Ben Tollitt

Ben Tollitt

Personal information
Full name	Benjamin Lee Tollitt[1]
Date of birth	(1994-11-30) 30 November 1994 (age 30)[2]
Place of birth	Liverpool, England
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[3]
Position(s)	Winger / Forward
Team information
Current team	Morecambe
Number	18
Youth career
0000–2013	Everton
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2013–2015	Widnes	27	(11)
2014–2015	→ Skelmersdale United (dual registration)	13	(1)
2015–2016	Portsmouth	12	(1)
2016	→ Tranmere Rovers (loan)	10	(3)
2016–2019	Tranmere Rovers	24	(3)
2018–2019	→ Wrexham (loan)	13	(4)
2019–2020	Blackpool	0	(0)
2019–2020	→ Wrexham (loan)	12	(0)
2020	Macclesfield Town	5	(0)
2020–2022	AFC Fylde	53	(15)
2022–2024	Oldham Athletic	41	(8)
2023	→ Kidderminster Harriers (loan)	6	(0)
2024	→ Chester (loan)	13	(4)
2024–	Morecambe	19	(6)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:19, 9 December 2024 (UTC)

Benjamin Lee Tollitt (born 30 November 1994) is an English professional footballer who plays as a winger for EFL League Two club Morecambe.

Career

Widnes / Skelmersdale United

Born in Liverpool, Tollitt joined Widnes in the summer of 2013 after being released by Everton.[4] He made his starting debut for the club on 25 September.

Tollitt scored his first goal in a 1–4 home defeat to Atherton Collieries.[5] He finished his first senior season with 23 league appearances and eight goals.

On 27 September 2014, Tollitt scored a hat-trick in a 4–2 home win against Daisy Hill.[6] In November, he joined Skelmersdale United in a dual-registration deal, making his debut for the club in a 1–1 draw against Grantham Town.[7]

Portsmouth

In July 2015, Tollitt went on a trial at Portsmouth,[8] making a four-minute appearance in the club's pre-season friendly against Havant & Waterlooville.[9] On 15 July he signed a one-year deal with Pompey, with an option of an extension.[10]

Tollitt made his professional debut on 12 August, coming off the bench in a 2–1 Football League Cup home win against Derby County.[11] He scored his first goal for Portsmouth in a 6–0 win over York City on 24 November 2015.[12]

Tranmere Rovers (loan)

In September 2016, Tollitt joined Tranmere Rovers on loan from Portsmouth.

Tranmere Rovers

On 9 December, he signed a permanent deal with Rovers, running until 2019.[13]

On 21 December 2018, Tollitt joined National League side Wrexham on a short-term loan.[14]

He was released by Tranmere at the end of the 2018–19 season.[15]

Blackpool

On 21 June 2019, he signed a two-year contract, plus a 12-month option, with Blackpool.[16]

On 23 August 2019, Tollitt rejoined Wrexham on an initial short-term loan.[17]

He was released by the club on 30 January 2020.[18] Following his release he joined Macclesfield Town.[19]

Oldham Athletic

In July 2022, Tollitt signed for newly relegated National League club Oldham Athletic on a one-year deal having spent the previous two seasons with National League North side AFC Fylde.[20]

On 7 November 2023, Tollitt joined National League club Kidderminster Harriers on loan.[21]

Morecambe

Tollitt was one of 15 free agents that signed for League Two club Morecambe on 12 July 2024, after the club's embargo on registering new players was lifted.[22]

Career statistics

As of match played 7 December 2024[23]

Club	Season	Division	League		FA Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Widnes	2013–14[24]	NWCFL Division One	12	3	0	0	0	0	1[a]	0	13	3
	2014–15[25][26][27]	NWCFL Division One	15	8	0	0	1	0	3[b]	2	19	10
	Total		27	11	0	0	1	0	4	2	32	13
Skelmersdale United (dual reg)	2014–15[28]	NPL Premier Division	13	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	13	1
Portsmouth	2015–16	League Two	12	1	1	0	2	0	1[c]	0	16	1
	2016–17	League Two	0	0	0	0	1	0	1[c]	0	2	0
	Total		12	1	1	0	3	0	2	0	18	1
Tranmere Rovers	2016–17[29]	National League	18	6	1	0	—		3[d]	0	22	6
	2017–18[29]	National League	12	0	0	0	—		0	0	12	0
	2018–19[29]	League Two	4	0	2	0	1	0	3[c]	0	10	0
	Total		34	6	3	0	1	0	6	0	44	6
Wrexham (loan)	2018–19	National League	13	4	0	0	—		1[d]	0	14	4
Blackpool	2019–20	League One	0	0	—		0	0	0	0	0	0
Wrexham (loan)	2018–19	National League	12	0	2	0	—		3[e]	1	17	1
Macclesfield Town	2019–20	League Two	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
AFC Fylde	2020–21[30][31]	National League North	15	6	4	2	—		1[d]	0	20	8
	2021–22[32][33]	National League North	38	9	2	0	—		1[d]	0	41	9
	Total		53	15	6	2	—		2	0	61	17
Oldham Athletic	2022–23	National League	36	7	3	1	—		1[d]	0	40	8
	2023–24	National League	5	1	1	0	—		0	0	6	1
	Total		41	8	4	1	—		1	0	46	9
Kidderminster Harriers (loan)	2023–24	National League	6	0	—		—		1[d]	0	7	0
Chester (loan)	2023–24	National League North	13	4	—		—		0	0	13	4
Morecambe	2024–25	League Two	19	6	2	0	1	0	3[c]	2	25	8
Career total			248	56	18	4	5	0	23	5	295	64

