Scott Golbourne

Scott Golbourne

Golbourne playing for Wolverhampton Wanderers in 2014
Personal information
Full name	Juliou Scott Golbourne[1]
Date of birth	29 February 1988
Place of birth	Bristol, England
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Playing position	Left back
Club information
Current team	Bristol City
Number	13
Youth career
2002–2005	Bristol City
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
2005–2006	Bristol City	14	(0)
2006–2009	Reading	2	(0)
2006	→ Wycombe Wanderers (loan)	15	(1)
2007	→ Wycombe Wanderers (loan)	19	(0)
2007–2008	→ Bournemouth (loan)	5	(0)
2009	→ Oldham Athletic (loan)	8	(0)
2009–2012	Exeter City	104	(1)
2012–2013	Barnsley	47	(2)
2013–2016	Wolverhampton Wanderers	87	(1)
2016–	Bristol City	14	(0)
National team
2004–2005	England U17	16	(0)
2005–2007	England U19	7	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20:11, 24 April 2016 (UTC). † Appearances (goals)

Juliou Scott Golbourne (born 29 February 1988) is an English footballer who plays as a defender for Bristol City.

Career

Bristol City

Born in Bristol, Golbourne joined his Bristol City's youth system in 2002, at age 15, after winning a scholarship to the club's academy.^[2] He began his career within the youth system as a left-sided midfielder.^[3] After four years in the youth system, Golbourne made his first-team debut for Bristol City in a 2–0 victory over Colchester United, coming on for Luke Wilkshire in the 72nd minute.^[4] On 23 August 2005, he made his League Cup debut in a 4–2 loss to Barnet in the first round.^[5] However, after two seasons with the club, Golbourne left his hometown club for Reading in January 2006 for an undisclosed fee.^[6][7]

Reading

Less than 24 hours after a transfer to Reading, Golbourne made his reserves debut for the Royals in a 6–0 rout of Millwall's reserves.^[8] Golbourne was awarded the League One Apprentice of the Year Award in March 2006 for his actions on the pitch, as well as his educational achievements.^[9] On 17 April, after several months in reserves, he made his Reading first-team debut—a 3–1 win over Stoke City.^[10]

After only two appearances in two seasons, Golbourne was made available for a loan by Reading boss Steve Coppell. On 16 August 2006, he was loaned to League Two club Wycombe Wanderers for one month.^[11][12] He was immediately made available for the first-team squad, making his debut on 19 August in a 3–0 victory over Bury.^[13] Just days before his initial return to Reading, Golbourne extended his stay at Adams Park with a two-month loan extension, after making four appearances for the Blues in his original loan deal.^[14] On 25 August 2006, despite a 3–1 loss to Lincoln City,^[15] Golbourne was named Man of the Match by the game's sponsor for his efforts in defence and midfield.^[16] His first ever league goal came on 18 November 2006, in a 1–1 draw with Grimsby Town.^[17] However, the goal came in Golbourne's final match on his loan to Wycombe, as he returned to Reading just days later.^[18] Within several days of his return to Reading, he was immediately loaned back to Wycombe on a loan deal which lasted until the end of the 2006–07 season,^[19] immediately making his way back into the starting line-up in a 1–0 win over Chester City.^[20]

On 25 August 2007, Golbourne made his Premier League debut for Reading, in a 3–0 loss to Bolton Wanderers. However, he was subbed off the 63rd minute for Bobby Convey.^[21] Three days later, he featured in Reading's 1–0 win over Swansea City, coming on in extra time in the 99th minute.^[22]

After his return to Reading, Golbourne was again loaned out in November 2007, when he joined League One club Bournemouth on a month's loan.^[23] On 6 November, he made his Bournemouth debut in a 3–1 defeat to Leeds United.^[24] His first goal for Bournemouth, and the third of his career, came on 20 November in a 3–2 FA Cup victory over Barrow, when he netted the opening goal in the 43rd minute.^[25] In mid-December, His loan with Bournemouth was extended until 12 January 2008.^[26]

