Stuart James Wardley (born 10 September 1975 in Cambridge) is an English former professional football midfielder.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Stuart James Wardley | ||
| Date of birth | 10 September 1975 | ||
| 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 | |||
Biography
editWardley 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- ^ "History of Saffron Walden Town F.C." Saffron Walden Town F.C. Archived from the original on 12 October 2008. Retrieved 2 January 2009.
- ^ Agnew, Paul (31 October 1999). "Wardley goals van-tastic; BLACKBURN 0 QPR 2". Sunday Mirror. Retrieved 2 January 2009.
- ^ "Queens Park Rangers 3-1 Huddersfield Town". Soccerbase. 7 August 1999. Retrieved 2 January 2009.
- ^ "Diamonds sign Wardley". BBC Sport. 26 April 2002. Retrieved 2 January 2009.
- ^ "Torquay look at Wardley". BBC Sport. 20 August 2004. Retrieved 2 January 2009.
- ^ "Swifts show character". Non League Daily. 14 August 2004. Archived from the original on 5 September 2012. Retrieved 2 January 2009.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Gulls get Wardley and Noble". BBC Sport. 24 August 2004. Retrieved 2 January 2009.
- ^ "Wardley extends Gulls stay". BBC Sport. 8 September 2004. Retrieved 2 January 2009.
- ^ "Ling gambles on Wardley". BBC Sport. 5 October 2004. Retrieved 2 January 2009.
- ^ "Cambridge move to snap up Wardley". BBC Sport. 8 January 2005. Retrieved 2 January 2009.
- ^ "Wardley fails to win Rushden deal". BBC Sport. 10 February 2005. Retrieved 2 January 2009.
- ^ "Wardley makes surprise return". Non League Daily. 11 February 2005. Archived from the original on 13 September 2012. Retrieved 2 January 2009.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Wardley joins Eagles". Non League Daily. 5 March 2005. Archived from the original on 15 September 2012. Retrieved 2 January 2009.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Platnauer still hopeful of keeping Lawley". Non League Daily. 13 June 2005. Archived from the original on 15 September 2012. Retrieved 2 January 2009.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Ex-QPR ace is new man in charge". Herts and Essex Observer. Archived from the original on 1 December 2008. Retrieved 2 January 2009.
- ^ Wardley back as Bloods get Step 6 go-ahead[usurped] Non League Daily, 13 June 2012
- ^ Former QPR man steps down as Saffron Walden manager Cambridgeshire Live, 21 September 2018
- ^ 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
- ^ 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- Stuart Wardley at Soccerbase
