Karl Ready
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 14 August 1972 | ||
| Place of birth | Neath, Wales | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1990–2001 | Queens Park Rangers | 227 | (10) |
| 2001–2002 | Motherwell | 36 | (3) |
| 2002–2003 | Aldershot Town | 16 | (1) |
| 2003 | Aylesbury United | 5 | (1) |
| 2003–2004 | Crawley Town | ||
| 2004 | Farnborough Town | 0 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 1997–1998 | Wales | 5 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Karl Ready (born 14 August 1972 in Neath) is a Welsh former professional footballer and Wales international. During his career, he gained five caps.[1]
Club career
Ready began his career at Queens Park Rangers where he went on to make over 250 appearances during an eleven-year spell with the club. During a match with Crewe Alexandra in August 2000, Ready suffered a broken ankle and a number of complications during his recovery resulted in him missing the majority of the start of the 2000–01 season.[2] In 2001 he was released, joining Scottish Premier League side Motherwell where he spent just one season, leaving when the club entered administration and subsequently cancelled the majority of their players' contracts.[3]
He returned to England, joining Aldershot Town. However he was released by the club during the 2002–03 season and signed for Aylesbury United several months later, making his debut in the opening game of the 2003–04 season on 16 August 2003, converting a penalty during a 3–2 win over Billericay Town.[4] He spent one month at Bell Close before moving to Crawley Town.[5] In July 2004 he signed with Farnborough Town but left the club by mutual consent one month later having not played a game.[6]
International career
Ready made appearances for both the Wales under-21 and B sides before making his senior debut on 11 February 1997 during a 0–0 draw with Republic of Ireland. He appeared in three of Wales' next seven matches before winning his fifth and final cap on 6 June 1998 in a 4–0 defeat against Tunisia.
References
- Hayes, Dean P. (2004). Wales The Complete Who's Who of Footballers Since 1946. Sutton Publishing Limited. ISBN 0-7509-3700-9.
- ↑ "Wales - International Results 1990-1999 - Details". rsssf.com. Retrieved 2008-02-05.
- ↑ "Ready sidelined again". BBC Sport. 2000-12-07. Retrieved 2010-01-04.
- ↑ "Ex-well men seek compensation". BBC Sport. 2002-05-29. Retrieved 2010-01-04.
- ↑ "Aylesbury United 3-2 Billericay Town". aylesburyunitedfc.co.uk. Retrieved 2010-01-04.
- ↑ "Karl Ready". aylesburyunitedfc.co.uk. Retrieved 2010-01-04.
- ↑ "Pair join Farnborough". BBC Sport. 2004-07-18. Retrieved 2010-01-04.