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Will Grigg

Will Grigg

Attack - Centre-Forward  at Chesterfield FC
Age34
CitizenshipNorthern Ireland England
Height1.80 m
Footright
BornJuly 3, 1991
at Chesterfield FC 1,058 days · joined 2023-07-01
👕500+ Apps 100+ Goals 🏴25+ Caps
Market value €100k
Centre-Forward Attack

Career snapshot

7
clubs played for
08/09
debut season
0.32
goals / match
Wigan Athletic
top club · 150 apps

Career highs

€3.00m
peak value · 2016
€3.40m
top transfer fee · 18/19
28
best season · 15/16
25 / 3
int'l caps / goals
590Appearances
188Goals
43Assists
28Yellow cards
0Red cards
68Full matches (90′)
Full nameWill Grigg
Name in home countryWilliam Donald Grigg
Date of birth1991-07-03 (34 yrs)
Place of birthSolihull, Northern Ireland
CitizenshipNorthern Ireland England
PositionAttack - Centre-Forward (main: Attack)
Footright
Height180.00 m
Current clubChesterfield FC
Joined2023-07-01
Contract expires2026-06-30
AgentGeneral Sports ...
OutfitterNike
Jul 2025
25/26 — Chesterfield FC
9 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2024
24/25 — Chesterfield FC
37 matches · 14 G · 3 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 2023
23/24 — Chesterfield FC
41 matches · 25 G · 4 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2023
Transfer: MK Dons → Chesterfield
23/24 · Transfer
Jul 2022
Transfer: Sunderland → MK Dons
22/23 · Transfer
Jul 2022
22/23 — Milton Keynes Dons
48 matches · 7 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
May 2022
Transfer: Rotherham → Sunderland
21/22 · Return from loan
Aug 2021
Transfer: Sunderland → Rotherham
21/22 · Loan
Jul 2021
21/22 — Sunderland AFC, Rotherham United
29 matches · 6 G · 2 A · across 4 competitions
May 2021
Transfer: MK Dons → Sunderland
20/21 · Return from loan
Feb 2021
Transfer: Sunderland → MK Dons
20/21 · Loan
Jul 2020
20/21 — Sunderland AFC, Milton Keynes Dons
32 matches · 8 G · 3 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2019
19/20 — Sunderland AFC
27 matches · 3 G · 1 A · across 4 competitions
Jan 2019
Transfer: Wigan → Sunderland
18/19 · Transfer · €3.40m
Jul 2018
18/19 — Wigan Athletic, Sunderland AFC
40 matches · 9 G · 3 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 2017
17/18 — Wigan Athletic
53 matches · 26 G · 5 A · across 3 competitions
Mar 2017
Injury: unknown
15 games missed
Jul 2016
16/17 — Wigan Athletic
36 matches · 7 G · 3 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2015
Transfer: Brentford → Wigan
15/16 · Transfer · €1.42m
Jul 2015
15/16 — Wigan Athletic
43 matches · 28 G · 5 A · across 4 competitions
May 2015
Transfer: MK Dons → Brentford
14/15 · Return from loan
Jul 2014
Transfer: Brentford → MK Dons
14/15 · Loan
Jul 2014
14/15 — Milton Keynes Dons
50 matches · 22 G · 5 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2013
13/14 — Brentford FC
36 matches · 5 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2013
Transfer: Walsall → Brentford
13/14 · Transfer · €385k
Jul 2012
12/13 — Walsall FC
45 matches · 20 G · 6 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2011
11/12 — Walsall FC
33 matches · 4 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2010
10/11 — Walsall FC
30 matches · 4 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2009
09/10 — Walsall FC
0 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2008
08/09 — Walsall FC
1 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2008
Transfer: Stratford Town → Walsall
08/09 · Transfer
Sep 2007
Transfer: Solihull U19 → Stratford Town
07/08 · Transfer
Jan 2007
Transfer: Birmingham Aca. → Solihull U19
06/07 · Transfer
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €3.00m
Highest valuation recorded in dataset
6,139 min
Minutes played by club
Chesterfield FC 5.4%
Milton Keynes Dons 13.6%
Sunderland AFC 27.3%
Rotherham United 12.4%
Wigan Athletic 21.8%
Brentford FC 4.9%
Walsall FC 14.8%
ClubSeasonsFirstLastMatchesGoalsAssistsMinutes
Chesterfield FC 3 23/24 25/26 87 39 8 331
Milton Keynes Dons 3 14/15 22/23 118 37 8 832
Sunderland AFC 4 18/19 21/22 62 8 3 1,673
Rotherham United 1 21/22 21/22 28 6 2 759
Wigan Athletic 4 15/16 18/19 150 65 14 1,338
Brentford FC 1 13/14 13/14 36 5 1 300
Walsall FC 5 08/09 12/13 109 28 7 906

Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value

8€750K17€1.5M25€2.3M33€3M10/11 — 4 goals (Walsall FC)410/1111/12 — 4 goals (Walsall FC)11/12 — 1 assists511/1212/13 — 20 goals (Walsall FC)12/13 — 6 assists2612/1313/14 — 5 goals (Brentford FC)13/14 — 1 assists613/1414/15 — 22 goals (Milton Keynes Dons)14/15 — 5 assists2714/1515/16 — 28 goals (Wigan Athletic)15/16 — 5 assists3315/1616/17 — 7 goals (Wigan Athletic)16/17 — 3 assists1016/1717/18 — 26 goals (Wigan Athletic)17/18 — 5 assists3117/1818/19 — 9 goals (Sunderland AFC)18/19 — 3 assists1218/1919/20 — 3 goals (Sunderland AFC)19/20 — 1 assists419/2020/21 — 8 goals (Milton Keynes Dons)20/21 — 3 assists1120/2121/22 — 6 goals (Rotherham United)21/22 — 2 assists821/2222/23 — 7 goals (Milton Keynes Dons)722/2323/24 — 25 goals (Chesterfield FC)23/24 — 4 assists2923/2424/25 — 14 goals (Chesterfield FC)24/25 — 3 assists1724/2525/26 — 1 assists125/2610/11 — €50K12/13 — €100K13/14 — €400K15/16 — €1M16/17 — €3M17/18 — €3M18/19 — €1.5M20/21 — €1.2M22/23 — €600K23/24 — €350K24/25 — €150K25/26 — €100KGoalsAssistsMarket value

Goals by season

08/09: 0008/0909/10: 0009/1010/11: 4410/1111/12: 4411/1212/13: 202012/1313/14: 5513/1414/15: 222214/1515/16: 282815/1616/17: 7716/1717/18: 262617/1818/19: 9918/1919/20: 3319/2020/21: 8820/2121/22: 6621/2222/23: 7722/2323/24: 252523/2424/25: 141424/2525/26: 0025/26

