1. Michael Paul Trevor Bostwick was born on 17 May 1988 and is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for National League club Boston United.
42 Facts About Michael Bostwick
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Michael Bostwick played regularly for Crawley until he was recalled by Millwall in January 2007.
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Michael Bostwick rejected a contract offer from Ebbsfleet, and signed for Stevenage Borough shortly after the FA Trophy success.
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Michael Bostwick played regularly in the club's defence and midfield throughout his time at Stevenage, winning the FA Trophy in May 2009 and helping the club earn back-to-back promotions from the Conference Premier into League One.
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Michael Bostwick signed for fellow League One club Burton Albion in August 2020, before rejoining former club Stevenage, initially on loan in January 2022, and then on a permanent basis in May 2022.
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Michael Bostwick was born in Eltham, Greater London and grew up in South East London.
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Michael Bostwick began his career as a trainee with Millwall, and was a regular in the club's under-18 team, as well as playing several times for the reserve team.
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Michael Bostwick played eight times for Crawley during his two-month work experience, scoring three goals.
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On his return to his parent club in May 2006, Michael Bostwick signed a one-year contract with Millwall.
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Michael Bostwick played 25 times during the first half of the season, scoring twice, before Millwall recalled him in January 2007.
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Michael Bostwick played eight matches for Rushden, although fell out of favour at the club in March 2007 after Westley was sacked.
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Michael Bostwick was signed to add "depth to the squad", as well as to "provide cover at the back and midfield areas".
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Michael Bostwick made 51 appearances for Ebbsfleet in all competitions during the season, scoring five times.
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The FA Trophy victory meant that Michael Bostwick had won the competition in consecutive years.
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Michael Bostwick made 49 appearances in his first season at Stevenage, scoring three times.
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Michael Bostwick played 52 matches in all competitions, scoring eight times.
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Michael Bostwick picked up a loose pass and scored from 25-yards out to give Stevenage a two-goal lead.
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Michael Bostwick played 51 matches during the season, scoring three goals.
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Michael Bostwick signed a two-year contract extension with the club on 26 August 2011.
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Michael Bostwick signed for Championship club Peterborough United on a three-year contract on 9 July 2012, for an undisclosed fee.
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Peterborough chairman Darragh MacAnthony stated that Michael Bostwick was manager Darren Ferguson's "number one transfer target for the summer".
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Michael Bostwick made 42 appearances for Peterborough in his first season there, scoring five goals, as Peterborough were relegated from the Championship.
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Michael Bostwick made 57 appearances in all competitions, scoring four times.
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Michael Bostwick signed a new three-and-a-half-year contract with Peterborough on 10 March 2015, with MacAnthony stating Bostwick could return to his midfield role as "you can see what he brings to that position".
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Michael Bostwick played 43 times and scored four goals that season, with Peterborough finishing in 13th place in League One.
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Michael Bostwick signed for newly promoted League Two club Lincoln City on a two-year contract on 20 July 2017.
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Michael Bostwick joined Lincoln for an undisclosed fee, with Peterborough having received a higher offer from Blackburn Rovers, although Bostwick did not want to relocate to the north of England.
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Michael Bostwick made seven appearances in Lincoln's EFL Trophy run that season as the club won the trophy after defeating Shrewsbury Town in the 2018 EFL Trophy final at Wembley Stadium on 8 April 2018.
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Michael Bostwick extended his contract with Lincoln for an extra year on 26 April 2018, keeping him at the club until June 2020.
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Michael Bostwick played regularly in the centre of defence for manager Danny Cowley that season, making 49 appearances as Lincoln won promotion into League One after finishing as League Two champions.
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Michael Bostwick was voted Lincoln's Player of the Year at the end of the season.
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Michael Bostwick was included in Lincoln's list of released players on 28 May 2020 and Bostwick left the club upon the expiry of his contract.
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Michael Bostwick signed for League One club Burton Albion on 5 August 2020, on a one-year contract.
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The transfer materialised after Michael Bostwick had spoken to his former teammate and Burton fitness coach Chris Beardsley about joining the club.
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Michael Bostwick returned to the starting line-up in December 2020 and was a regular under new manager Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink for the remainder of the season.
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Michael Bostwick made 31 appearances during the season, scoring twice, as Burton finished 16th in League One having spent most of the season in the relegation places.
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Michael Bostwick played 14 times for Stevenage during the loan agreement, with the club avoiding relegation with three games remaining.
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Michael Bostwick left the club upon the expiry of his contract at the end of the season.
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Michael Bostwick joined National League North club Boston United on 6 June 2023.
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Michael Bostwick was called up to play for the England C team, who represent England at non-League level, in a match against Italy C in Benevento in November 2008.
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Michael Bostwick was called up again for a match against Belgium under-23s at the Kassam Stadium in May 2009, withdrawing due to injury.
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Michael Bostwick was called up once more to play against Poland under-23 team in Grodzisk Wielkopolski on 20 October 2009, but again withdrew due to injury.