Ben Tollitt

Ben Tollitt
Personal information
Full name Benjamin Lee Tollitt[1]
Date of birth (1994-11-30) 30 November 1994[2]
Place of birth Liverpool, England
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[3]
Position
Team information
Current team
 Morecambe
Number 18
Youth career
–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 43 (7)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18:13, 3 September 2025 (UTC)

Benjamin Lee Tollitt (born 30 November 1994) is an English professional footballer who plays as a winger for National League 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 who signed for League Two club Morecambe on 12 July 2024, after the club's embargo on registering new players was lifted.[22]

Personal life

He is studying for a degree in Physiotherapy at the University of Salford.[23]

Career statistics

As of match played 28 July 2025[24]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season Division League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Widnes 2013–14[25] NWCFL Division One 12 3 0 0 0 0 1[a] 0 13 3
2014–15[26][27][28] 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[29] 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[30] National League 18 6 1 0 — 3[d] 0 22 6
2017–18[30] National League 12 0 0 0 — 0 0 12 0
2018–19[30] 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[31][32] National League North 15 6 4 2 — 1[d] 0 20 8
2021–22[33][34] 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 39 6 3 0 1 0 4[c] 2 47 8
Career total 268 56 19 4 5 0 24 5 217 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. ^ a b c d Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
  4. ^ a b c d e f 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. ^ https://www.linkedin.com/in/ben-tollitt-917229202/
  24. ^ Ben Tollitt at Soccerway. Retrieved 12 August 2015.
  25. ^ "Player's Appearances – Tolitt Ben". Mitoo. Retrieved 15 July 2015.
  26. ^ "Statistics". Widnes FC. Retrieved 15 July 2015.
  27. ^ "First Team fixtures & results".
  28. ^ "NWCFL | Archive Results".
  29. ^ "Final appearances/goals for 2014–15". Skelmersdale United FC. 29 April 2015. Retrieved 15 July 2015.
  30. ^ a b c "England - B. Tollitt - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway".
  31. ^ "Farsley Celtic 1 AFC Fylde 3: Luke Burgess bags two in Coasters' convincing FA Cup win".
  32. ^ "Football Web Pages".
  33. ^ "Report: AFC Fylde 1-1 Spennymoor Town". 18 September 2021.
  34. ^ "Report: Spennymoor Town 1-0 AFC Fylde". 21 September 2021.
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