1. Appearance(s) in NWCFL First Division Challenge Cup
2. One appearance in FA Vase, one appearance and one goal in NWCFL First Division Challenge Cup, one appearance and goal in Liverpool Senior Cup
3. Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
4. Appearance(s) in FA Trophy
5. One appearance in FA Trophy, two appearances and one goal in Scottish Challenge Cup

References

1. "Notification of shirt numbers: Blackpool" (PDF). English Football League. p. 6. Retrieved 18 October 2019.
2. "@BenTollitt's tweet". Twitter. Retrieved 15 July 2015.
3. "Ben Tollitt". Oldham Athletic. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
4. "Ben Tollitt signs for Portsmouth FC". Widnes FC. 15 July 2015. Retrieved 15 July 2015.
5. "Widnes Vikings FC 1–4 Atherton Collieries". Widnes FC. 28 September 2013. Retrieved 15 July 2015.
6. "Hat-trick hero Ben Tollitt ensures comfortable Widnes victory". Widnes FC. 27 September 2014. Retrieved 15 July 2015.
7. "Widnes boys impress at Skem". Pitchero Non League. 4 December 2014. Retrieved 15 July 2015.
8. "The triallists bidding for a Pompey future". Portsmouth News. 15 July 2015. Retrieved 15 July 2015.
9. "Hawks 1 Pompey 1". Portsmouth FC. 11 July 2015. Retrieved 15 July 2015.
10. "Tollitt signs for Pompey". Portsmouth FC. 15 July 2015. Retrieved 15 July 2015.
11. "Portsmouth 2–1 Derby". BBC Sport. 12 August 2015. Retrieved 12 August 2015.
12. "Portsmouth 6–0 York". BBC Sport. 24 November 2015. Retrieved 2 December 2015.
13. "Ben Tollitt: Portsmouth winger signs for Tranmere Rovers". BBC Sport. 9 December 2016. Retrieved 12 December 2016.
14. "SIGNED Wrexham AFC Sign Ben Tollitt On Loan From Tranmere Rovers". Wrexham AFC. 21 December 2018. Archived from the original on 4 December 2020. Retrieved 21 December 2018.
15. "Steve McNulty: Tranmere Rovers captain released after Wembley triumph". BBC Sport. 29 May 2019. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
16. "Ben Tollitt: Ex Tranmere Rovers winger signs for Blackpool". Blackpool F.C. 21 June 2019. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
17. "SIGNED Wrexham AFC Sign Ben Tollitt On Loan From Blackpool". Wrexham AFC. 23 August 2019. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
18. "Tollitt Leaves By Mutual Consent" - Blackpool F.C., 30 January 2020
19. "Ben Tollitt Arrives At The Moss Rose - News - Macclesfield Town". Archived from the original on 1 March 2020.
20. "Winger Tollitt Joins Latics". www.oldhamathletic.co.uk. 27 July 2022.
21. "Ben Tollitt arrives". harriers.co.uk. 7 November 2023. Retrieved 8 November 2023.
22. "Morecambe: League Two side make 15 signings after embargo lifted". BBC Sport. 12 July 2024. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
23. Ben Tollitt at Soccerway. Retrieved 12 August 2015.
24. "Player's Appearances – Tolitt Ben". Mitoo. Retrieved 15 July 2015.
25. "Statistics". Widnes FC. Retrieved 15 July 2015.
26. "First Team fixtures & results".
27. "NWCFL | Archive Results".
28. "Final appearances/goals for 2014–15". Skelmersdale United FC. 29 April 2015. Retrieved 15 July 2015.
29. "England - B. Tollitt - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway".
30. "Farsley Celtic 1 AFC Fylde 3: Luke Burgess bags two in Coasters' convincing FA Cup win".
31. "Football Web Pages".
32. "Report: AFC Fylde 1-1 Spennymoor Town". 18 September 2021.
33. "Report: Spennymoor Town 1-0 AFC Fylde". 21 September 2021.

External links

• Ben Tollitt at Soccerbase
• Portsmouth profile^[permanent dead link‍]