On 19 January 2009, Golbourne was loaned out to League One side Oldham Athletic on a one-month loan.^[27] He was handed his debut on 23 January versus Stockport County in a 3–1 Oldham win.^[28] On 23 March, Golbourne left Oldham and returned to Reading, after manager Joe Royle decided against extending the loan.^[29]

Exeter City

Golbourne signed for Exeter City on 2 July after agreeing a one-year contract with the newly promoted League One club.^[30] He ended speculation over his future by signing a new two-year contract with Exeter City in June 2010.^[31]

Barnsley

On 30 January 2012 Golbourne joined Championship side Barnsley on a two-and-a-half-year contract for an undisclosed fee.^[32] He made his debut on 4 February, scoring a consolation goal in a 2–1 defeat to Watford.^[33] He became a regular first team player for the club, but missed the final months of the 2012–13 season with a knee injury. In total he made 53 appearances for the club during an eighteen-month stay.

Wolverhampton Wanderers

Golbourne playing for Wolverhampton Wanderers in 2013

On 30 August 2013 Golbourne moved to Wolverhampton Wanderers of League One on a three-year deal for an undisclosed fee (reportedly £700,000).^[34][35] He made his club debut on 31 August 2013 in a 3–1 win at Port Vale,^[36] and scored what to be his only goal for the club in a 3–2 win against Swindon in his second league appearance.^[37] Golbourne was an almost ever-present part of the Wolves team that ended the season as League One champions with a record points total for that level.

Back in the Championship, Golbourne remained a regular part of Wolves' plans but a foot injury hampered him throughout the 2014–15 season, restricting his appearances and his performance level.^[38] With only a year remaining on his contract, talks were opened but no negotiation reached by midpoint of the season when he fell out of the starting line-up and would be sold during the January 2016 window.^[39] In total he made 92 appearances for Wolves, scoring once.

Return to Bristol City

On 28 January 2016, Golbourne moved back to Bristol City, where he had played ten years prior, for an undisclosed fee in a two-and-a-half year deal.^[40]

International career

In November 2004, Golbourne was called up for England's under-17 team in the 2004 International Under-17 Youth Tournament.^[2] He made his international debut in a 1–0 victory over Sweden under-17 on 4 August 2004.^[41]

Career statistics

As of match played 28 August 2013.^[42]

Club statistics

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Bristol City	2004–05	League One	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	0
	2005–06		5	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	6	1
	Total		14	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	15	1
Reading	2005–06	Championship	1	0	0	0	0	0	—		1	0
	2006–07	Premier League	0	0	1	0	0	0	—		1	0
	2007–08		1	0	0	0	1	0	—		2	0
	2008–09	Championship	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	2	0
	Total		2	0	1	0	3	0	0	0	6	0
Wycombe Wanderers (loan)	2006–07	League Two	34	1	0	0	4	0	1[lower-alpha 1]	0	39	1
Bournemouth (loan)	2007–08	League One	5	0	2	1	0	0	1[lower-alpha 1]	0	8	1
Oldham Athletic (loan)	2008–09		8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	0
Exeter City	2009–10	League One	34	0	2	0	1	0	1[lower-alpha 1]	0	38	0
	2010–11		44	2	1	0	1	0	5[lower-alpha 1]	0	51	2
	2011–12		26	0	2	0	2	0	2[lower-alpha 1]	0	32	0
	Total		151	3	7	1	8	0	10	0	176	4
Barnsley	2011–12	Championship	12	1	0	0	0	0	—		12	1
	2012–13		31	1	3	0	1	0	—		35	1
	2013–14		6	0	0	0	0	0	—		6	0
	Total		49	2	3	0	1	0	0	0	53	2
Wolverhampton Wanderers	2013–14	League One	40	1	2	1	0	0	2[lower-alpha 1]	0	45	2
	Total		40	1	2	1	0	0	2	0	45	2
Bristol City	2015–16	Championship	0	0	0	0	0	0	0[lower-alpha 1]	0	0	0

