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Will Atkinson William Henry Atkinson ( born 14 October 1988 ) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder ; he is without a club after leaving Port Vale in June 2020 . Having begun his professional career with Hull City in 2006 , Atkinson spent time on loan with Port Vale , Mansfield Town , Rochdale ( twice ) , Rotherham United and Plymouth Argyle . He was promoted out of League Two with Rochdale in 2009–10 . He signed with Bradford City in July 2012 , and played in the 2013 League Cup final defeat and the 2013 League Two play-off final victory . He signed with Southend United in July 2013 , and helped the club to win the 2015 League Two play-off final . He signed with Mansfield Town in May 2017 . He signed a short-term deal with Port Vale in October 2019 . Career . Hull City . Born in Driffield , East Riding of Yorkshire , Atkinson started his career as a trainee with Hull City . In December 2006 , at the age of eighteen , he penned a two-and-a-half-year professional deal with the club . In October 2007 , he joined caretaker-manager Dean Glovers Port Vale in League One for a six-week loan period . He made his senior debut on 13 October , in a 1–0 defeat by Brighton & Hove Albion at Vale Park . Fourteen days later he won his first start , in a 2–1 win over Swindon Town . He made a total of four appearances for the Valiants before returning to Hull after Lee Sinnott replaced Glover as manager . Upon his return he made one substitute appearance for Hull , in an FA Cup defeat to Plymouth Argyle on 5 January . Later in the month he joined League Two Mansfield Town on a one-month loan . Mansfield manager Bill Dearden later extended the deal into a further month , and handed Atkinson a total of ten starts and two substitute appearances . He had a quiet 2008–09 , not joining any clubs on loan and not making an appearance for the Hull City first team , as the Tigers enjoyed their maiden season in the Premier League . He made his League Cup bow on 25 August 2009 , and was replaced by Kevin Kilbane 73 minutes into a 3–1 win over Southend United . In November he joined Rochdale on a month long loan . The loan was extended after the team went unbeaten in his six games at the club . This run included a 3–0 win over Macclesfield Town on 5 December , in which Atkinson scored his first senior goal . Though he returned before the end of the season , his efforts in his fifteen appearances helped Rochdale to win automatic promotion into League One . Upon his return to Hull he won his first start for the club in the Premier League clash with Wigan Athletic at the DW Stadium on 3 May . He marked this landmark appearance with a headed goal , though by this point Hulls relegation was confirmed . Six days later he played in the clubs last game of the season , helping them to earn a respectable point at home to Liverpool . He was selected for four Championship games at the start of 2010–11 , before he signed for Rotherham United on loan deadline day ( 25 November ) . He played just three games , but did find the net in a 5–0 demolition of former club Port Vale . In January 2011 , Atkinson decided to rejoin Rochdale on loan for the end of the season , after turning down the opportunity for extending his United loan . He went on to make 21 appearances for Dale , finding the net twice . In August 2011 , he joined Plymouth Argyle on loan for the entirety of the 2011–12 season . He scored the opening goal on his debut against Rotherham United and at the beginning of September at Burton Albion . Atkinson netted two more goals in November , against Torquay United and Northampton Town respectively . Atkinson was recalled by Hull City in January 2012 , having made 25 appearances in all competitions for Argyle . Bradford City . In January 2012 , he signed on loan with Bradford City until the end of the season . He scored his first goal for the Bantams on 28 February , in a 4–0 win over Barnet at Underhill . In July 2012 he signed a one-year contract with Bradford City . On 11 August , he made his first appearance since signing permanently , in a 1–0 win over Notts County at Meadow Lane . He scored his first goal of the season on 3 November , opening the scoring in a 1–1 draw away to Northampton Town in the first round of the FA Cup . He scored his second goal of the season in the replay on 13 November which finished 3–3 , and also scored his penalty in the resulting shoot-out which Bradford won 4–2 . On 12 February 2013 , he scored his first league goal of the season in a 3–0 win away to Wycombe Wanderers . Having played in all seven matches of Bradfords run to the 2013 final of the League Cup , including victories over Premier League sides Wigan Athletic , Arsenal and Aston Villa , he played at Wembley in the 5–0 defeat to Swansea City . He was a 78th-minute substitute in the play-off final victory over Northampton Town . Southend United . In July 2013 , Atkinson signed a two-year contract with Southend United , reuniting him with his former Hull City boss , Phil Brown . He was an ever-present in the league for the Shrimpers in the 2013–14 season , and helped the club to secure a play-off spot , where they were beaten by Burton Albion at the semi-final stage . He was a first team regular in the 2014–15 campaign as United again secured a play-off place , and played the first 80 minutes of the play-off final as Southend beat Wycombe Wanderers to win promotion into League One . He signed a new two-year contract in June 2015 , and went on to make 39 appearances in the 2015–16 campaign as Southend posted a 15th-place finish . Atkinson scored four goals in 41 games in the 2016–17 season as United finished in seventh place , one place and one point outside the play-offs . He scored two of these goals in a 3–0 win over former club Bradford City at Roots Hall on 19 November , which earned himself a place on the EFL team of the week . He chose to leave the club in the summer after feeling that he wasnt made to feel valued or wanted by Southend . Mansfield Town . On 30 May 2017 , Atkinson joined EFL League Two club Mansfield Town as manager Steve Evanss 11th summer signing . He was transfer-listed by Mansfield at the end of the 2017–18 season . However he remained at Field Mill and was praised by manager David Flitcroft for his contribution as a squad player during the 2018–19 season , before being released in May 2019 . Port Vale . On 4 October 2019 , Atkinson signed a short-term deal with Port Vale , 12 years after he briefly played for the club on loan . He was signed by manager John Askey following injuries to Tom Conlon and Manny Oyeleke , leaving him to compete with Luke Joyce , Jake Taylor , Scott Burgess and Ryan Lloyd for a place in central midfield . He was up to match fitness after having spent a full pre-season training with Doncaster Rovers . He made his second debut for the club the following day , playing at right-back in a 3–1 home win over Morecambe , and in doing so set a club record for the longest time between appearances as his previous game for the club came 11 years and 11 months earlier . He scored his first goal for the club on 22 October , when his injury-time strike secured a 2–1 victory over former club Bradford City at Valley Parade . In January 2020 , he signed an extended deal to keep him at the club until the end of the 2019–20 season . However he was not retained at the end of the campaign . Style of play . Atkinson is a central midfielder , but is versatile and can play at wide right , wing-back and right-back . Port Vale manager John Askey described him as a good passer of the ball and an intelligent player . Personal life . Atkinsons father , Kevin , director of Hull company Thermoplant Offshore Services , used to run his junior team in Brandesburton . He has two sisters : Rachel and Frances . Honours . Rochdale - League Two third-place promotion : 2009–10 Bradford City - League Cup runner-up : 2012–13 - League Two play-offs : 2013 Southend United - League Two play-offs : 2015