Assists by season

08/09: 0008/0909/10: 0009/1010/11: 0010/1111/12: 1111/1212/13: 6612/1313/14: 1113/1414/15: 5514/1515/16: 5515/1616/17: 3316/1717/18: 5517/1818/19: 3318/1919/20: 1119/2020/21: 3320/2121/22: 2221/2222/23: 0022/2323/24: 4423/2424/25: 3324/2525/26: 1125/26
SeasonCompetitionClubMatchesGoalsAssistsYCRCMinutes
25/26 EFL Cup Chesterfield FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
25/26 EFL Trophy Chesterfield FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
25/26 League Two Chesterfield FC 7 0 1 0 0 0
24/25 EFL Cup Chesterfield FC 0 0 0 0 0 0
24/25 EFL Trophy Chesterfield FC 3 0 0 1 0 0
24/25 FA Cup Chesterfield FC 2 2 0 0 0 74
24/25 League Two Chesterfield FC 30 12 2 4 0 147
24/25 League Two Play-Offs Chesterfield FC 2 0 1 0 0 0
23/24 FA Cup Chesterfield FC 3 0 0 0 0 0
23/24 National League Chesterfield FC 38 25 4 3 0 110
22/23 EFL Cup Milton Keynes Dons 2 0 0 0 0 0
22/23 EFL Trophy Milton Keynes Dons 2 1 0 0 0 96
22/23 FA Cup Milton Keynes Dons 2 1 0 0 0 68
22/23 League One Milton Keynes Dons 42 5 0 2 0 320
21/22 EFL Cup Sunderland AFC 1 0 0 0 0 0
21/22 EFL Trophy Rotherham United 6 3 2 0 0 120
21/22 FA Cup Rotherham United 3 1 0 0 0 170
21/22 League One Rotherham United 19 2 0 0 0 469
21/22 League One Sunderland AFC 0 0 0 0 0 0
20/21 EFL Cup Sunderland AFC 1 0 0 0 0 0
20/21 EFL Trophy Sunderland AFC 1 0 0 0 0 0
20/21 FA Cup Sunderland AFC 1 0 0 0 0 0
20/21 League One Milton Keynes Dons 20 8 3 0 0 153
20/21 League One Sunderland AFC 9 0 0 0 0 0
19/20 EFL Cup Sunderland AFC 3 1 0 0 0 182
19/20 EFL Trophy Sunderland AFC 2 1 0 0 0 106
19/20 FA Cup Sunderland AFC 2 0 0 0 0 0
19/20 League One Sunderland AFC 20 1 1 0 0 904
18/19 Championship Wigan Athletic 17 4 1 2 0 224
18/19 EFL Trophy Sunderland AFC 2 1 0 0 0 167
18/19 FA Cup Wigan Athletic 1 0 0 0 0 0
18/19 League One Sunderland AFC 18 4 2 0 0 314
18/19 League One Play-Offs Sunderland AFC 2 0 0 1 0 0
17/18 EFL Cup Wigan Athletic 2 0 1 0 0 0
17/18 FA Cup Wigan Athletic 8 7 0 1 0 74
17/18 League One Wigan Athletic 43 19 4 2 0 129
16/17 Championship Wigan Athletic 33 5 3 3 0 435
16/17 EFL Cup Wigan Athletic 1 1 0 0 0 70
16/17 FA Cup Wigan Athletic 2 1 0 0 0 159
15/16 FA Cup Wigan Athletic 1 0 0 0 0 0
15/16 FL Trophy Wigan Athletic 1 2 0 0 0 45
15/16 League Cup Wigan Athletic 1 1 0 0 0 78
15/16 League One Wigan Athletic 40 25 5 2 0 124
14/15 FA Cup Milton Keynes Dons 3 0 0 0 0 0
14/15 League Cup Milton Keynes Dons 3 2 0 0 0 55
14/15 League One Milton Keynes Dons 44 20 5 5 0 140
13/14 FA Cup Brentford FC 2 0 0 0 0 0
13/14 League One Brentford FC 34 5 1 0 0 300
12/13 EFL Trophy Walsall FC 1 1 0 0 0 85
12/13 FA Cup Walsall FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
12/13 League Cup Walsall FC 2 0 0 1 0 0
12/13 League One Walsall FC 41 19 6 1 0 179
11/12 EFL Trophy Walsall FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
11/12 FA Cup Walsall FC 3 0 0 0 0 0
11/12 League One Walsall FC 29 4 1 0 0 375
10/11 FA Cup Walsall FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
10/11 League Cup Walsall FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
10/11 League One Walsall FC 28 4 0 0 0 267
09/10 League Cup Walsall FC 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/10 League One Walsall FC 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/09 League One Walsall FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
SeasonDateFromToTypeMarket valueFee
06/07 2007-01-30 Birmingham Aca. Solihull U19 Transfer 0
07/08 2007-09-01 Solihull U19 Stratford Town Transfer 0
08/09 2008-07-01 Stratford Town Walsall Transfer 0
13/14 2013-07-01 Walsall Brentford Transfer 250000 €385k
14/15 2014-07-18 Brentford MK Dons Loan 400000
14/15 2015-05-31 MK Dons Brentford Return from loan 400000
15/16 2015-07-14 Brentford Wigan Transfer 400000 €1.42m
18/19 2019-01-31 Wigan Sunderland Transfer 1500000 €3.40m
20/21 2021-02-01 Sunderland MK Dons Loan 1200000
20/21 2021-05-31 MK Dons Sunderland Return from loan 1200000
21/22 2021-08-31 Sunderland Rotherham Loan 1200000
21/22 2022-05-31 Rotherham Sunderland Return from loan 1200000
22/23 2022-07-14 Sunderland MK Dons Transfer 600000
23/24 2023-07-01 MK Dons Chesterfield Transfer 300000
SeasonInjuryFromToDays missedGames missed
16/17 Knee injury 2017-03-05 2017-06-30 118 15
Current€100k
Peak€3.00m
Low
Δ since start+€50k
€750k€1.50m€2.25m€3.00m197019701970
DateValue
Jan 1, 1970 €100k
Jan 1, 1970 €150k
Jan 1, 1970 €350k
Jan 1, 1970
Jan 1, 1970 €300k
Jan 1, 1970 €600k
Jan 1, 1970 €1.20m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €3.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €3.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €400k
Jan 1, 1970 €250k
Jan 1, 1970 €400k
Jan 1, 1970 €400k
Jan 1, 1970 €100k
Jan 1, 1970 €50k
TeamShirtMatchesGoalsDebutAge at debutStatus
Team #28031 2 0 former national player
Team #17621 10 1 former national player
Team #5674 #19 13 2 former national player
TeammatePPG played withJoint goalsMinutes
Michael Jacobs 2 16 0
Max Power 2 4 0
Ryan Colclough 2 1 0
Sam Morsy 2 1 0
Dan Burn 2 1 0
Jamie Paterson 1 2 0
Nathan Byrne 2 3 0
Ollie Banks 2 5 0
Reece James 2 2 0
Nick Powell 2 5 0
Luke O'Nien 1 2 0
Christian Walton 2 0 0

Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.

Top goalscoring seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubGoalsMatches
23/24 National League Chesterfield FC 25 38
15/16 League One Wigan Athletic 25 40
14/15 League One Milton Keynes Dons 20 44

Top assist seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubAssistsMatches
12/13 League One Walsall FC 6 41
14/15 League One Milton Keynes Dons 5 44
15/16 League One Wigan Athletic 5 40

Every loan spell across this player's career.

SeasonDateFromToTypeFeeValue at transfer
21/22 2022-05-31 Rotherham Sunderland Return from loan €1.20m
21/22 2021-08-31 Sunderland Rotherham Loan €1.20m
20/21 2021-05-31 MK Dons Sunderland Return from loan €1.20m
20/21 2021-02-01 Sunderland MK Dons Loan €1.20m
14/15 2015-05-31 MK Dons Brentford Return from loan €400k
14/15 2014-07-18 Brentford MK Dons Loan €400k

Last 50 matches for Chesterfield FC The Availability column cross-references our injury database — matches inside a known injury window are flagged INJURED. Per-match goal attribution requires a paid feed (FBref/Sofascore) and isn't wired up yet.

DateCompHomeScoreAwayAvailability
2025-12-29 GB4 Chesterfield FC 2–2 Cambridge United Available
2025-12-26 GB4 Chesterfield FC 2–3 Notts County Available
2025-12-20 GB4 Shrewsbury Town 2–2 Chesterfield FC Available
2025-12-13 GB4 Chesterfield FC 3–1 Barnet FC Available
2025-12-09 GB4 Cambridge United 1–1 Chesterfield FC Available
2025-11-29 GB4 Chesterfield FC 2–2 Swindon Town Available
2025-11-22 GB4 Crewe Alexandra 2–0 Chesterfield FC Available
2025-11-15 GB4 Grimsby Town 2–3 Chesterfield FC Available
2025-11-08 GB4 Chesterfield FC 2–1 Accrington Stanley Available
2025-10-25 GB4 Tranmere Rovers 1–1 Chesterfield FC Available
2025-10-18 GB4 Chesterfield FC 1–1 Fleetwood Town Available
2025-10-11 GB4 Chesterfield FC 2–0 Salford City Available
2025-10-04 GB4 Colchester United 6–2 Chesterfield FC Available
2025-09-27 GB4 Chesterfield FC 4–1 Newport County Available
2025-09-20 GB4 Bromley FC 2–2 Chesterfield FC Available
2025-09-13 GB4 Chesterfield FC 1–1 Milton Keynes Dons Available
2025-09-06 GB4 Walsall FC 1–0 Chesterfield FC Available
2025-08-30 GB4 Chesterfield FC 2–2 Crawley Town Available
2025-08-23 GB4 Harrogate Town 1–2 Chesterfield FC Available
2025-08-19 GB4 Gillingham FC 4–1 Chesterfield FC Available
2025-08-16 GB4 Chesterfield FC 3–1 Bristol Rovers Available
2025-08-09 GB4 Cheltenham Town 0–2 Chesterfield FC Available
2025-08-02 GB4 Chesterfield FC 1–0 Barrow AFC Available
2025-05-03 GB4 Accrington Stanley 0–1 Chesterfield FC Available
2025-04-26 GB4 Chesterfield FC 4–1 Morecambe FC Available
2025-04-21 GB4 Chesterfield FC 3–3 Bradford City Available
2025-04-18 GB4 AFC Wimbledon 0–0 Chesterfield FC Available
2025-04-12 GB4 Chesterfield FC 3–0 Fleetwood Town Available
2025-04-08 GB4 Chesterfield FC 1–1 Gillingham FC Available
2025-04-05 GB4 Tranmere Rovers 4–0 Chesterfield FC Available
2025-04-01 GB4 Chesterfield FC 2–1 Carlisle United Available
2025-03-29 GB4 Barrow AFC 0–1 Chesterfield FC Available
2025-03-22 GB4 Chesterfield FC 0–0 Harrogate Town Available
2025-03-15 GB4 Notts County 1–2 Chesterfield FC Available
2025-03-11 GB4 Salford City 0–4 Chesterfield FC Available
2025-03-08 GB4 Chesterfield FC 2–1 Newport County Available
2025-03-04 GB4 Colchester United 1–0 Chesterfield FC Available
2025-03-01 GB4 Chesterfield FC 1–3 Crewe Alexandra Available
2025-02-22 GB4 Swindon Town 1–0 Chesterfield FC Available
2025-02-15 GB4 Walsall FC 3–1 Chesterfield FC Available
2025-02-06 GB4 Chesterfield FC 5–2 Doncaster Rovers Available
2025-02-01 GB4 Cheltenham Town 1–0 Chesterfield FC Available
2025-01-28 GB4 Chesterfield FC 3–0 Bromley FC Available
2025-01-25 GB4 Chesterfield FC 1–1 Port Vale FC Available
2025-01-18 GB4 Grimsby Town 1–1 Chesterfield FC Available
2025-01-01 GB4 Chesterfield FC 1–2 Milton Keynes Dons Available
2024-12-29 GB4 Bradford City 2–1 Chesterfield FC Available
2024-12-26 GB4 Fleetwood Town 2–0 Chesterfield FC Available
2024-12-21 GB4 Chesterfield FC 1–0 AFC Wimbledon Available
2024-12-14 GB4 Carlisle United 0–2 Chesterfield FC Available

