Stuart Wardley

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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[edit]

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[edit]

  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[edit]

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