| Arran Pettifer | |
| Fullname: | Arran James Pettifer[1] |
| Birth Date: | 1 October 2003[2] |
| Birth Place: | Stockport, England |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Currentclub: | Cliftonville |
| Clubnumber: | 6 |
| Youthyears1: | 2010–2022 |
| Youthclubs1: | Bolton Wanderers |
| Years1: | 2021–2024 |
| Clubs1: | Bolton Wanderers |
| Caps1: | 0 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2022–2023 |
| Clubs2: | → Atherton Collieries (loan) |
| Caps2: | 31 |
| Goals2: | 2 |
| Years3: | 2023 |
| Clubs3: | → Warrington Town (loan) |
| Caps3: | 6 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2024 |
| Clubs4: | St Patrick's Athletic |
| Caps4: | 0 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 2024– |
| Clubs5: | Cliftonville |
| Caps5: | 10 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 12:58, 20 November 2024 (UTC) |
Arran James Pettifer (born 1 October 2003)[2] is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder for NIFL Premiership club Cliftonville.
Pettifer came through the Bolton Wanderers Academy,[3] which he joined at the age of seven.[4]
Pettifer made his Bolton debut on 5 October 2021 in a 4–1 victory against Liverpool U21's in the EFL Trophy, coming on in the 72nd minute as a substitute for Josh Sheehan.[5] On 30 November 2021, he made his first appearance against a professional team in a 1–0 victory against Fleetwood Town, also in the EFL Trophy, coming on in the 70th minute as a substitute for the game's goalscorer Kieran Lee.[6]
On 13 June 2022, Pettifer became one of the five Academy graduates that signed their first professional contracts with Bolton.[7] [8]
On 26 August 2022, Pettifer joined Northern Premier League Premier Division club Atherton Collieries on a short-term loan deal alongside teammate Finlay Lockett.[9] The loan was later extended until January 2023[10] and then February.[11] On 25 May 2023, he signed a new one-year deal with the option for an extra year.[12] 18 August 2023 he signed for Warrington Town on loan for a month.[13]
On 2 February 2024, Pettifer left Bolton after 14 years with the club, signing on a permanent basis for League of Ireland Premier Division club St Patrick's Athletic.[14] He made his debut the following day in a Leinster Senior Cup game away to St Mochta's in which he was sent off in the 41st minute for a last man foul in his own box.[15] That proved to be his only senior appearance for the club, as he joined NIFL Premiership side Cliftonville on 30 August 2024.[16]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Bolton Wanderers | 2021–22 | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2022–23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2023–24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
| Atherton Collieries (loan) | 2022–23[17] | Northern Premier League | 31 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | 36 | 2 | ||
| Warrington Town (loan) | 2023–24[18] | National League North | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| St Patrick's Athletic | 2024 | LOI Premier Division | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Cliftonville | 2024–25 | NIFL Premiership | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 0 | |
| Career total | 47 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 58 | 2 | |||