Stuart Wardley
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Stuart James Wardley | ||
| Date of birth | 10 September 1985 | ||
| Place of birth | Cambridge, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Saffron Walden Town (player/manager) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Saffron Walden Town | |||
| 199?–1998 | Bishops Stortford | ||
| 1998–1999 | Saffron Walden Town | ||
| 1999–2002 | Queens Park Rangers | 87 | (14) |
| 2002 | → Rushden & Diamonds (loan) | 18 | (4) |
| 2002–2004 | Rushden & Diamonds | 39 | (6) |
| 2004 | Torquay United | 7 | (2) |
| 2004–2005 | Leyton Orient | 6 | (0) |
| 2005 | Cambridge United | 3 | (0) |
| 2005 | Saffron Walden Town | ||
| 2005 | Bedford Town | ||
| 2009–2012 | Haverhill Rovers | ||
| 2013– | Saffron Walden Town | ||
| Teams managed | |||
| 2008 | Bishop's Stortford Swifts | ||
| 2013– | Saffron Walden Town | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Stuart James Wardley (born 10 September 1985 in Cambridge) is an English former professional football midfielder. He currently manages Saffron Walden Town.
Biography
Wardley played for non-league Saffron Walden Town, Bishops Stortford and Saffron Walden again,[1] while working as removals, before joining Queens Park Rangers in July 1999 for a fee of £15,000.[2] His debut came on 7 August 1999 when he was a late substitute, for Jermaine Darlington in Rangers' 3–1 win at home to Huddersfield Town.[3]
In January 2002, Wardley joined Rushden & Diamonds on loan, signing on a free transfer in April 2002.[4] He missed most of the 2003–04 season due to a serious knee injury.[5] He played pre-season for Bishop Stortford[6] and in August 2004 joined Torquay United on a one-month contract.[7] He signed a three-month contract extension in September 2004,[8] but left in October 2004 to join Leyton Orient.[9] He moved to Cambridge United on non-contract terms in January 2005,[10] playing just three times before being released after a month. He had a trial with Rushden in February 2005, but was not offered a contract.[11]
He played for Saffron Walden Town[12] before signing for Bedford Town in March 2005.[13] He left Bedford at the end of the season.[14]
In 2008 he was appointed as joint-manager of Bishops Stortford Swifts.[15]
In September 2008 he was playing for Debden, and from the start of the 2009 season he has played for Haverhill Rovers, scoring on his debut for the club in a 1-1 draw with Dereham Town. In 2012 he re-signed for Saffron Walden as a player-coach.[16] He was appointed joint manager of the club alongside Colin Wallington in 2013, and became sole manager of the club in 2014.
References
- ↑ "History of Saffron Walden Town F.C.". Saffron Walden Town F.C. Retrieved 2009-01-02.
- ↑ Agnew, Paul (1999-10-31). "Wardley goals van-tastic; BLACKBURN 0 QPR 2". Sunday Mirror. Retrieved 2009-01-02.
- ↑ "Queens Park Rangers 3-1 Huddersfield Town". Soccerbase. 1999-08-07. Retrieved 2009-01-02.
- ↑ "Diamonds sign Wardley". BBC Sport. 2002-04-26. Retrieved 2009-01-02.
- ↑ "Torquay look at Wardley". BBC Sport. 2004-08-20. Retrieved 2009-01-02.
- ↑ "Swifts show character". Non League Daily. 2004-08-14. Retrieved 2009-01-02.
- ↑ "Gulls get Wardley and Noble". BBC Sport. 2004-08-24. Retrieved 2009-01-02.
- ↑ "Wardley extends Gulls stay". BBC Sport. 2004-09-08. Retrieved 2009-01-02.
- ↑ "Ling gambles on Wardley". BBC Sport. 2004-10-05. Retrieved 2009-01-02.
- ↑ "Cambridge move to snap up Wardley". BBC Sport. 2005-01-08. Retrieved 2009-01-02.
- ↑ "Wardley fails to win Rushden deal". BBC Sport. 2005-02-10. Retrieved 2009-01-02.
- ↑ "Wardley makes surprise return". Non League Daily. 2005-02-11. Retrieved 2009-01-02.
- ↑ "Wardley joins Eagles". Non League Daily. 2005-03-05. Retrieved 2009-01-02.
- ↑ "Platnauer still hopeful of keeping Lawley". Non League Daily. 2005-06-13. Retrieved 2009-01-02.
- ↑ "Ex-QPR ace is new man in charge". Herts and Essex Observer. Retrieved 2009-01-02.
- ↑ Wardley back as Bloods get Step 6 go-ahead Non League Daily, 13 June 2012
