Ryan Boot

Ryan Thomas William Boot (born 9 November 1994) is an English professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for National League club Solihull Moors.

Ryan Boot
Personal information
Full name Ryan Thomas William Boot[1]
Date of birth (1994-11-09) 9 November 1994[2]
Place of birth Rocester, England[3]
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)[4]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
 Solihull Moors
Number 1
Youth career
Stoke City
2010–2013 Port Vale
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2018 Port Vale 23 (0)
2013–2014 → Worcester City (loan) 4 (0)
2014 → Norton United (loan)
2014 → Newcastle Town (loan)
2015 → Worcester City (loan) 10 (0)
2016 → Worcester City (loan) 7 (0)
2016–2017 → Macclesfield Town (loan) 0 (0)
2018– Solihull Moors 87 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12:25, 11 October 2020 (UTC)

He turned professional at Port Vale in April 2013 and played on loan at Worcester City, Norton United, Newcastle Town, and Macclesfield Town. He signed with Solihull Moors in July 2018.

Playing career

Port Vale

Boot attended the Academy at Stoke City before he was released in 2010, at which point he joined the Port Vale youth system.[5] He signed a two-year professional contract with the club in April 2013.[6] He had a trial at Premier League club Fulham in October 2013.[7] He joined Conference North club Worcester City on loan in November 2013 and played four games.[8] He was recalled from his loan in March 2014 due to an injury to Chris Neal.[9] He played a number of friendly games in outfield positions for Vale in the 2014–15 pre-season as Sam Johnson and Chris Neal battled for the starting position in goal.[10]

He was loaned out to Norton United of the Northern Premier League Division One South in August 2014.[11] The following month he was loaned out to Newcastle Town, also in the Northern Premier League Division One South.[12] He returned on loan to Worcester City in February 2015 until the end of the 2014–15 season.[13] He signed a new two-year contract with Port Vale in June 2015.[14] On 9 September 2016, he returned to Worcester City for a third loan spell.[15] He played two games in the following four days, keeping clean sheets on both occasions.[16] Having kept six clean sheets in ten games for Worcester, and then went on to join National League club Macclesfield Town on loan on 11 November.[17] He played two FA Trophy games for the "Silkmen". He returned to Port Vale and made his EFL League One debut for the "Valiants" on 20 January, in a 2–2 draw with Bury at Vale Park.[18] He did not feature again in the 2016–17 relegation campaign, but was offered a new one-year contract by manager Michael Brown in May 2017.[19]

On 29 August, he started his first game of the 2017–18 season, and kept a clean sheet in a 0–0 draw with Oldham Athletic at Boundary Park, before saving two penalties to help Vale win the resulting penalty shoot-out.[20] Despite this, he did not get to feature in the first-team despite injuries to Rob Lainton, Sam Hornby and emergency loan signing Kelle Roos, with new manager Neil Aspin choosing to draft in another emergency loan goalkeeper at the last minute, Dimitar Evtimov, rather than allowing Boot to reach five appearances and thereby preventing the club from making any further emergency goalkeeping loan signings.[21] Evtimov proved to be a disappointment in his one appearance however, and Boot went on to play the following game and keep a clean sheet in a 2–0 victory over Oxford United on 3 November.[22] Boot retained his first-team place following Lainton's return from injury, whilst Hornby was allowed to leave on loan.[23] On 16 December, he impressed with what Aspin called a "a first-class display" in a 2–1 win at Carlisle United.[24] On 24 March, he kept a clean sheet in a 0–0 draw at Wycombe Wanderers and his performance earned him a place on the EFL Team of the Week.[25] However, on 2 April he dropped a routine catch to gift Crewe Alexandra the opening goal of a 2–2 draw before he was forced off with a foot injury; he apologised to supporters on Twitter after the game.[26] Following an inconsistent season and the fact that both Lainton and Hornby were still under contract, Boot was released upon the expiry of his contract in May 2018.[27][28]

Solihull Moors

On 3 July 2018, Boot was signed by former England international goalkeeper Tim Flowers, now manager of National League side Solihull Moors.[29] He made his Moors debut on the opening day of the 2018–19 season, in a 2–1 win at Eastleigh on 4 August, and his performance earned him a place in the National League Team of the Weekend.[30] He signed a contract extension in February 2019 after Flowers felt that Boot had proven himself a more than worthy successor to Max O'Leary.[31] He helped the Moors to a second-place finish in the league, before they were beaten by AFC Fylde in the play-offs.[32] He made 44 appearances in the 2019–20 season, which was permanently suspended on 26 March due to the COVID-19 pandemic in England, with Solihull in eighth-place.[33]

Style of play

Boot is a goalkeeper who has been praised for his kicking ability by Port Vale manager Neil Aspin and teammate Tom Pope.[34]

Statistics
As of match played 7 March 2020
Club Season Division League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Port Vale2013–14[35]League One0000000000
2014–15[36]League One0000000000
2015–16[37]League One0000000000
2016–17[38]EFL League One1000000010
2017–18[39]EFL League Two22030003[lower-alpha 1]0280
Total 230300030290
Worcester City (loan)2013–14[40]Conference North4000000040
2014–15[40]Conference North100000000100
2016–17[40]National League North70300000100
Total 210300000240
Macclesfield Town (loan)2016–17[40]National League0000002[lower-alpha 2]020
Solihull Moors2018–19[40]National League46040006[lower-alpha 3]0560
2019–20[40]National League38030003[lower-alpha 4]0440
2020–21[40]National League0000000000
Total 8403000501000
Career total[lower-alpha 5] 1280130001401550
  1. Appearance/s in the EFL Trophy.
  2. Appearance/s in the FA Trophy.
  3. 5 appearances in the FA Trophy and 1 in the play-offs.
  4. 2 appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup and 1 in the FA Trophy.
  5. Statistics for Norton United and Newcastle Town not recorded.

