Kettering Town are delighted to announce that William Van Lier and Bodi Thistleton have joined Poppies.
Liam McDonald has continued to bolster the first team squad with a view to strengthen both our attacking capability and defensive resilience.
William Van Lier is a creative midfielder who has joined us on loan from National League North club King’s Lynn Town FC. Van Lier joined the youth system at Peterborough United in 2012 and was part of the team that reached the FA Youth Cup fourth round in 2021–22 winning the LFE Goal of The Month award for March 2022. He signed a two-year professional development contract in May 2022. William made his first-team debut in an EFL Trophy game on 21 November 2023 and in July 2024, signed for Peterborough Sports where he scored his first goal for the club in a 3–1 over Oxford City. July 2025 saw William joining King’s Lynn Town and, in September 2025, he joined Leamington on loan.
Bodi Thistleton a central defender, has joined the Poppies on loan from Burton Albion where is a player in the Professional Development Squad and playing for The Brewers three times most notably in the EFL Trophy Northern Group.
We welcome them to Latimer Park and wish them every success for the forthcoming season with the Poppies.
