Stuart Wardley
Personal information
Full name Stuart James Wardley
Date of birth (1975-09-10) 10 September 1975 (age 48)
Place of birth Cambridge, England
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Saffron Walden Town
1997–1998 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
2013–2018 Saffron Walden Town
Managerial career
2008 Bishop's Stortford Swifts
2013–2018 Saffron Walden Town
2019 Haverhill Rovers
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Stuart James Wardley (born 10 September 1975, in Cambridge) is an English former professional football midfielder.

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. In September 2018 he left the club.[17]

On 6 February 2019, Wardley was announced as the new manager of Haverhill Rovers.[18] However, he resigned from the role in May.[19]

References

  1. ^ "History of Saffron Walden Town F.C." Saffron Walden Town F.C. Archived from the original on 12 October 2008. Retrieved 2 January 2009.
  2. ^ Agnew, Paul (31 October 1999). "Wardley goals van-tastic; BLACKBURN 0 QPR 2". Sunday Mirror. Retrieved 2 January 2009.
  3. ^ "Queens Park Rangers 3-1 Huddersfield Town". Soccerbase. 7 August 1999. Retrieved 2 January 2009.
  4. ^ "Diamonds sign Wardley". BBC Sport. 26 April 2002. Retrieved 2 January 2009.
  5. ^ "Torquay look at Wardley". BBC Sport. 20 August 2004. Retrieved 2 January 2009.
  6. ^ "Swifts show character". Non League Daily. 14 August 2004. Retrieved 2 January 2009.
  7. ^ "Gulls get Wardley and Noble". BBC Sport. 24 August 2004. Retrieved 2 January 2009.
  8. ^ "Wardley extends Gulls stay". BBC Sport. 8 September 2004. Retrieved 2 January 2009.
  9. ^ "Ling gambles on Wardley". BBC Sport. 5 October 2004. Retrieved 2 January 2009.
  10. ^ "Cambridge move to snap up Wardley". BBC Sport. 8 January 2005. Retrieved 2 January 2009.
  11. ^ "Wardley fails to win Rushden deal". BBC Sport. 10 February 2005. Retrieved 2 January 2009.
  12. ^ "Wardley makes surprise return". Non League Daily. 11 February 2005. Retrieved 2 January 2009.
  13. ^ "Wardley joins Eagles". Non League Daily. 5 March 2005. Retrieved 2 January 2009.
  14. ^ "Platnauer still hopeful of keeping Lawley". Non League Daily. 13 June 2005. Retrieved 2 January 2009.
  15. ^ "Ex-QPR ace is new man in charge". Herts and Essex Observer. Archived from the original on 1 December 2008. Retrieved 2 January 2009.
  16. ^ Wardley back as Bloods get Step 6 go-ahead Non League Daily, 13 June 2012
  17. ^ Former QPR man steps down as Saffron Walden manager Cambridgeshire Live, 21 September 2018
  18. ^ Former Queens Park Rangers midfielder Stuart Wardley comes in as part of the management team at Thurlow Nunn League Premier Division side Haverhill Rovers Haverhill Echo, 7 February 2019
  19. ^ Former Queens Park Rangers player Stuart Wardley leaves role as manager of Thurlow Nunn League Premier Division side Haverhill Rovers Haverhill Echo, 17 May 2019

External links

Queens Park Rangers F.C. – Player of the Year
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