Teams faced most often by Will Grigg's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).

OpponentPWDLGFGAGDWin %
Gillingham FC 79 35 20 24 133 99 +34 44%
Charlton Athletic 74 21 19 34 76 90 -14 28%
Shrewsbury Town 72 31 24 17 100 72 +28 43%
Rochdale AFC 68 30 18 20 101 101 0 44%
Fleetwood Town 67 27 17 23 100 83 +17 40%
Crewe Alexandra 66 32 17 17 114 76 +38 48%
Swindon Town 66 30 13 23 97 89 +8 45%
Oldham Athletic 66 32 19 15 107 61 +46 48%
Bradford City 65 19 16 30 73 93 -20 29%
Doncaster Rovers 64 31 13 20 106 75 +31 48%
Sheffield Wednesday 63 17 12 34 75 98 -23 27%
Colchester United 63 25 21 17 98 64 +34 40%

Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.

Season / YearMilestoneDate
08/09 Senior debut season
10/11 First senior goal
14/15 Goal #50 (career)
17/18 Goal #100 (career)
23/24 Goal #150 (career)

Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.

SeasonMatchesMinsYC2nd YCRCCards / 90′
24/25 37 221 5 0 0 2.04
23/24 41 110 3 0 0 2.45
22/23 48 484 2 0 0 0.37
18/19 40 705 3 0 0 0.38
17/18 53 203 3 0 0 1.33
16/17 36 664 3 0 0 0.41
15/16 43 247 2 0 0 0.73
14/15 50 195 5 0 0 2.31
12/13 45 264 2 0 0 0.68

Output by competition

Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.

League One
388 apps
116 G
28 A
National League
38 apps
25 G
4 A
League Two
37 apps
12 G
3 A
FA Cup
35 apps
12 G
0 A
Championship
50 apps
9 G
4 A
FL Trophy
20 apps
9 G
2 A
League Cup
18 apps
5 G
1 A
League Two Play-Offs
2 apps
0 G
1 A

Frequently asked about Will Grigg

Who is Will Grigg?

Will Grigg is a Northern professional footballer who plays as a centre-forward for Chesterfield FC.

How old is Will Grigg?

Will Grigg is 34 years old. He was born on July 3, 1991 in Solihull.

What position does Will Grigg play?

Will Grigg plays as a centre-forward (Attack - Centre-Forward).

What club does Will Grigg play for?

Will Grigg currently plays for Chesterfield FC.

How many career goals has Will Grigg scored?

Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Will Grigg has scored 188 goals in 590 appearances.

What is Will Grigg's market value?

Will Grigg's most recent reported market value is €100k.