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11 hours ago
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Bristol City sign free-agent goalkeeper Lumley
Joe Lumley played against Brighton, Chelsea and Aston Villa in the Premier League last season [Getty Images] Bristol City have signed former Southampton goalkeeper Joe Lumley on a two-year deal. The experienced 30-year-old was a free agent after leaving the relegated Premier League side last month, having made three top-flight appearances for the Saints during 2024-25. Advertisement The former Tottenham academy player moved to Queens Park Rangers as a 16-year-old and spent seven years at Loftus Road before joining Middlesbrough in 2021 and Southampton two years later. He has made more than 200 EFL appearances in his career, which has also seen him have loan spells at the likes of Bristol Rovers, Blackpool and Doncaster Rovers. Lumley was mainly second choice at Southampton, playing solely in the FA Cup during their Championship promotion-winning season. He went on to play three times in an eight-day spell in the top flight, between the end of November and start of December last year. Advertisement "I've heard amazing things about the club, it has an amazing training ground. It was a no-brainer to sign here," Lumley told the club website. "It's exciting for me, hopefully I can get to work straight away and show what I can do." Technical director Brian Tinnion added: "Joe is a goalkeeper with experience in the EFL and Premier League. "He adds both strength and depth to the goalkeeping department and we're excited to work with him."
BBC News
11 hours ago
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Bristol City sign free-agent goalkeeper Lumley
Bristol City have signed former Southampton goalkeeper Joe Lumley on a two-year experienced 30-year-old was a free agent after leaving the relegated Premier League side last month, having made three top-flight appearances for the Saints during former Tottenham academy player moved to Queens Park Rangers as a 16-year-old and spent seven years at Loftus Road before joining Middlesbrough in 2021 and Southampton two years has made more than 200 EFL appearances in his career, which has also seen him have loan spells at the likes of Bristol Rovers, Blackpool and Doncaster Rovers. Lumley was mainly second choice at Southampton, playing solely in the FA Cup during their Championship promotion-winning went on to play three times in an eight-day spell in the top flight, between the end of November and start of December last year. "I've heard amazing things about the club, it has an amazing training ground. It was a no-brainer to sign here," Lumley told the club website, external."It's exciting for me, hopefully I can get to work straight away and show what I can do."Technical director Brian Tinnion added: "Joe is a goalkeeper with experience in the EFL and Premier League."He adds both strength and depth to the goalkeeping department and we're excited to work with him."
BBC News
18 hours ago
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Walker-Peters and Lumley to leave Saints
Southampton defender Kyle Walker-Peters and goalkeeper Joe Lumley will leave the club when their contracts expire at the end of the month. Walker-Peters, who has two England caps, made 202 appearances for the Saints and scored six goals during his time at St Mary's. After initially joining on loan from Tottenham Hotspur, he signed a permanent contract in played 46 league games in 2023-24 as Saints were promoted to the Premier League, and 35 last season, providing two top-flight Lumley arrived from Middlesbrough in the summer of 2023 and made eight appearances for Saints, with two clean sheets. He started all four of Southampton's FA Cup ties in 2023-24 and made his Premier League debut away at Brighton last 30-year-old has also previously played for Queens Park Rangers and Reading. Saints announced earlier on Wednesday that Adam Lallana has decided to call time on his playing career and announced his retirement. Last season he only played five time as his side were relegated to the Championship, towards the back end of the campaign he was heavily involved in the coaching set-up at the club. Walker-Peters 'grew as a person and player at Saints' - analysis by BBC Radio Solent's Southampton commentator Adam Blackmore:When Kyle initially arrived at Saints on loan in 2020, he was a shy young man who needed more first-team football to gain experience, with his opportunities at Spurs the summer he'd impressed Ralph Hasenhuttl enough to become a full-time Saint, and I can't think of many players in the ensuing five years who've performed as consistently as Kyle at a high level, or who have given better service than him.I've seen him grow as a person and a player during his time at the club, he's won an England cap, and he's become a gifted versatile full-back who can operate on either side of the defence, and loves nothing more than to drive forward into dangerous more than anything I think of how well he's carried himself through all the trials and tribulations he's witnessed and been part of at Saints, he's been a credit to himself and the I've never seen a player get kicked as much as Walker-Peters in the Championship two seasons ago as he played a crucial role in Saints' promotion.