References
  1. "Retained List 2016-17" (PDF). English Football League. Retrieved 13 June 2017.
  2. "FootballSquads - Port Vale - 2017/2018". www.footballsquads.co.uk. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  3. Baggaley, Michael (12 November 2017). "Neil Aspin pleased to have local lads in his in-form Port Vale side". Stoke Sentinel. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
  4. "FootballSquads - Port Vale - 2016/17". www.footballsquads.co.uk. Retrieved 24 June 2019.
  5. Baggaley, Mike (17 October 2013). "Fulham looking at Vale keeper". The Sentinel. Retrieved 15 July 2016.
  6. Pearson, Guy (8 April 2013). "Marland fails to win Vale deal". The Sentinel. Retrieved 9 April 2013.
  7. "Cottagers to take punt on Boot". Sky Sports. 17 October 2013. Retrieved 15 July 2016.
  8. Baggaley, Mike (15 November 2013). "Vale keeper joins Worcester". The Sentinel. Retrieved 16 November 2013.
  9. "Keeper Chris Neal likely to miss rest of the season". BBC Sport. 24 March 2014. Retrieved 24 March 2014.
  10. "Ryan Boot is best outfield keeper going ... but don't expect to see him start on the wing". The Sentinel. 26 July 2014. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  11. Baggaley, Michael (12 August 2014). "Match Report: Port Vale 6-2 Hartlepool". The Sentinel. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  12. Baggaley, Michael (29 September 2014). "Cole king of Newcastle Town after late double seals victory". The Sentinel. Retrieved 29 September 2014.
  13. Sharpe, Rich (13 February 2015). "Goalkeeper Ryan Boot joins Worcester City on loan". The Sentinel. Retrieved 13 February 2015.
  14. "Boot fits nicely for Port Vale". Sky Sports. 11 June 2015. Retrieved 15 July 2016.
  15. Baggaley, Mike (9 September 2016). "Port Vale: Ryan Boot joins Worcester City on loan". The Sentinel. Retrieved 9 September 2016.
  16. "Loan Watch". port-vale.co.uk. 14 September 2016. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
  17. Sharpe, Rich (11 November 2016). "Port Vale youngster Ryan Boot joins National League side". Stoke Sentinel. Retrieved 11 November 2016.
  18. "Port Vale v Bury". BBC Sport. 20 January 2017. Retrieved 20 January 2017.
  19. Baggaley, Mike (5 May 2017). "Port Vale complete signings of Dan Turner and Ryan Boot". Stoke Sentinel. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
  20. Bozeat, Matt (29 August 2017). "Vale hold nerve to claim win shoot-out bonus point against Oldham". Stoke Sentinel. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
  21. Baggaley, Michael (28 October 2017). "Port Vale's Neil Aspin explains why Ryan Boot has not been picked". Stoke Sentinel. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
  22. Baggaley, Michael (5 November 2017). "Ryan Boot determined to hold on to number one spot at Port Vale". Stoke Sentinel. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
  23. Baggaley, Michael (7 December 2017). "Port Vale boss Neil Aspin backing Ryan Boot". Stoke Sentinel. Retrieved 16 December 2017.
  24. Baggaley, Michael (18 December 2017). "Ryan Boot proving his worth says Port Vale boss Neil Aspin". Stokesentinel. Retrieved 18 December 2017.
  25. "EFL Official Website Team of the Week: Matchday 39". efl.com. 26 March 2018. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
  26. Baggaley, Michael (2 April 2018). "Ryan Boot apologises to Port Vale fans after 2-2 draw at Crewe". Stoke Sentinel. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
  27. "Port Vale: Neil Aspin releases 10 players from struggling League Two club". BBC Sport. 8 May 2018. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
  28. Baggaley, Michael (10 May 2018). "Port Vale player ratings 2017/18: How ALL the Valiants' 39 players ranked". Stoke Sentinel. Retrieved 10 May 2018.
  29. Baggaley, Michael (3 July 2018). "Former Port Vale keeper Ryan Boot joins Solihull Moors". Stoke Sentinel. Retrieved 3 July 2018.
  30. Elliot, Sam (6 August 2018). "Your National League Team Of The Weekend Confirmed - The Vanarama National League". www.thenationalleague.org.uk. Retrieved 7 August 2018.
  31. Turner, Luke (15 February 2019). "Boot extends Moors stay - News - Solihull Moors FC". www.solihullmoorsfc.co.uk. Retrieved 29 April 2019.
  32. "Solihull Moors 0-1 AFC Fylde: Danny Philliskirk sends Fylde into National League promotion final". BBC Sport. 4 May 2019. Retrieved 14 May 2019.
  33. "National League clubs vote to end regular season immediately". BBC Sport. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
  34. Baggaley, Michael (9 November 2017). "Port Vale's relief as Ryan Boot is passed fit for Newport County game". Stoke Sentinel. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
  35. "Games played by Ryan Boot in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
  36. "Games played by Ryan Boot in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
  37. "Games played by Ryan Boot in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
  38. "Games played by Ryan Boot in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
  39. "Games played by Ryan Boot in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
  40. Ryan Boot at Soccerway
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