1. Appearance(s) in the Football League Trophy

References

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3. "Now Under-17s Are Comeback Kings". Bristol City F.C. 24 November 2002. Retrieved 25 January 2009.
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8. "Golbourne makes impressive debut and Sinnott scores good goal in 6–0 win". Reading F.C. 4 January 2006. Retrieved 25 January 2009.
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10. "Reading 3–1 Stoke". BBC Sport. 17 April 2006. Retrieved 25 January 2009.
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14. "Golbourne Extends Stay". Wycombe Wanderers F.C. 14 September 2006. Retrieved 25 January 2009.
15. "Wycombe 1–3 Lincoln". BBC Sport. 24 September 2006. Retrieved 25 January 2009.
16. "Lanson MOM: Scott Golbourne". Wycombe Wanderers F.C. 25 September 2006. Retrieved 25 January 2009.
17. "Wycombe 1–1 Grimsby". BBC Sport. 18 November 2006. Retrieved 25 January 2009.
18. "Out on a High – Golbourne". Wycombe Wanderers F.C. 22 November 2006. Retrieved 25 January 2009.
19. "Golbourne Back on Loan". Wycombe Wanderers F.C. 12 January 2007. Retrieved 25 January 2009.
20. "Chester 0–1 Wycombe". BBC Sport. 13 January 2007. Retrieved 25 January 2009.
21. Cheese, Carolina (25 August 2007). "Bolton 3–0 Reading". BBC Sport. Retrieved 25 January 2009.
22. "Swansea 0–1 Reading (aet)". BBC Sport. 28 August 2007. Retrieved 25 January 2009.
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24. "Bournemouth 1–3 Leeds". BBC Sport. 6 November 2007. Retrieved 25 January 2009.
25. "Bournemouth 3–2 Barrow (aet)". BBC Sport. 20 November 2007. Retrieved 25 January 2009.
26. "Trio extend loan stints". Reading F.C. 13 December 2007. Retrieved 25 January 2009.
27. "Latics sign Golbourne for a month". BBC Sport. 19 January 2009. Retrieved 25 January 2009.
28. "Oldham 3–1 Stockport". BBC Sport. 23 January 2009. Retrieved 25 January 2009.
29. "Golbourne return to Reading". Oldham Athletic A.F.C. 23 March 2009. Retrieved 24 March 2009.
30. Bailey, Richard (2 July 2009). "Exeter make double swoop". Sky Sports. Retrieved 15 July 2009.
31. "Golbourne commits to Grecians". Sky Sports. Retrieved 30 December 2012.
32. "Barnsley sign Exeter City's Scott Golbourne". BBC. Retrieved 30 December 2012.
33. "Watford 2–1 Barnsley". BBC. Retrieved 30 December 2012.
34. "Scott Golbourne: Wolves sign Barnsley full-back". BBC Sport. 30 August 2013.
35. "Wolves land £700,000 Scott Golbourne deal". Express & Star. 30 August 2013.
36. "Port Vale 1–3 Wolves". BBC Sport. 31 August 2013.
37. "Wolves 3–2 Swindon". BBC Sport. 14 September 2013.
38. "Scott Golbourne aims for new Wolves deal". Express & Star. 8 August 2015. Retrieved 28 January 2016.
39. "Scott Golbourne not dropped over contract, insists Kenny Jackett". Express & Star. 1 January 2016. Retrieved 28 January 2016.
40. "Scott Golbourne: Bristol City re-sign defender from Wolves". BBC Sport. 28 January 2016. Retrieved 28 January 2016.
41. "Golbourne Makes England Debut". Bristol City F.C. 4 August 2004. Retrieved 25 January 2009.
42. "Scott Golbourne". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 December 2012.

External links

• Scott Golbourne profile at Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.
• FA profile
• Scott Golbourne career statistics at Soccerbase