s)	Forward
Club information
Current team	Altrincham
Number	9
Youth career
0000–2014	Everton
2015–2017	Rochdale
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2017–2018	Dundee United	0	(0)
2018	Warrington Town	20	(3)
2018–2021	Wigan Athletic	0	(0)
2018	→ Morecambe (loan)	6	(0)
2019	→ Altrincham (loan)	6	(4)
2019	→ Stockport County (loan)	2	(1)
2021–	Altrincham	0	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:32, 30 January 2021 (UTC)

Club career

Born in Nantwich,[2] Piggott had spells with Rochdale and the club he supported, Everton,[2] before joining Scottish Championship club Dundee United in September 2017.[3] He went onto make his first-team debut for United in a Scottish Challenge Cup tie against Alloa Athletic, playing for 71 minutes in a 3–1 victory.[4]

After one further first team appearance for Dundee United, Piggott was released and returned to England, joining Northern Premier League club Warrington Town in January 2018.[5] He scored an equalising goal on his debut in an FA Trophy defeat to National League South club Wealdstone.[6] Four days later, he scored two goals against Matlock Town.[7] Piggott's form at Warrington led to a transfer to EFL Championship club Wigan Athletic in August 2018.[8]

After playing for Wigan's under-23 side in pre-season, Piggott was loaned to League Two club Morecambe until January 2019[9] and went onto make his debut during a 3–2 defeat to Bury.[10] Three days later, he scored his first goal for the club during an EFL Trophy defeat to Carlisle United, giving Morecambe a 2–1 lead in the 24th minute.[11]

Piggott first joined National League North club Altrincham on loan in January 2019, scoring his first goals for the club in a 6–0 win over Curzon Ashton.[12][13] In September 2019 he went on loan again, joining Stockport County in the National League,[14] before returning to Wigan later that month.[15] On 22 January 2021, Piggott left Wigan Athletic by mutual consent.[16]

On 30 January 2021, Piggott rejoined Altrincham, now in the National League, on a contract until the end of the 2021-22 season.[17]

Career statistics

As of match played 14 September 2019

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Dundee United	2017–18[18]	Scottish Championship	0	0	0	0	0	0	2[lower-alpha 1]	0	2	0
Warrington Town	2017–18[19]	Northern Premier League Premier Division	20	3	0	0	0	0	3[lower-alpha 2]	1	23	4
Wigan Athletic	2018–19[20]	Championship	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2019–20[21]	Championship	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2020–21[22]	League One	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Total		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Morecambe (loan)	2018–19[20]	League Two	6	0	0	0	0	0	3[lower-alpha 3]	1	9	1
Altrincham (loan)	2018–19[23]	National League North	6	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	4
Stockport County (loan)	2019–20[21]	National League	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1
Career total			34	8	0	0	0	0	8	2	42	10

1. Appearance(s) in Scottish Challenge Cup
2. One appearance and one goal in FA Trophy, one appearance in Northern Premier League Challenge Cup, one appearance in Northern Premier League playoffs
3. Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy

References

1. "CLUB LIST OF REGISTERED PLAYERS" (PDF). EFL. 20 May 2017. Retrieved 6 September 2018.
2. "Q&A: Getting to know Warrington Town forward Joe Piggott". Cantilever Catch-Up. 2 March 2018. Retrieved 6 September 2018.
3. "Joe Piggott: Dundee United manager Ray McKinnon recruits striker". BBC Sport. 1 September 2017. Retrieved 6 September 2018.
4. "Dundee United vs. Alloa Athletic". Soccerway. 2 September 2017. Retrieved 6 September 2018.
5. "Double Boost For Warrington". Pitchero Non-League. 29 January 2018. Retrieved 6 September 2018.
6. "Wealdstone vs. Warrington Town". Soccerway. 3 February 2018. Retrieved 6 September 2018.
7. "Warrington Town see off Matlock thanks to Joe Piggott's brace". Warrington Guardian. 7 February 2018. Retrieved 6 September 2018.
8. "Joe Piggott". Wigan Athletic Official Site. Retrieved 6 September 2018.
9. "JOE PIGGOTT JOINS ON LOAN". Morecambe Official Site. 31 August 2018. Retrieved 6 September 2018.
10. "Bury 3-2 Morecambe". BBC Sport. 1 September 2018. Retrieved 6 September 2018.
11. "Carlisle United vs. Morecambe". Soccerway. 4 September 2018. Retrieved 6 September 2018.
12. https://www.wiganathletic.com/news/2019/january/development-squad-striker-joe-piggott-joins-altrincham-on-youth-loan/
13. "Curzon Thr-Ashton as Robins hit hosts for six". Messenger Newspapers. Retrieved 4 March 2019.
14. "National League news - September 2019". 27 September 2019. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
15. Kendrick, Paul (17 September 2019). "Patience is what we need insists Wigan Athletic skipper Morsy". Wigan Today. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
16. "Joe Piggott leaves Latics by mutual consent". Wigan Athletic FC. 22 January 2021. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
17. "Alty TV interviews with new signing Joe Piggott and Phil Parkinson". Altrincham FC. 30 January 2021. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
18. "Games played by Joe Piggott in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
19. "Warrington Town Fixtures and Results 2017/18". Express and Star. 1 May 2018. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
20. "Games played by Joe Piggott in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
21. "Games played by Joe Piggott in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
22. "Games played by Joe Piggott in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
23. Joe Piggott at Soccerway

External links

• Joe Piggott at Soccerbase