Wylliam Sam Stanway (born 21 May 2001) is an English football goalkeeper and former cricketer who currently plays for EFL League Two club Barrow.
[4] His father had previously made the Cumberland County Cricket Second XI in 1991,[7] with Georgia and their younger brother also representing Cumbria's youth teams.
[14] He attended the Chetwynde School[15] and worked part-time in the nuclear engineering industry as a support worker, having reduced his hours when he joined Chester.
[19] Continuing in local football, Wyll Stanway played as an outfield centre-back until he was 19, in early 2021,[20] when Furness Rovers needed a substitute goalkeeper.
[26] He was not used for a period during the season, with the manager choosing a more experienced goalkeeper instead, but returned to a starting role towards the end, including keeping a clean sheet in four of the last five games.
[25][33] Robbie Savage, a board member of the club, later revealed that Macclesfield had wanted to offer Stanway a permanent deal, but could not agree terms with Chester.
[37] On 23 May 2024, EFL League Two side Barrow announced that they had signed Stanway to a professional two-year contract, with option for another year, for an undisclosed fee.
[39] Barrow won the Lancashire Senior Cup on 26 November in a 1–1 draw against Burnley Under-23s, decided by a penalty shoot-out in which Stanway made two saves.